Mr. Niaz Rahim is the Group Director of Rahimafrooz (Bangladesh) Ltd. – the holding company of Rahimafrooz Group, one of the most admired and trusted business organizations in Bangladesh. Established in five 1954, it currently has eight operating Strategic Business Units (SBU) with significant presence in five board business segments – Storage Power, Automotive and Electronics, Energy, Retail and Agro.
A key personnel steering the Group’s business future, Mr. Rahim is the Chairman of Rahimafrooz Superstores Limited (Agora), He is also Chairman of Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd., RZ Power Ltd. Rural Services Foundation – a not-for-profit social initiative of Rahimafrooz and Center for Zakat Management (CZM). He is holding the position of Managing Director of Rahimafrooz CIC Agro Limited and Director of Rahimafrooz Batteries Limited, Rahimafrooz Energy Services Ltd. In addition, he is the Chairman of Managing Committee of the RSF Model School & College- is a free of cost, residential education centre in kaludam village of Bogra for the financially disadvantaged children of the community.
Having joined Rahimafrooz in the late 1982, Mr. Rahim has built his reputation as a leading business personality of the country. He has made significant contribution in establishing a strong nationwide distribution network for Rahimafrooz. He played a pioneering role in exporting automotive batteries from Bangladesh to various international markets and making renewable solar powered solution commercially viable. A passionate visionary by nature, he successfully established the country’s first retail chain supermarket – Agora. He continues to drive new business ventures, human resource development and strategic change management in Rahimafrooz Group.
Mr. Niaz Rahim is currently the President of Bangladesh Supermarket Owners Association (BSOA). He was Government nominated Director of Agrani Bank Limited and Director of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL). He held the positions of Director, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI), and Vice President, Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is also Member of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI), Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI), Australasia Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Bangladesh Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and an Executive Committee Member of Intellectual Property Association of Bangladesh, Immediate past president of Rotary Club of Dhaka Mahanagor. He Was the General Secretary of Bangladesh Judo & Karate Federation for 20 years.
He is the youngest son of late Abdur Rahim, the founder of Rahimafrooz Group, and Mrs. Ayesha Rahim. Mr. Niaz Rahim was born on September 17, 1954 in Chittagong. His early education was in Shaheen School and Notre Dame College. He Holds an LL.B (Hons.) degree from the University of Dhaka and an MBA in marketing Management from Concordia University, Canada. Mr. Rahim married Mrs. Syeda Farzana Rahim in 1985. They have been blessed with three sons: Faraaz Abdur Rahim, Nawaz Abdur Rahim and Fayez Abdur Rahim. Mr. Niaz Rahim is an avid sports enthusiast. He had been the National Champion in Judo for 7 years. Growing up in a large family that nurtures strong ethical values and relationships, Mr. Rahim learned to transcend in his professional life through discipline and hard work. This is reflected in the company’s values and culture.
