Abdullah Hashim Gangji
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Count Abdullah Hashim Gangji
Town of birth
- Zanzibar
Country of birth
- Tanzania
Date of Birth
- 1906
Date of Death
- 1982/09/26
Place of longest stay
- Zanzibar
Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life
- Business
Where-City or Country
- Zanzibar
- Parents
Abdullah did his early schooling in Zanzibar and subsequently went into business and was an prominent clove merchant.
He pioneered the jute interest of the community in Bangladesh.
He was appointed as a member of Zanzibar Legislative Council, Indian National Association, Muslim Association and Milad-e-Nabi Association. He was also the Director of the Jubilee Insurance Co. (1940-1947) and the Diamond Jubilee Trust Ltd. (1946-1950).
