Profile of Abdul Matlub Ahmad - A business magnet

Abdul Matlub Ahmad was born in 1952 in Dhaka. He is one of the leading business personalities of the country. Mr. Ahmad is extremely high educated. He achieved his B.A and M.A Degree from the Oxford University in the United Kingdom.

He is the worthy son of two extremely high achieving parents. His father was a judge in the East Pakistan High Court and his mother was one of the Founders of Bangladesh Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Abdul Matlub Chowdhury is one of the Founding Members of one of the biggest multinational companies of Bangladesh – The Nitol Niloy Group. In 1982, he started his business life by establishing his flagship company, Nitol Motors Limited.

The Nitol-Niloy Group has several renowned companies under its name, namely,
•    Nitol Motors Limited
•    Nita Co. Limited
•    Niloy Cement Industries Limited (Grey Cement)
•    Nitol Cement Industries Limited (White Cement)
•    Nitol Insurance Company Limited
•    Nitol Sugar Mills Limited
•    Nitol Pulp & Paper Mills Limited
•    Nitol Tours and Travels Limited
•    Nitol Plastic Industries Limited
•    Fidelity Assets & Securities Limited
Currently, more than 1500 people are working in Nitol-Niloy Group.

Mr. Abdul Matlub Ahmad has a huge contribution in the industrial growth of this country. In the following are some of his achievements:
•    Founder of the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
•    President of Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industries
•    Founder of Bangladesh Automobiles Assemblers’ Association
•    President of Bangladesh  Cement Manufacturers’ Association
•    Director of Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries
•    Director of Bangladesh Insurance Association
•    Director of Rupantorito Prakritik Gas Co. Limited

Mr. Abdul Matlub Ahmad has been a vital part of the official government team in several foreign ventures. He was a member of the delegation lead by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in India in 2010. He was also a member of the foreign delegation led by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Singapore and Pakistan. He participated in the QIC conference, ‘Intercem Americas’, ‘Intercem Marrakech’, ‘Intercem London’ and ‘Intercem Dubai’.  He was the leader of the foreign delegation team to Meghalaya in 2006 and the third World Islamic Economist Forum in 2007.

He is known as a sports fan and has a huge contribution in the history of football of Bangladesh. Nitol-Niloy Group sponsored the National Football League from 2001 to 2005.

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