Abdul Monem (5 January 1937 – 31 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi industrialist and entrepreneur. He was given the title of Commercially Important Person by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to business.
He was the founding chairperson and managing director of Abdul Monem Limited.
The group owns Igloo ice cream and is the official bottler of Coca-Cola in Bangladesh.
Early life
Abdul Monem was born on 5 January 1937 in
Brahmanbaria District. He studied civil engineering.
Abdul Monem was married. He had two sons and three daughters. His sons, ASM Mainuddin Monem, and ASM Mohiuddin Monem, are the Deputy Managing Directors of Abdul Monem Limited.
His daughter Dr. Farhana Monem, chairperson of GME Group has got Best ''Women'' Tax Payer Award by Bangladesh government for five consecutive years.
Career
In 1956, Abdul Monem founded Abdul Monem Limited.
He started the company with a capital of 20 thousand taka.
Abdul Monem served as the Director of
NCC Bank
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History
NCC Bank was founded in 1985 as an investment company in the n ...
,
National Life Insurance Company Limited
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, and Pragati Insurance Limited. He bought out K Rahman and Company in 1982.
He then started working as an official bottler of Coca-Cola Bangladesh. From 1984 to 1995, he served as the chairperson of the
Mohammedan Sporting Club.
Awards and honors
In 2014, Abdul Monem was awarded the Presidential Medal for his contribution to the industrial development of Bangladesh.
In 2015, Abdul Monem founded 216 acre Abdul Monem Economic Zone, one of the first private economic zones in Bangladesh, in
Manikganj District
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Abdul Monem was awarded the Lifetime achievement award in the Twelve Presents Rise Above All of 2019.
Death
Abdul Monem was admitted to
Square Hospital
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on 17 May 2020. He died on 31 May 2020 at the
Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, where he was transferred to, from a stroke. He was buried in his family graveyard in
Brahmanbaria District
Brahmanbaria District () is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Gangetic Plain. It is bounded by the districts of Kishoreganj District, Kish ...
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1937 births
2020 deaths
People from Brahmanbaria district
Bangladeshi chairpersons of corporations