Visionary Bahraini businessman passes away, leaves everlasting legacy

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Gulamabbas Alimohammed, a visionary businessman, has passed away and left a lifetime of achievements in Bahrain. He was 91.

Known famously as Mr Noble, Alimohammed was the founder of Noble Traders (1955), Kingdom Pride Center, Al Fanar Travels, Ebtehaj Trading, Bahrain Buzz and Noble Properties.

He was the son of Alimohammed Bahrainwala, an esteemed businessman and partner of Khan Saheb Abdul Hussein & Brothers (1890), one of the first Indian families in Bahrain and a member of the local Customary Court in the Kingdom in 1920.

Mr Noble was a serial entrepreneur, a man who was truly beyond his time. With his forward-thinking personable nature, positive attitude, keen business acumen, smiling demeanour and his modest and selfless way of life, he was someone who left a lasting impression on all around him.

From humble beginnings and armed with a basic education and an attitude of gratitude, he grew his family and built his businesses from a small frame-making shop to a multi-million dollar business empire, spanning Bahrain, Dubai and Kuwait during the late 1980s.

As the family grew, so did the necessity to settle in one place, and his love for Bahrain, made it the place he decided to settle in permanently. He never missed an opportunity to participate in any business promoting Bahrain and this involved constant trips to the immigration department to try to get visas for business associates, family and friends.

The day he received his nationality document was probably one of the happiest in his lifetime and he then decided to invest all his earnings back in the country God had granted him his livelihood. At 91, this year completes 71 years of being in Bahrain, since 1952.