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Desamanya Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan
Desamanya Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan is the Founder of the Confifi Group of Companies who has held the position as Chairman of all the Companies in the Group from the very inception in 1969. He holds the Degrees of FCMA, J.Dip.MA, FCIS and FCPA (Aust.).
He has been elected twice as President of CIMA, President,
CIMA New South Wales, Australia, Institute of Chartered Secretaries,
Institute of Management Services, Rotary Club of Colombo North and a number of other institutions. He has been recognised and awarded the CIMA INSTITUTE PLAQUE, CIMA CITATION and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries UK CITATION.
He was awarded CIMA Business Leader Award in the year 2003,Entrepreneur of the year 1994-Second Place in the Western Province by the FCCISL and was given the 2008 Tourism Legend Award by the President of Sri Lanka.
In addition to his business interests, Prof. Furkhan has maintained regular long standing interest in the academe. While being a regular Lecturer in Accountancy
And Management subjects, he has held the position of Principal of Zahira College,
Colombo and Professor of Management Accounting of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Prof. Furkhan has held office in various professional bodies, Government Institutions, State Corporations and Private Sector Business Associations, including the Chamber of Commerce, Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry and as President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka.
Prof. Furkhan has been a member of the independent National Police Commission of Sri Lanka and the Finance Commission of Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Council of the Postgraduate Institute of Management and the Council of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. In recognition of the Services rendered to education and generally to the country the President of Sri Lanka awarded him the title of Deshabandu in 1987 and was later conferred the title of Desamany in 2005.
Desamanya Charitha P. de Silva
Desamanya Charitha P. de Silva is presently Chairman of ID Lanka Ltd. And the institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice.
He was among other things a former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce , The Employer’s Federation of Ceylon, Sri Lanka Business Development Center , Sri Lanka National Council of the International Chamber of Commerce, The Asian Leasing Association, Aitken Spence & Co.Ltd. and Lanka Orix Leasing Co.Ltd.
He was awarded The Order of the Rising Sun Gold and Silver Star by the Japanese
Government in 1988. This is the highest Honour awarded to any Sri Lankan.
Deshabandu Nowfel Sally Jabir
Deshabandu Nowfel Sally Jabir has been a Director of Bairaha Farms PLC since the year 1994.He is involved in the Gem and Jewellery Industry and promoted Sri Lanka as a major Gem and Jewellery Trading Centre. He is presently the Chirman of Nowgems Jewellers (Pvt) Ltd.
He has been associated with business in Engineering where he served as the Chairman of ETA Melco Engineering Co., and the Hospitality Industry as a former Board Member of Confifi Hotel Holdings,Riverina Hotel and Eden Resort and Spa.
Deshabandu N.S. Jabir is presently the Vice-President of the motherland in the capacity of the Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1998-2001). He had also served as the Special Commissioner for the Beruwala Urban CounCil and also as the Chairman and Board of Governor at the Zahira College. In 1998, H.E. The President honoured him with the title of Deshabandu in recognition of his service of the Nation on the economic, social and cultural fronts.
Yakooth Naleem
Mr. Yakooth Naleem is the CEO of the Company. He has been the Managing Director since 1990. He has a BA Econ.(hons.) Degree from the University of Manchester (formally know as the Victoria University of Manchester) of United Kingdom. He has also been a Director of the All island Poultry Association since 2003.
Riyal Yakoob
Mr. Riyal Yakoob is the Executive Director of the Company. He worked as a Senior Assistant Account of Bairaha for the initial 7 years and subsequently he was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company and he has been in this position since 1990. He received his Higher National Diploma (Business and Finance) from the Southwest London College of United Kingdom.
Ilyas Naleem
Mr. Ilyas Naleem originally worked in the Company as an Executive Directors from 1981 to 1983. Subsequently, he continues to be a Director without taking active participation in the Company’s activities. He is engaged in the Gem Trade on his private capacity. He was also educated in United Kingdom and has a Diploma in Business Studies awarded by the Business Language School of London in association with the Center for Economics and Political Studies.
Kamil Naleem
Mr. Kamil Naleem has been a Director of the Company since 1984.He was previously looking after the operations of the Golden Rooster Restaurant chain until the operation was discontinued. He was also educated in United Kingdom.
Mubarak Naleem
Mr. Mubarak Naleem joined the Company in January 1994 as an Excutive Director and he was in charge of the Supermarkets chain until it was disposed off. He was also educated in United Kingdom.
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