Ethnicity Perso-Bengali Parents Mirza Mohammed Ispahani | Role Businessman Name Mirza Ispahani Children Mirza Mehdy Ispahani | |
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Born 1898 Rangoon, Burma Relatives Mirza Abul Hassan (brother)Mirza Mahmood Ispahani (brother) Siblings Mirza Abul Hassan, Mirza Mahmood Ispahani People also search for Mirza Mehdy Ispahani, Mirza Mohammed Ispahani, Mirza Abul Hassan, Mirza Mahmood Ispahani | ||
Mirza Ahmad Ispahani (1898–1986) was a Perso-Bengali businessman and the patriarch of the Ispahani family based in Chittagong. He was the founder of Orient Airways and the first chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
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Early life
Ispahani, eldest son of Mirza Mohammed Ispahani, was born in Rangoon, Burma in 1898. He went to school in Madras, India and after matriculation at age 20 he joined his father's business in Calcutta, India.
Business
A short time after joining the business, Ispahani was made a junior partner. When his father died in May 1925, he became the senior partner of the firm along with two other partners, his brothers, Mirza Abul Hassan and Mirza Mahmood Ispahani. In 1935, M. M. Ispahani and partnership was converted to a limited liability company. The company expanded into multi-dimensional business activities including jute, tea, textiles, engineering, shipping, matches and plywood. The business covered a wide geographical spectrum.