by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Buzz, News
Meeting of ICCI with Top Ziyarat Tour Operators of Mumbai
Chaired by : Mir Mumtaz Ali, President, M Q Syed ( Syed Quaim) Founding Director/Executive President, Iqbal M Saiyed, Chapter Chairman – Maharashtra
Some of the Prominent Tours in attendance were;
1. Western Travels – Mr. Mahdi
2. As-Seraat – Mr. Mohsin Muni & Mr. Fazal
3. Al-Mehdi – Mr. Aijaz & Mr. Salim
4. Al Shaya Nasser – Mr. Muzammil
5. Khidmate Zawwar – Mr. Abbas Lokhandwala
6. Atlas Tours – Mr. Ali Abbas
7. Razz Enterprise – Mr. Suleman Vimani
Tour Operators are happy to hear that Astan is looking forward to promote Iran Religious and General tourism
Issues highlighted by Operators:
Indian Food India eats spicy food, need either own chef with kitchenette by Astan or Indian food in hotels provided by Astan
Flights Not much Options, also Iran Air not a preferred Airlines.
Visa Ziyaraat visa is often rejected for Sunni’s and Tourism VISA is not given to Non Muslims by Mumbai Consulate. Many non Muslims specially Parsis wish to often go to Iran for Tourism.
Recommendation to Astaan by ICCI
1 -Iranian Tour destinations to be properly highlighted & marketed well
*2 -Visa issuances to be more easy and transparent
Indian food a big priority*
3 -Tour packages required by Astan
4 – More Airlines options to be available
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Business Summit, Events, News, Social Round-up
By Maeeshat.in,
Alhamdulillah, Alipore International Trader’s Association, Thailand (AITA), President Mr. Askeri Baqri organised an ICCI Meeting in Bangkok, yesterday.
ICCI Founding Executive President Mr. Syed M Quaim (M Q Syed), who attended as Guest of Honour, gave brief on ICCI’s Aims and Objectives; the opportunities for AITA Members in recently signed ICCI- Astan—Quds MoU & an outline on how AITA & ICCI can work together to achieve common goals.
The AITA Founder & Secretary Mr. Alim Raza hosted the meeting, attended by Executive & General members of the association.
Mr. Askari Reza proposed that an MoU be signed between AITA & ICCI to facilitate the Business Networking and to explore Joint Venture opportunities in Thailand & India.
It was also proposed that an ‘ICCI Thailand’ office should soon be opened in Bangkok City, with cooperation of AITA.
AITA also proposed a ready ‘Medical Tourism’ opportunity for Afghanistan, Kuwait & Bahrain Shias often visiting New Delhi & Mumbai on which Mr. M Q Syed agreed to immediately act upon.
AITA also proposed to jointly work with ICCI on businesses of common interests.
The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by AITA office bearers and expecting very positive outcome.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Governance, News
Syed Aun Safawi addressing foundation meeting at Hyderabad, M.Q.Syed and Mujahid Hussain Hussaini also can be seen. (File Photo Maeeshat)
Mumbai: (Press Release) In the election held during the second AGM, the Imamia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has extended it’s national executive team and office bearers for the year 2016-2018. The National Executive Committee is the governing body of ICCI, comprising charter members and elected national executives.
The apex body of Imamia businesses elected ten new members on national executive from Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi in the national executive; with four new women faces to encourage the ICCI objective of women empowerment.
Dr. Shaukat Mirza, former Chancellor at American University of Ras-Alkhaima was unanimously elected the Chapter Chairman for Andhra/Telangana Chapter.
The new names added in the National Executive Committee: Kishwar Mirza, Senior Advocate- Mumbai High Court ;Dr Zahra Hussaini-Scientist and Inventor; Firoz Naqvi, Director-Advance Infomedia; Hakim Raza, Owner-Regalia Developers; Jafar Naqvi, Director-Media Today Group; Kishwar Ara Hussain – Sr. Journalist; Mir Ahmed Ali Khan, Managing Director-Focus Softnet; Syed Ali Abedi, Social Entrepreneur ; Zaki Khaleeli, Director- Pharma Leaf ; Zeeshan Haider, MD- Calibre Industries.
The reelected members in National Executive, in addition to Management Group: Aniq Husain, Senior Director – Gallium Industries Limited; Major ( Retd.) SJM Jafri- Social Activist; Jaaved Jaaferi- Actor and Entrepreneur; Ahmad Aftab Naqvi- Co founder, Gozoop; Iqbal M. Syed- Owner, Accurate Enterprise; Mushir Khan- General Manager, Metro Shoes; Mohsin Ali Shirazi- Owner, dot Inc.
Elected Management Group:
President: S. Safawi , CEO and Managing Director- VLCC ; Executive President (I) : Syed M Quaim alias M Q Syed, Managing Director- EXHICON Group; Executive President (II) : Mir Mumtaz Ali, Owner- BIT Associates; Vice President (I) : Dr. Jami Hossain, Founder – Windforce Management ; Vice President (II) : Mohammad Baqar Naqvi, CEO- Media Today Group; General Secretary (I) : Agha Mujahid Husain, Managing Director – Olive Hospitals; General Secretary (II) Dr. Mubarak Naqvi, Senior Director- Sanofi India Limited; Treasurer : Syed Hussein Ahmad , Excise and Tax Consultant.
Chapter Chairmen:
Karnataka : Mohsin Ali Vakil, Managing Director- Vakil Housing; Maharahstra : Syed Raza Abbas, Managing Director- Heba Group, UP: Najmul Hasan Rizvi, Secretary – Unity College; Andhra/Telangana : Dr. Shaukat Mirza,Former Chancellor – American University of Ras-Al Khaimah; Delhi/ NCR : Qumar Abbas , Managing Director- True Count Systems
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Markets, News
ICCI National Expo and Summit, Big Idea Starup Challenge picks up force
Waqar Abbas Naqvi, CEO of Taurus Asset Management Limited addressing Imamia Chamber Seminar
Mumbai: A seminar on “Importance of Entrepreneurship and Facilitation Support by ICCI ” was held at Rizvi College of Arts and Commerce in Bandra , Mumbai on 20th June 2015, the Iftar and Seminar was composed by Maharashtra Chapter of Imamia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The seminar, tended to by famous speakers from Medical, Financial, TradeFairs IT and ITES and Education segment highlighted the predicament of Shia community in the enterprise region and how ICCI is deicated to backing the community with mentorship, education and systems administration for sprouting community business people.
An one-year working of ICCI was additionally played through an Audio Visual to advise the participants with the exercises of ICCI.
Waqar Abbas, CEO of Taurus Asset Management Limited, while talking on the theme said, ” The enterprise is the best choice for an individual or community to meet its social and monetary goals. Waqar further said, “The monetary opportunity can just understand all issues that an individual or a group faces. He said that despite the fact that he was not a business owner himself, the organization he is running has given him all opportunity to make him feel the honor.
Dr. Mubarak Naqvi, the Senior Director at Sanofi India Limited and Member National Executive of ICCI gave inside and out data on the course and its target before uncovering the points of interest of upcoming National Summit on Education, Entrepreneurship and Employment planned to be held in New Delhi between 25, 26 July 2015.
Mubarak encouraged participants to attend the national summit, the two day summit will simultaneously hold an Expo and Grand Finale of “Big Idea Startup Challenge”, a national title by ICCI for business aspirants people who have the thought of business, however, no backing to support and execute their Business Ideas.
Ahmed Aftab, CEO and India Managing Director of Gozoop , the biggest digital marketing agency of the nation during in his presentation highlighted his own business travel and welcomed kindred group individuals to present their Business Ideas in “Big Idea Startup Challenge”.
Aftab’s presentation said” There is no age farthest point to start your business”, any one whenever can consider Being an Entrepreneur and ICCI completely support such entrepreneurs.
Aftab shared how he imparted his startup venture , starting from a 10×10 ft shop to being the biggest digital marketing agency of the nation.
M Q Syed, Executive President at ICCI welcomed attendees and encouraged them to to go to the E-3 Expo and Summit.
Syed informed that ICCI so far has organized 11 state level seminars addressed by 60 eminent speakers and attended by more than 2500 individuals throughout one year.
Syed further educated ” ICCI in one year of its presence helped Fifty-two community startup shape their businesses with mentorship, monetary bolster and lead generation “.
Syed said” ICCI has reached to a membership base of 5000 in only one year of it’s formation.
Dr. M Z Farooqui, the Guest of Honor of the night, also the Principal at Rizvi College of Arts and Commerce, while sharing his contemplations on the subject uncovered how Rizvi College had been able to lead it’s position.
Dr. Farooqui urged the participants to start entrepreneurship and help the development of the country and community.
Dr. Farooqui also gave out detailed inputs on the plight of Imamia Community in today’s India and reiterated his individual and organizational support for ICCI
In spite of the fact that, the participation at event was poor because of substantial rains in Mumbai, the participants delighted in all of minutes with thought pioneers sharing their experience and emphasizing backing to meet targets of ICCI.
Noticeable community leaders who participated in the event included names of Javed Rizvi, Razi Rizvi ,Architect Zainul Raza, Afzal Dawoodani, Qazi Hussien Ahmad,Imran Rizvi , Shabib Zaidi, and Joan Rizvi alongside numerous yearning business people.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Interviews
Mr.Syed Aun Safawi (President and National Executive/Charter Member, ICCI), with over 25 years of rich experience in FMCG and Telecom, is slated amongst the top professionals instrumental in bringing about transformational and paradigm shift in the businesses both in the Indian as well as international markets. With his rich and varied experience, leadership style and innovative bent of mind, Syed is currently leading (CEO) Viom in transforming itself into a global player. Prior to Viom, Syed was working with Reliance Communication Ltd. as the President and CEO of the Wireless Business and Chairman of the Reliance Management Board.
In little over two years, he was instrumental in taking the company to a customer base of over 150 mn, revenue of $4.0bn and Ebidta to $1bn. Prior to this, he was with Bharti Airtel Ltd. as Executive Director responsible for East as well as West India operations along with International Wireless operations of Bharti Airtel Ltd. He was also responsible for the Global Calling Cards business of Airtel as well as the B2B business of Mobile services. His longest association has been with Coca-Cola, for over 11 years, where he was last based at Vietnam as Country Manager and CEO managing business for Indochina and oversight over Malaysia.
He has also served on the boards of several companies in India and globally in Coca-Cola, Bharti Group and Reliance Group and continues to serve on boards/advisory boards across industries.
He is an MBA from India and alumnus of The Wharton School, USA. His key strengths lie in architecting and driving transformation strategies, facilitating operational excellence, organization development and building a sustainably profitable business.
On the personal side, Syed is actively involved in philanthropic pursuits and has started a philanthropic foundation along with common minded friends. The E&H Foundation, as it is known, will focus in the areas of Education and Health.
Affan Ahmad Kamil interviewed the man behind ICCI
Q. My first question is how do you serve and manage time for ICCI since you are working as CEO of Viom Networks? At both places huge responsibility and accountability as well.
We all have the same time available per day. It is how one prioritizes, delegates and optimizes the time that is the key. My day job is obviously running the company, while all my personal time goes in helping with ICCI, running our not for profit foundation called E&H Foundation and other such engagements. We all have to find time to be able to give back to society.
Q. What is the purpose and motive behind the establishment of Imamia Chamber of Commerce and Industry?
According to Justice Sachhar committee report, minorities have a long way to go to benefit from India’s growth story. Barely 3% of minorities are graduates or technically qualified while their work participation rate is below 4%. Very few manage to start micro-enterprises due to lack of institutional support. The situation for the Imamia community is even worse. This is the reason for the birth of ICCI.
ICCI’s key task is to enable Education (including skill development and technical skills) with focus on digital along with encouraging Entrenuership as a way of life amongst the Imamia community. This is critical for the socio-economic mainstreaming of the community.
Q. How it will support community as well as Nation?
The 30 million strong Imamia community has to flourish commercially and become competitive globally. This will not only help them but also realize India’s dream of again becoming an economic super power by 2030. The demographic dividend cannot be allowed to be frittered away. Within the 30 million, almost 20 million are below 30 years of age and need to be actively educated and be involved in commerce. The time is now.
Q. Can you brief the main focus areas of ICCI?
First is education, including skill development, technical skills and complete digital immersion.The other is entrepreneurship, including micro-enterprise, with a focus on women and youth. ICCI has to be the enabler, the facilitator and voice of the Imamia community to help focus on these two areas.
Q. What are the programmes or projects ICCI has started and also planning to start?
Training on starting a business which has benefited hundreds of members is the first program that is building up fast. Targeted skill development has started and needs to be scaled up further. Partnerships to improve digital literacy.
Q. Why it is only for Shia people; can’t we open it for all?
It is open to all. However, the Imamia community needs a platform where they are comfortable voicing their concerns and exploring opportunities. Hence, ICCI would play this key role of providing the network.
Q. How many chapters have been started and what the target been set (future plan) by the ICCI?
Eight regional chapters are planned, while five are already operative, namely NCR, Maharashtra, UP, Karnataka and Andhra /Telangana. Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Gujarat would follow. Nationally the Executive Committee manages the ICCI agenda and governance. Committees focused on Skill Development and Employability, Loan Enablement etc help drive the execution with the chapters. Community leaders from across the country give their time to build ICCI. In one year, ICCI targets 25,000 members and one million in three years.
Q. As you are having more than 25 years of rich experience in different industries; what do you feel about the Indian political or democratic environment for other minority communities? Do you have any bad experience or did you suffer ever only because you are a Muslim? Also can share good experiences.
India is a vibrant, multi cultural, multi ethnic democracy. There are nearly 200 million Indians from the minority of course communities, making them as populous as the fifth-sixth largest country in the world. Thousands of outstanding achievers have emerged from these communities. We are a meritocracy and all those who excel, irrespective of caste, creed, ethnicity will flourish in India and outside.
I for one, have never felt discriminated against in India or globally. I have had the good fortune of working for great organizations, both global and Indian and always been recognised and rewarded for good work.
In fact, I just returned from the World Economic Forum at Davos, where 2500 of the world’s top leaders and thinkers get together once a year to discuss global concerns and way forward. All these leaders have only one agenda, ‘ how to make the world a better place’. Religious background is not relevant. What is important is as to what you can contribute to this world.
Q. What are your messages to the Indian Minorities (Specially Muslims)?
Stay focused on education and skill building and start quality, scaled up enterprises which are globally competitive. Religion is personal. Do not let it come in the way of progress. India is on the verge of breaking out as a economic super power. We have to be a central part of this story and not stay on the economic fringe, as we have, since Independence.
Q. What are your valuable suggestions to the youngsters of the Muslim community? I can say in another words give them some key points for success.
A. It is a huge world of opportunities and possibilities and there is no time to waste. Quickly acquire the right skills and digital awareness to be able to join the workforce of a growing , connected India.
In parallel, those with an entrepreneurial bent of mind, get a start up going. Institutional support is available. One just has to find it. Be the best in whatever you chose to do.Remember, God helps those who help themselves.
