Ram Buxani
Ram Buxani (2-Sept-1941 – 8 July 2024) was an Indian entrepreneur and chairman of the business conglomerate ITL Cosmos Group. He became a well-known figure in the Indian community after his role in influencing the Indian government to abolish estate duty in 1985.
(2-Sep-1941 - 8-Jul-2024)
Personal Life
Buxani was born on 2nd September, 1941 in Hyderabad, Sindh in United India. His family migrated to India during the Partition of India in 1947. His father died when he was only five years old.
At the age of 18, in order to support his widowed mother and family, he started looking for a job in Mumbai. After seeing an advertisement in a local newspaper, he applied for a job as an executive assistant with International Traders Limited in Dubai. Shri Buxani started working in 1959 as an office clerk at the ITL outpost at Dubai and eventually rose to chair the Cosmos ITL group by year 2014.
Buxani was also a writer and actor, having acted in 28 plays. He had three daughters and seven grandchildren.
His 2003 autobiography, Taking the High Road, was a bestseller in Dubai for several months. It was subsequently translated to Arabic, Hindi, Malayalam and several other languages. His another book, titled "Sindhis – God’s Gift to Global Economy", was published in 2007.
He along with Nari Sawlani, Mohan Gehani and many others formed the Aseen Sindhi International group which integrated Sindhi community of Dubai. Aseen Sindhi organised many programes every year to introduce the Sindhi Language and culture in new generation growing in Dubai.
Education
In 2004, he obtained a Ph.D. degree in International Business from Washington International University, an online unaccredited institution. He earned an honorary D.Litt. Degree by D.Y. Patil University of Mumbai for his contribution to NRIs and victims of natural calamity.