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'''Buhari Syed Abdur Rahman''' (15 October 1927 – 7 January 2015) was an [[India]]n serial [[entrepreneur]], philanthropist and educator. He had a range of business interests in the UAE and India. He was one of the 24 Indians to feature in ''[[The 500 Most Influential Muslims]]''.<ref name="List1">{{cite book |author= [[John Esposito|John L. Esposito]], Ibrahim Kalın, Usra Ghazi, [[Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding]] |ISBN=978-9957-428-37-2 |title=The 500 Most Influential Muslims |publisher=[[Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre]], Createspace}}</ref><ref name="List2">{{cite web |url= http://twocircles.net/2014oct16/1413482491.html |title=World’s 500 ‘Most Influential Muslims’: 24 Indians in the list; Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan, Mahmood Madani in first 50|publisher= Two circles.net |accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> Rahman was the Vice-chairman of Emirates Trading Agency from 1973 to 2015. He was the founder of [[B. S. Abdur Rahman University]]. Rahman was born in [[Kilakarai]], [[Madras State]], [[British Raj|British India]].

Rahman died in [[Chennai]], India, aged 87.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/An-Era-Ends-With-B-S-Abdur-Rahmans-Death/2015/01/08/article2609185.ece "An Era Ends With B S Abdur Rahman's Death"]. ''The New Indian Express''. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.</ref><ref>[http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tamilnadu/crescent-university-chancellor-b-s-abdur-rahman-dies-218537.html "பிரபல கல்வியாளர், தொழிலதிபர் பி.எஸ். அப்துர் ரஹ்மான் சென்னையில் காலமானார்"]. [[Oneindia.in]]. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/bs-abdur-rahman-passes-away/article6765817.ece?homepage=true BS Abdur Rahman died in the hospital he built]</ref>

==References==
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==Other websites==
* [http://www.etaascon.com/ ETA Ascon Star Group]
* [http://www.thassim.in/home.htm Thassim Beevi Abdul Kader College for Women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321025410/http://thassim.in/home.htm |date=2009-03-21 }}
* [http://matric.crescentcampus.in/ Crescent Matriculation Higher Secondary School for Girls]
* [http://www.crescentschool.net/ Crescent Matriculation Higher Secondary School]
* [http://www.bsazakaat.org/ B.S.Abdur Rahman Zakaat Fund Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510210835/http://www.bsazakaat.org/ |date=2009-05-10 }}
* [http://www.bukhariarabiccollege.com/ Kilakarai Bukhari Aalim Arabic College]
* [http://www.bsabdurrahman.in B.S. Abdur Rahman]
* [http://propcorp.in/aboutus.html ABR Enterprises] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025233721/http://www.propcorp.in/aboutus.html |date=2012-10-25 }}

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