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from the life of Mundail Abubakar Faris, one of the most exciting businessmen in India
Mundail Aboobacker Faris, better known as Faris Aboobacker is a former ownerof DeepikaNewspaperandcurrentlyabusinessmanbasedinChennai
He was born and brought up in a place called Nandinear Koyalandi in Kozhikode district.HewasborntoMundailAbuBakarandMariakaratSophiainKoyilandi.Forhis primaryeducation, heattended PoilkayilGovernment HighSchoolandlatercompleted hisgraduationfromFarooqCollege,Kozhikode.Aftergraduation,Fariswenttohelphis fatherinasmall-scaleleathergoodsbusinessinChennaiandsoonbecamerichthrough the export business. Faris's business dealings were more successful and he was thus abletogetanedgeinhisexportbusinesswhichledhimtogreatplacesinhiscareer
MundailAbubakarFariswasabletobuildanempireonhisownfromscratchwithjust the basic business that his father left him. His business expanded to various places in India, initially from Kerala to Chennai and then abroad Currently he has business associates’officesinChennai,Bengaluru, Mumbaiandalsoabroad.Eventhoughheisa significant contributor to many societal events and needs, he maintains privacy in his personal life and business as he is not interested in the name and fame it bestows on him
Mundail Abubakar Faris has been on the director boards of many firms, small and big. He iscurrentlyassociatedwith 6Companiesandisdirectorwith PetropasAutomotive
Mundail Abubakar FarisPrivate Limited, Chikmangaloor Real Estates Private Limited, Kadavanthara Properties Private Limited, Daram Developers Private Limited, Kadavanthara Realtors Private LimitedandParrotGrovePrivateLimited.Fariscontributedtotheloss-makingDeepika newspaperandlatertookitoverasanewspaperentrepreneur.Hehasbeentheowner oftwodailynewspapersinKerala,includingthe‘Deepika’
MundailAbubakarFariswasnotbornintowealth.Hehadfacedmanyadversitiesinhis lifebeforehebecamesuccessful.Buthewasobviouslyabletoriseaboveitand,withthe helpofclear,creativevisionsandhisincredibleintellect,investedandinventedhisway intobecomingoneofthewealthiestandmostexcitingentrepreneursinthestateaswell asIndia.