Sri Lanka Dawoodi Bohra Family Genealogy
HEBTULABHOY - Family #500
The Founders of MS Hebtulabhoy & Company Ltd. Mohamedally, Tyeabally, and Abdulhusein
Introduction
"The Hebtulabhoys of Sri Lanka - The origin and history", written by Hamzaally Abdulhussein in 1982 in Colombo, contains a very comprehensive account of the Hebtulaboy family tracing their origins from the time of their arrival of their ancestor, Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, to Ceylon in the year 1864. The book is, very appropriately, dedicated and revered to the memory of the founders of M/S M S Hebtulabhoy & Company Ltd., viz; Mulla Mohamedally Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, Tyebally Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, and Shaikh Abdulhusein Shaikh Hebtulabhoy.
Beginnings
In 1864 Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, the first member of the family to arrive in Ceylon, founded a business in the Pettah within the business hub of Colombo. The Dawoodi Bohra Community in Sri Lanka is primarily a business community that eschews politics and is totally devoted to the pursuit of local and international commerce and trade. The organization and the family have achieved popular recognition and honor as an elite of the community in Sri Lanka over the years in keeping with the high standards set by Shaikh Hebtulabhoy.
The family business began as importers of food, in the year circa 1882, and developed into a large conglomerate consisting of M S Hebtulabhoy & Company Limited and several other subsidiary companies.
The Hebtulabhoy's have been trading in Ceylon for well over 125 years (in the year 2007) since Shaikh Hebtlabhoy arrived from Kutch Mandivi in India. He set up his enterprise was situated at Nos 145 & 147, Fourth Cross Street, in the Pettah. Having purchased the property on Sep 9, 1887, the family still own it, clinging on to it and cherishing its precious memories and beginnings. The ground floor consisted the office and shop while the upper floor was used by Shaikh Hebtulabhoiy and his family as their residence. Most of his sons and some of his grandsons have spent the best part of their lives living in these premises since the inception of their life in Ceylon.
Shaikh Hebtulabhoy also extended the boundaries of his trade to the Maldive Islands and Calcutta in India. His business in the Maldives was conducted under the trade name of "Moosbhai Mohamedally & Company" and the one in Calcutta was named, "Moosbhai Shaikh Hebtulabhoy". He also ventured into shipping and purchased two vessels, "Ganga Hussain" and "Ganga Alimadad", which carried goods regularly between Colombo and the Maldives. He later added another vessel, "Daria Dowlat" to his fleet.
Shaikh Hebtulabhoy also invested in real estate and acquired valuable property in Ceylon and India. Ironically, the only property that he owned which is still possessed by his successors is the one at Fourth Cross Street in the Pettah where the family business was founded.
His eldest son Moosbhai was entrusted the management of his business in Ceylon and India, towards the latter stage of his lifetime. His younger son, Mohamedally was assisted Moosbhai in running the business. The company in the Maldive Islands was assigned to an agent.
Shaikh Hebtulabhoy passed away on July 12 1897 in, his native land, India. He was survived by his wife, Sakinabhai, four daughters, Kulsumbhai, Fatemabhai, Kathijabhai, and Amtulabhai, and four sons, Moosbhai, Mohamedally, Tyeabally, and Abdulhusein. As per the terms prescribed in his last will and testament the business was inherited by the four sons in equal shares. Moosbhai was 33 years old and Mohamedally was only 17 and they were both married. The two younger boys Tyeabally and Abdulhusein were still minors aged 9 and 5 years.
The sons
Moosbhai and Mohamedally carried on the business as a partnership at the same premises at Fourth Cross Street in the Pettah. Their mother Sakinabhai managed the interests of the two younger brothers, Tyeabally and Abdulhusein. On May 30 1907, Moosbhai retired from the partnership and transferred his share of the Fourth Cross Street premises to his brothers, Mohamedally, Tyeabally and Abdulhusein. He then went on to start a new business, together with his sons, called "MSH Abdulally & Sons", in 1907 which was located in the adjoining premises at No 101 Fourth Cross Street in the Pettah. Moosbhai passed away on July 23 1903 while he was performing the pilgrimage of Hajj in Makkah in Saudi Arabia. He was survived by his five sons, Abdulally, Gulamhusein, Shaikh Adam, Gulamabbas, and Noordeen and one daughter, Amtulabhai. Two other members of his family, viz; his mother Sakinabhai and sister Kulsumbhai also died on the same day. The business founded by Moosbhai, in 1907, is still carried on by his descendants at Grandpass, very near to "Selby Stores", the headquarters of the Hebtulabhoy business.
Shortly after Moosbhai's retirement, in 1907, his brothers, Mohamedally, Tyeabally, and Abdulhusein, the remaining partners of the family business which was started by their father, Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, closed down their business and founded another under the name of "M S Hebtulabhoiy & Company", at the same location where their father began many years ago. The new company of M S Hebtulabhoy & Company was started as a partnership and then went on to become a private limited liability company and survived nearly eight decades. The principal lines of business of the firm, initially, was the import of food and hardware and the export of Ceylon produce.
M S Hebtulabhoy & Company Limited
Since the inception of M S Hebtulabhoy & Company, Mohamedally and his brothers concentrated on the development of exports and within a short span of time had established themselves successfully in the export of tea and coconut products. Their entry into the tea export was remarkable as they were the first Ceylonese company to break into a trade that had been the monopoly of British based Companies for more than half a century. D M Forrest, in his book, "A Hundred years of Ceylon Tea", an official publication commissioned by the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board, states on page 152, as follows:-
"Very large purchasers today, for the Middle East markets in particular, are such firms as Hebtulabhoy & Company and Jafferjee Brothers. The former, established in Colombo for several generations, began shipping tea abroad in 1907; the latter, a more recent off-shoot of an old family business, despatched tea for the first time to Bahrain in 1954".
Following the excellent lead given by the founders, many years later the Hebtulabhoy family reached commanding heights in the export trade, scoring such achievements as the largest exporter of packeted teas in the private sector, the largest exporter of coconut oil (prior to nationalization of the major source of supply) and also pioneering the export of corrugated cartons from Ceylon.
"Selby Stores"
Selby Stores, Grandpass, Colombo 14
Shortly after the outbreak of WWII, in 1939, Hebtulabhoy's made a large investment by purchasing the commercial premises known as "Selby Stores" in Grandpass, from The National Bank of India. It was in 1955 that the company moved its head office and export department to Selby Stores. Subsequently properties adjacent to Selby Stores were also purchased for the organization in order to cater to the expanding business needs. Premises No 224 and 266 at Layards Broadway in Colombo in 1964, Premises No 275 & 277 Grandpas Road in 1979 were those acquired in later years.
After having traded as a partnership for more than four decades, M S Hewbtulabhoy & Company decided, that in order to keep pace with modern business trends they should move to a limited liability company establishment. On Oct 30, 1951 a company with the same name under the Life Directorship of the Hebtulabhoy brothers, Mohamedally, Abdulhusein and their nephew Akbarally (son of Tyeabally) was extablished. The company commenced business on March 6, 1953 when the business was officially taken over from the old partnership. The new shareholders, comprising members of the family were appointed as follows:-
Noordeen Mohamedally Qurbanhusein Abdulhusein
Fazal Husein Mohamedally Taherali Abdulhusein
Moizally Dawoodbhoy Mohsinally Abdulhusein
Gulamhusein Tyeabally Amiruddeen Abdulhusein
Hebtulabhoy Tyebally Asgarally Abdulhusein
Abbasally Akbarally Hamzaally Abdulhusein
Abidally Akbarally Shabbirhusen Anverally
Inayetally Akbarally Zakiudeen Anverally
The admission of the new directors to the newly formed private company was followed by the appointment of three new directors from within the family, viz Mohsinally son of Abdulhusein (2 Aug 1956), Fazal Hussein (2 Aug 1956), and Noordeen (6 Dec 1956), both, sons of Mohamedally.
Mohamedally, one of the three Life Directors, was the first Chairman of the Company. He continued as Life Director and Chairman untgil his death on November 30 1956. He wqas survived by his sons, Noordeen Mohamedally and Fazal Husein Mohamedally, and daughters, Sugrabhai, Rubbabhai, Banubhai and Ameenabhai. Fazal Hussein was also made a Life Director following the death of his father. Mohamedally's shares were inherited by his two sons, Fazal HGusein and Noordeen.
Abdulhusein, who was also a Life Director of the Company, was appointed Chairman in 1956 as a successor to his brother Mohamedally. A year later, in recognition for the valuable services he had rendered to the community, the title of Shaikh was conferred on him by His Holiness Dr Syedna Taher Saifudeen Saheb, the 51st Dai-Ul-Mutlaq of the Dawoodhi Bohra Community. Shaikh Abdulhusein continued as Chairman and Life Director of the Company until his death on February 24, 1968. He was survived by his sons Qurbanhusein, Taherali, Mohsinally, Amiruddeen, Asgarally, and Hamzaally, and daughters, Asmabhai, Shirinbhai, Kulsumbhai, Zehrabhai, Sakinabhai, Fatemabhai, and Hameedabhai. His shares were inherited by his sons and also grandchildren, Shabbirhusein and Zakiudeen, sons of Anverally, Shaikh Abdulhusein's oldest son who had predeceased him.
Between 1962 and 1969 the following members of the family, were appointed as Directors of the Company:-
Taherali son of Abdulhusein (Jan 1 1964)
Amiruddeen son of Abdulhusein (Feb 19 1962)
Hamzaally son of Abdulhusein (Jan 4 1968)
Abbasally, son of Akbarally (Feb 19 1962)
Zakiudeen Anverally, grandson of Shaikh Abdulhusein (Feb 7 1969)
Shaikh Abdulally passes away
Following the death of Shaikh Abdulally in 1968, Akbarally was appointed Chairman of the Company, and he held that office until his resignation in 1970. It was during this reign that his sons, Abbasally (Director), Abidally (Executive), and Inayetally (Company Secretary), all left the services of the company suddenly. They were, at that time, all attached to the Tea Department which was then, as now, a vital sector of the Company's business.
Akbarally's sons resigned from the Company in August 1969 in order to take up appointment with a competitive business which they had established under the ame of Akbar Brothers in May 1969. Akbar Brothers is, today in 2007, a very successful and flourishing business involved mainly in the export of tea amongst various other activities.
About a year later, on June 27, 1970, Akbarally resigned from the office of Chairman but continued to remain as a Director. He was succeeded as Chairman by Fazal Husein Mohamedally who was the only other Life Director at that time. Zakiudeen Anverally and Mohsinally Abdulhusein resigned from the office of Director on July 31 1970 and September 30 1970 respectively.
On May 16 1972 two important changes were made in the Company's Articles of Association. One was the abolition of the office of Life Director and the other was the creation of the office of Managing Director. In pursuance of these new changes, Akbarally and Fazal Husein Mohamedally ceased to be Life Directors and were given the positions of Ordinary Directors. At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on December 28 1972, Akbarally was not re-elected and conseqently ceased to be a Director of the Company. On February 3 1982 Akbarally severed all connections with the Company by transferring his entire shareholding to his sons.
The Great Fire of 1970
The history oif the Hebtulabhoy's would not be complete without reference to the great fire of June 5 1970, that completely gutted the main building at the Selby Stores premises. This building housed te offices and rubber stores, and the fire destroyed all the merchandise, furniture, equipment and records that were stored within this location.
It was a colossal loss for the Hebtulabhoy's and amounted to a calamity that inevitably retarded their growth for several years. But even before they could recover from the shock of this catastrophe, they suffered another blow. Akbarally resigned from the position of Chairman at the very first Directors Meeting held after the fire on June 27 1970.
Fazal Husein Mohamedally, who was appointed as Chairman to succeed Akbarally, led the other Directors in a successful resurgence of the company which, thanks to their dedicated and valiant efforts, enabled Hebtulabhoy's to rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. The Company grew with renewed vigor and even surpassed their previous successes in this period.
Unfortunately, Fazal Husein Mohamedally did not live long enough to witness, share and enjoy this new resurgence of success for which he was the Chief Architect. He passed away on April 1 1975 and was survived by his wife, Banbhai, daughter Nazneen and son Ali Asghar. Shortly after, the Directorate of the Company was enlarged to accommodate Moizally Dawoodbhoy, son of Sugrabhai Mohamedally and Asgarally, son of Shaikh Abdulhusein, as Directors on April 28 1975. Asgarally has ceased to be a Director since July 10 1979.
Hamzaally, son of Shaikh Abdulhusein, was appointed Chairman on April 28 1975 as a successor to Fazal Husein Mohamedally and functioned in this office until December 3 1976 when he resigned. He was succeeded as Chairman by Amiruddeen, son of Shaikh Abdulhusein, who held office from December 3 1976 to December 29, 1976, after which he too resigned. Thereafter, Taherally, son of Shaikh Abdulhusein, was appointed Chairman on December 29 1976 and he held this office until July 31 1982.
Hamzaally Abdulhusein was appointed Managing Director of the Company on December 29 1976 which was the Company's first apppointment as MD. He held this office until May 31 1982.
The Company also fully owned two subsidiary limited liability companies, viz; Noorjohar Trading Company Limited, which was acquired on August 1 1977 for trading in rubber, and also MSH Packaging Industries Limited, which was established on March 21 1978 for the manufacture of packaging products, viz; corrugated cartons, Multiwall paper sacks etc.
For over a century Hebtulabhoy's, pursuing strictly conservative business policies, had confined their trading to such traditional lines as export of tea, rubber, coconut products, and spices and also the import of building materials and food. They had also purchased two tea plantations, Hydri Estate in Rozelle and Tayebi Estate in Ratnapura. They also introduced state of the art high-tech and sophisticated machinery for the manufacture of packeted teas and tea bags. Later on they also ventured into new commercial industrial ventures involving packaging, operation of tri-shaw taxis, imports of new lines of merchandise, road haulage, operation of luxury motor coaches for transport of tourists etc. They introduced three wheeler auto tri-shaw taxis to Sri Lanka in 1979. The Company has also participated in many local and international trade fairs. In November 1981 they operated a Trade Stall for Tea and Spices at the Sri Lanka County Fair in Dubai. This was followed by MSH Packaging Industries Trade Stall at the first Sri Lanka Packaging Exhibition held in Colombo in March 1982.
The Company has also expanded in its physical capacity by purchasing a large extent of freehold land at Weliveriya in the Gampaha District where a modern facdtory was established fr the packaging industry. In 19870 they acquired premises at Mattakuliya in Colombo 15 for the Transport Department. A lucrative extent of real estate in Kollupitiya (Colombo 3) was also acquired with a view to construct a modern commercial complex.
Having commenced its business as a limited liability company in 1953 with a capital of Sri Lanka Rupees One Million the company has advanced successfully through the years amidst good times and bad ones.
Syedna's historic visit to Sri Lanka
For more than one reason the year 1982 is a memorable one in the history of the Hebtulabhoy's. It is in this year that His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb, the 52nd incumbent of the holy office of Dai-Ul-Mutlaq, visited Sri Lanka and stayed at the home of the Hebtulabhoys as their honored guests. One of the main events during this visit was the ceremonial opening and consecration of the Dawoodhi Bohra Community Center which was graciously performed by His Holiness. On the 14th day of March 1982, amidst a pageant and ceremony full of splendor and rejoicing, His Holiness unveiled the commemorative plaque and declared open the Community Center in the presence of a large gathering which included Ministers, distinguished guests, and a large gathering of Dawoodhi Bohra's. In the community life of Dawoodhi Bohras nothing could have brought greater distinction and honor to the Hebtulabhoy's than Syedna's visit to Sri Lanka as their honored guest. March 14 1982 also witnessed another happy event. Following the opening of the Community Center, His Holiness was pleased to confer the title of Shaikh on Hamzaally in recognition of his services to the Community.
About a month later, even greater honor was bestowed on the Hebtulabhoys when His Holiness conferred the title of Shaikh on two other members, viz; Amiruddeen (April 13 1982) and Asgarally (April 23 1982).
The Crisis in 1982
Sadly, the history of the Hebtulabhoys had to end with an account of a major crisis which engulfed the family in May-June 1982. Disputes between the Directors of the Company escalated into a major crisis that was eventually resolved by the intervention of His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb in London at a meeting of all parties concerned on June 17 1982. The settlement was implemented on July 31 1982, while resolving the dispute, led to the parting of some of the senior Directors and shareholders of the company. Hamza's group, consisting of Shaikh Hamzaally Abdulhusein, TAS Hebtulabhoy, and Shaikh Asgarally Abdulhusein, together with their children, sold their entire shareholding with MS Hebtulabhoy & Company Limited to Amir's group, consiting of Shaikh Amiruddeen Abdulhusein, Shaikh Noordeen Mohamedally, Moizally Dawoodbhoy and others. MS Hebtulabhoy & Company Limited sold their entire shareholding and other assets of MSH Packaging Industries Limited, to Hamza's group. By this separation, MSH Packaging Industries Limited ceased to be a member of the MS Hebtulabhoy Group on June 17 1982. The new Directors of MSH Packaging Industries Limited were TAS Hebtulabhoy (Chairman), Shaikh Hamzaally Abdulhussein (MD), and Shaikh Asgarally Abdulhusein (Director).
MSH Packaging Industries Limited
The Akbar Brothers Story
Shaikh Hebtulabhoy,
the first
ancestor of the Akbarally Family arrived in Ceylon, from India, in
1864. He was the founder of M S Hebtulabhoy & Company in Ceylon at P O Box
105, 257 Grandpass Rd., Colombo, Sri Lanka. The company was one of the pioneers
in tea, rubber and coconut exports and subsequently branched off into more
diversified business in the medical and healthcare services.
Queen’s Advocate Selby lived in a mansion called "Selby
House", in Grandpass, which later went on to become the premises of M/S
Heptulabhoy & Co, a flourishing export oriented business run by a Shaikh
Hebtulabhoy, who renamed it to Selby Stores.
Akbar Brothers was formed in 1969, by three Akbarally brothers – Abbas, Abid and Inayet, and incorporated as a limited liability company, in 1972. Their father, Sheikh Akbarally Tyeabally, joined the Company in 1973. The company began diversification into tourism and warehousing in 1978 when the Welisara complex also commenced its operations. Quick Tea, inaugurated in 1979, handles the processing and export of tea bags. Hotel Reefcomber, a modern hotel in Hikkaduwa was also established in the same year.
The new Head Office of the company moved to T. B. Jayah Mawatha (Darley Road), in 1980. Akbar Brothers Exports was established, in 1984, primarily to handle the export of packeted tea.
Falcon Trading, another Akbarally family company, diversified, in 1988, into the manufacture of garments for export.
Akbar Brothers, for the first time, is the largest tea exporter from Sri Lanka, exporting over 21 million kilograms of tea in 1992. More warehousing facilities were built at Wattala in the same year. Tea House was also established, in 1992, to market specialty tea packs. In 1993, Falcon Apparels took over the garment manufacturing activities previously handled by Falcon Trading.
Akbar Pharmaceuticals commenced the import & distribution of medical products & surgical instruments in Sri Lanka, in 1994.
Flexiprint, producing flexible packaging to assist in the packing of tea including tea bag tags and envelopes, was also established in 1994.
AB Developments was established in 1997 and manages the warehousing facilities and requirements of the Group.
A state-of-the-art warehousing complex, Consisting of 380,000 sq. ft. of warehousing space, was built in Kelaniya, in 1999.
In 2000, Akbar Brothers continued to be the largest tea exporter, with an export volume of over 31 million kilograms of tea. This is the largest quantity ever to be exported by an individual company in Sri Lanka. In 2001, The Kelaniya complex expanded to accommodate a further 100,000 sq. feet of warehousing.
In 2001, 16 houses were built by Akbar Brothers Ltd., managed by the Shrinbai Shaikh Akbarally & Fathemabai Kanji Trust. The houses provide comfortable living conditions for 16 under-privileged families.
In 2002, Abbas Akbarally, Chairman, celebrated 50 years in the Tea Trade.
In 2002, Akbar Brothers continues to be the largest exporter of tea for the 10th year successively.
Quick Tea moved its operations to a state-of-the-art facility in Mabole in 2003. This expansion facilities the production of 15 million tea bags a day.
Lynn Ockersz – DN Tue Oct 17 2006
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An eye for quality and a quick responsiveness to changing market needs, coupled with a sensitivity to reasonable pricing, have brought the Akbar Brothers Group of Companies, the prime position of Sri Lanka's number one exporter of tea.
Today the AKBAR Brand of tea is marketed in over 70 countries and satisfied the taste buds of some 8 million customers world-wide, daily.
This is not only a measure of the popularity of the brand but is also reflective of the high esteem in which Ceylon Tea and the Country of Origin - Sri Lanka - is held by tea consumers globally, Chairman, Akbar Brothers, Abbas Akbarally says in this interview:
Q: You are noted as Sri Lanka's No. 1 Tea Exporter. What has contributed to your success?
A: Since the establishment of the Company in 1969, we have pursued a simple trading policy of providing our customers quality products with superior service at the best possible prices. During the last two decades, the global tea market is driven by continuous changes in technology, life style and other factors. We responded to these changing market needs.
From a trader in bulk tea, we transformed ourselves into a marketeer of consumer tea products such as tea packets and teabags.
We have heavily invested in capacity building of our automated and air-conditioned tea bagging factory complex at Mabole and equipped it with the most sophisticated German Tea Bagging machines.
We also built at Kelaniya the largest tea warehousing complex in the tea export trade for automated blending and packeting operations.
More importantly, we focused in marketing the tea products under our own brands to add more value to the product and enhance our corporate image.
These strategies led to our success. Today, our Group of Companies is not only the largest exporter of value-added teas as well as the largest exporter of branded tea products.
Our marketing operations contribute foreign exchange earnings totaling Rs. 14 billion annually to the country.
Q: How could Sri Lanka cope with the challenges emerging internationally to its position as a prime tea exporting country?
A: Tea industry in Sri Lanka has faced many challenges during its one hundred and fifty years of chequered history. The great depression of the 1930's, the controlled economy of the 1950's and the nationalisation of the 1970's had tested the survival of the industry.
The industry has proved that it is resilient enough to spring back to greater heights. Today the tea industry is private sector driven and doing well. Colombo Tea Auctions are fetching premium prices compared with other auction centers.
We cannot however be complacent. To sustain this premier position, we need to continuously strive to improve quality, increase productivity and reduce costs of production. On the marketing side, we should ideally export all our teas in processed form as consumer packs and bags. The exports of bulk teas in the form of raw material for processing in other countries should be phased out so that value-addition accrues to Sri Lanka.
The Government should provide the necessary fiscal and financial incentives to achieve this goal. The recent decision of Dr. Jayasundera, Secretary to the Treasury to exempt from income tax the profit derived from local manufacture of teabags is a strategic move designed to promote the local teabag processing industry.
Q: Given the fact that tea is no longer a prime foreign exchange earner for Sri Lanka, what, briefly, is your assessment of the future of the tea trade?
A: I am always optimistic of the future of the tea trade. The quality, character and flavour which are inherent in Sri Lanka's teas due to its agro climatic conditions are our primary resource base. Ceylon tea has a world-wide reputation like Colombian Coffee, French Wine, Scotch Whisky or New Zealand Dairy.
Sri Lanka needs to preserve this unique character and image of her teas without dilution. In order to compete with other countries and maintain a sustainable edge over our competitors, Sri Lanka needs to engage in continuous innovation, competitive effectiveness, market diversification and value to customers.
With private sector in the driving seat coupled with Government facilitation, I am confident that the tea trade will forge ahead in the years to come. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Plantation Industries, Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Sri Lanka Customs have been always supportive of the tea trade through the introduction of various schemes for promoting export growth.
Q: Recently your firm was conferred a SLIM Award titled "International Brand of the Year". What were the considerations that led to the conferment of the award? And what are your sentiments on receiving it?
A: Our Akbar Brand was selected as the International Brand of the Year by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing. This brand has recorded an impressive growth during the last three years and is presently marketed in over 70 countries around the world. On the basis of 2 grams of tea per cup, AKBAR Brand is consumed on a daily basis by eight million customers world-wide.
This wide franchise is not only a measure of consumer confidence in the brand, but also projects the image of Ceylon Tea and the Country of Origin - Sri Lanka. Our brand strategy is to maintain and expand the focus of being a premium blend of pure Ceylon tea, sought after by customers world-wide for its taste, aroma and liquor.
We stay focused on continuous innovations of product lines, packing and processing. The Akbar Brand was selected by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing through a stringent judging process by a panel of judges comprising top marketers of the country.
The final stage of the selection included a verbal presentation of the Brands success story to the judges and replying to the questions they posed. The Board of Directors and our employees feel honoured by this award conferred by the prestigious Marketing Institute in Sri Lanka.
The Hebtulabhoy Family Tree
0 His Holiness Syedna Noor Mohammed Noordeen, the 37th Dai-Ul-Mutlaq of the Dawoodhi Bohra Community from whom the Hebtulabhoy family is descended from..
1 Abdulaly Shaikh Rajbhoy
2 Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, b:1834 in India, d:12 July 1897 in India
3 Moosbhai Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, b:1864, d:23 July 1923
4 Abdulally Moosbhai Hebtulabhoy, b:19 Feb 1886, d:3 Nov 1941
4 Gulamhussein Moosbhai Hebtulabhoy, b:8 Jan 1891, d:23 May 1935
4 Shaikh Adam Moosbhai Hebtulabhoy, b:31 Oct 1891, d:24 Aug 1965
4 Gulamabbas Moosbhai Hebtulabhoy, b:15 Feb 1896, d:18 Feb 1961
4 Noordeen Moosbhai Hebtulabhoy, b:19 Nov 1902, d:6 Feb 1982
4 Amtulabhai Moosbhai Hebtulabhoy, b:3 Feb 1905
3 Mulla Mohamedally Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, b:1882, d:30 Nov 1956
4 Sheikh Noordeen Mulla Mohamedally Hebtulabhoy, b:27 Aug 1911
5 Kaniz-e-Fatema Sheikh Noordeen, b:2 May 1936
5 Malleka Sheikh Noordeen, b:30 Apr 1938
5 Munira Sheikh Noordeen, b:26 Aug 1940, d:8 Mar 1973
4 Sugrabhai Mulla Mohamedally Hebtulabhoy, b:Sep 1906, d:27 Oct 1981 + Dawoodbhoy
5 Moizally Dawoodbhoy, b:2 Jun 1923
6 Hussain Dawoodbhoy, b:11 May 1958
6 Kaniz-e-Fatema, b:27 May 1964
4 Rubabhai Mulla Mohamedally Hebtulabhoy, b:26 Sep 1909, d:23 Apr 1970
4 Banoobhai Mulla Mohamedally Hebtulabhoy, b:8 Aug 1914
4 Mulla Fazal Hussain Hebtulabhoy, b:30 Jul 1917, d:1 Apr 1975
5 Nazneen Mulla Fazal Hussain, b:22 Jul 1949
5 Ali Asghar Mulla Fazal Hussain, b:12 Dec 1952
3 Tyebally Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, b:1888, d:4 Dec 1928
4 [1] Shaikh Akbarally Tyebally, b:15 Jul 1911 + [2] Shirinbhai Hebtulabhoy, b:13 Feb 1916
5 [3] Abbasally Akbarally, b:31 Mar 1933 + Perviz, b: 1 Oct 1933 d: May 13 2008
6 [6] Tayebally Akbarally, b:7 Nov 1957
6 [7] Ali Asgar Akbarally, b:13 Jul 1959
6 [8] Hatim Akbarally, b:30 Mar 1967 + Tasneem Moosajee
7 [16] Zahara Akbarally
7 [17] Taher Akbarally
7 [18] Aamir Akbarally
6 [9] Mansoor Akbarally, b:20 Feb 1970
5 [4] Abidally Akbarally, b:13 Nov 1935
6 [10] Tajamul Akbarally, b:23 Aug 1961
6 [11] Mustafa Akbarally, b:11 Jun 1971
6 [12] Murtaza Akbarally, b:14 Feb 1973
5 [5] Inayetally Akbarally, b:7 Sep 1937 + Fareeda
6 [13] Dr. Shabbir Akbarally, b:28 Jul 1967
6 [14] Huzefa Akbarally, b:24 Nov 1968
6 [15] Alefiya Akbarally, b:8 Oct 1977
4 Gulamhussein Tyebally, b:3 Oct 1921
4 Batoolbhai Tyebally, b:28 Mar 1923
4 Hebtulabhoy Tyebally, b:25 Jan 1928
5 Tayabally Hebtulabhoy, b:13 May 1962, d:13 Jun 1963
5 Tasneem Hebtulabhoy, b:10 Jul 1964
5 Maria Hebtulabhoy, b:21 Mar 1966
5 Oan Hebtulabhoy, b:2 May 1968
3 Shaikh Abdulhusein Shaikh Hebtulabhoy, b:6 May 1893, d:24 Feb 1968 + daughter of Carimjee Jafferjee
4 Asmabhai Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:18 Jul 1910
4 Anverally Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:24 Jul 1910, d:Sep 1938
5 Shabbirhussein Anverally, b:13 Apr 1936
6 Nasreen Shabbirhussein, b:10 Mar 1972
6 Shakir Shabbirhussein, b:27 Nov 1974
5 Zakiuddeen Anverally, b:13 Oct 1937
6 Saeeda Zakiuddeen, b:18 Jun 1962
6 Mohamed Anver Zakiuddeen, b:14 Feb 1964
6 Zenab Zakiuddeen, b:30 Jun 1965
4 Shaikh Qurbanhussain Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:8 Feb 1915
5 Khatoon Shaikh Qurbanhussain, b:31 Mar 1943, d:23 Sep 1966
5 Sharifa Shaikh Qurbanhusain, b:2 Oct 1947
5 Mulla Mustafa Shaikh Qurbanhussain, b:16 Nov 1948
6 Adnaan Mulla Mustafa, b:19 Apr 1974
6 Alifiya Mulla Mustafa, b:24 May 1976
5 Huzefa Shaikh Qurbanhussain, b:27 Jul 1950
6 Khuzema Huzefa, b:12 Jan 1975
6 Nisreen Huzefa, b:29 Jun 1978
5 Shabbirhussain Shaikh Qurbanhussain, b:28 Nov 1953
4 [2] Shirinbhai Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:13 Feb 1916 + [1] Shaikh Akbarally Tyebally, b:15 Jul 1911
5 [3] Abbasally Akbarally, b:31 Mar 1933
6 [6] Tayebally Akbarally, b:7 Nov 1957
6 [7] Ali Asgar Akbarally, b:13 Jul 1959
6 [8] Hatim Akbarally, b:30 Mar 1967 + Tasneem Moosajee
7 [16] Zahara Akbarally
7 [17] Taher Akbarally
7 [18] Aamir Akbarally
6 [9] Mansoor Akbarally, b:20 Feb 1970
5 [4] Abidally Akbarally, b:13 Nov 1935
6 [10] Tajamul Akbarally, b:23 Aug 1961
6 [11] Mustafa Akbarally, b:11 Jun 1971
6 [12] Murtaza Akbarally, b:14 Feb 1973
5 [5] Inayetally Akbarally, b:7 Sep 1937 + Fareeda
6 [13] Dr. Shabbir Akbarally, b:28 Jul 1967
6 [14] Huzefa Akbarally, b:24 Nov 1968
6 [15] Alefiya Akbarally, b:8 Oct 1977
4 Kulsumbhai Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:26 Apr 1917
4 Taherali Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:7 Sep 1918
5 Masumabhai Taherali, b:18 Mar 1948
4 Shaikh Mohsinally Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:23 Oct 1919
5 Zenab Shaikh Mohsinally, b:10 May 1950
5 Hussein Shaikh Mohsinally, b:5 Nov 1952
5 Zakir Shaikh Mohsinally, b:29 Mar 1955
5 Shabnam Shaikh Mohsinally, b:2 Apr 1957
5 Gulamhussein Shaikh Mohsinally, b:11 Oct 1959
4 Shaikh Amiruddeen Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:7 Mar 1922
5 Tasneem Shaikh Amiruddeen, b:26 Aug 1951
5 Khozema Shaikh Amiruddeen, b:28 May 1954
5 Akhtarhussein Shaikh Amiruddeen, b:5 Oct 1955
5 Nassirhussein Shaikh Amiruddeen, b:31 Aug 1957
4 Zeherabhai Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:22 Aug 1924
4 Sakinabhai Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:20 May 1926, d:24 Apr 1974
4 Shaikh Asgarally Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:8 May 1930
5 Moiz Shaikh Asgarally, b:7 Mar 1970
5 Abdeali Shaikh Asgarally, b:31 May 1976
5 Huzefa Shaikh Asgarally, b:5 Jan 1978
4 Fatimabhai Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:10 Nov 1932
4 Shaikh Hamzaally Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:7 Jul 1938
5 Huzaifa Shaikh Hamzaally, b:7 Aug 1965
5 Nizreen Shaikh Hamzaally, b:15 May 1971
4 Hameedabhai Shaikh Abdulhusein, b:1 Feb 1940
3 Kulsumbhai Hebtulabhoy + Carimjee Jafferjee
3 Fathimabhai Hebtulabhoy
3 Kathijabhai Hebtulabhoy
3 Amtulabhai Hebtulabhoy
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Pictures of the Hebtulabhoy Family taken from the walls of Inayat Akbarally at Clifford Place, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4 - Jan 2007 |
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