Al-Amin Group, one of the leading conglomerate groups of companies in Bangladesh. Anwar Mirza, a visionary leader and the founder of this Group, who turned a small bakery into the largest and the most modern biscuits manufacturing company in Bangladesh. The group was incorporated in 1969 as a private limited company in Bangladesh. Today, Al-Amin group is more than a biscuit company. The group has vested interest in beverage, trading, textile, insurance company, snacks, fishery, pharmaceutical, oil, plastic, and other consumer products. The group generates employment opportunities for more than twenty five thousand people in Bangladesh. Al-Amin group is also one of the largest buyers of our country's agricultural and dairy products. The group is also one of the largest taxpayers of the country. Al-Amin Group plays a vital part of the everyday life of the country. Our Chief Executive of the group has been selected as Commercial Important Person (CIP Industry) by the Bangladesh government for the thirteenth year in a row due to our company's enormous contribution to the nation's economy for the development of industrialization. This is an honor that is given to a very few distinguished business leaders in the country by the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh government every year.

After graduating from a four-year college, Mr. Mirza opened a bakery and pastry shop in his home district of Noakhali. The name of the business is Mustafa Bread & Biscuits Factory. The business had done so well under his direct supervision, he even planned to build a fully automated modern biscuit manufacturing plant with the help of Japan. By 1977 his dream came true; Al-Amin went into operation. Since the inception of this company, Al-Amin was able to position itself in the market as high quality biscuits with a reasonable price that is affordable for all kinds of customers. By 1981, Al-Amin became the nation’s leading well-known brand to all in Bangladesh as well as to its competitors. To keep up with the increased demand, AL-Amin had bought its second new plant from Japan in 1981, and the third plant in 1984, and the fourth new state of-the art plant in 2000. The company exports its biscuits in most of South and South East Asia and Middle East. It also plans to export its product in Europe and North America in the years to come. The direct initiative, sedulous work, and visionary leadership of Mr. Mirza have led not only to the establishment of Al-Amin Biscuits, but also to the building of several other companies. In 1988, Mr. Mirza built the first unit of a hydro-generated oil refinery plant by the name of Habib Vegetable Products Limited. The company has earned its reputation for producing pure unadulterated edible vegetable oil. By adding the second plant in 1990 to meet its current burgeoning demands, Habib Vegetable Products Limited became nation’s one of the largest and most modern oil refinery companies. He was a former CEO of this company. A 520acre of Al-Amin Agro fishery project was launched in 1999. The agro- based fishery is meeting the daily demands of millions of people in Bangladesh and abroad. Various types of fish and shrimps and lobsters are cultivated here.

In new era of leadership took place when Mr. Shibli Mirza, currently Deputy CEO of Al-Amin Group, joined the company ten years ago as Director (Marketing). He transformed the whole Marketing Department. Under the leadership of Mr. Shibli Mirza, whose unique imagination, and impeccable planning made Al-Amin biscuit division known as the nation’s number one biscuit manufacturer and one of the largest food sectors in Bangladesh. His energy, foresight, intellect, dynamism, and diligence have led to various different types of projects in order to diversify the company’s business portfolio. The Group has invested heavily in other food businesses since it already holds a strong leadership position in this arena. The Group has invested in snacks, roasted peanut, beverage, Pharmaceutical, plastic, insurance, textile, and trading. The fat-free snacks project alone with a state –of –the- art facility, is one of the most modern snacks manufacturing company in the world in terms of producing high quality of snack product. The snack project has already made its debut in July 2002 and added a new peanut division in the year of 2004. A newly built 100,000 square foot facility has been built in accordance with FDA, USA guideline. We maintain a strong hygiene in all our food manufacturing facility that meets American and European standard. The plastic company came into operation in the year of 2001. It is producing high quality plastic for its other subsidiary companies. The most advanced and sophisticated pharmaceutical company came into existence in June 2003. AL-Amin Logistics came into operation as a separate entity of Al-Amin Group in the beginning of 2004. This logistic company has more than three hundred trucks, vans and pick-up trucks to carry it subsidiary companies’ product on a daily basis all over Bangladesh. 139,000 square foot bottling plant is the most expansive and one of the most modern bottling plants equipped with the world’s most advanced and sophisticated technology. Al-Amin Group recently signed a franchise agreement with Double-Cola, USA. The bottling plant will be operational in 2004. The executives of Al-Amin Group are also planning to undertake another rigorous initiative to build a modern composite textile mill (proposed) in the beginning of 2006. The new company has been registered as publicly held under the name of Farhana Textile Mills Limited (FTML). If God’s willing and everything goes as well as planned, the new Textile Company would be one of the most technologically advanced in the world. Strategy. Al-Amin Group has also taken another entrepreneurial adventure to extend his hand in the economy by building a most modern aluminum plant for its other subsidiary companies.
Because of enormous contribution to the economy and his exemplary entrepreneurial success and leadership, the “Daily Jatio Nissan Medal’’, was awarded to Mr. Mirza in the year of 1995. Mr. Mirza has also been selected as Commercial Important Person (CIP) by the government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh for the last thirteen years in a row; an honor that is reserved for a few distinguished elite business leaders. Mr. Mirza was designated by the Bangladesh Government to hold the job as a Vice-Chairman of the city of Majidee for two years.

Besides being an industrialist, Mr. Mirza is known to all in Bangladesh as a social reformer, humanitarian and philanthropist. He has formed a social organization by the name of Anwar Mirza Foundation in order to enhance his social, benevolent, and magnanimous activities to those who are in dire need. The focal point behind opening such an organization is to extend his eleemosynary support to all. The Mirza Foundation donates millions of Taka to schools, colleges, and cultural and social organizations to promote an awareness of cultural harmony, religious diversity, and importance of education among the people of Bangladesh. To encourage students for higher education and help them acquire knowledge to succeed in this global economy, Anwar Mirza Foundation also gives scholarships to thousands of students of various schools, colleges and universities across the country. Mr. Mirza is involved with many social, cultural, religious, and educational organizations in Bangladesh. Most of these organizations receive financial and technical support from his company.