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{{Infobox person
| name               = Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani
| image              =
| birth_date         = October 30, 1950
| birth_place        = [[Dhaka]], [[East Pakistan]]
| organization       = [[M. M. Ispahani Limited]]
| death_date         = January 23, 2017 (aged 66)
| resting_place      = Hossaini Dalan Graveyard, Dhaka
| parents            = [[Mirza Mehdy Ispahani]] <br> Razia Ispahani
| spouse             = Zahida Ispahani
| nationality        = [[List of Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
| education          = [[St. Joseph Higher Secondary School]]
| relatives          = [[Ispahani family]]
}}
'''Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani''' was a Bangladeshi businessman from the [[Ispahani family]] and the chairman of [[M. M. Ispahani Limited]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/tribute/heartfelt-goodbye-beloved-behrouze-bhai-1352359 |title=A heartfelt goodbye to beloved Behrouze bhai |date=2017-01-29 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-30 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/03/03/63294/Behrouze-Ispahani:-A-gentleman-to-the-core |title=Behrouze Ispahani: A gentleman to the core |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=2017-07-30}}</ref>
==Early life==
Behrouze was born on 30 October 1950,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/ispahani-group-chairperson-passes-away-1349908 |title=Ispahani Group chairperson passes away |date=2017-01-24 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-30 |language=en}}</ref> in the Ispahani family, which was founded in 1820, Haji Mohammed Hashem (1789-1850), the founder of Ispahani Group, who moved from Ispahan (Isfahan) in Persia to Bombay, and established the business.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/ispahani-chairman-passes-away-1349623 |title=Ispahani chairman passes away |date=2017-01-23 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-29 |language=en}}</ref> After the death of his father [[Mirza Mehdy Ispahani]] he was elected Chairman of the [[M.M. Ispahani]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/tributes-business-icon-1349962 |title=Tributes to a business icon |date=2017-01-24 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-29 |language=en}}</ref> He completed SSC from [[St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka]].{{fact|date=November 2024}}
== Career ==
Behrouze was chairman of MM Ispahani Ltd from 2004 until his demise in January 2017.<ref name=":1" /> He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the [[Independent University, Bangladesh]] (IUB).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iub.edu.bd/articles/index/766/We-Mourn |title=We Mourn |last=IUB |first=Webmaster |website=iub.edu.bd |access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> He was also a Sponsor Director and Managing Director of the International Publications Limited (IPL), the owning company of [[The Financial Express (Bangladesh)|The Financial Express]] (FE).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2017/01/23/ispahani-group-boss-mirza-ali-behrouze-ispahani-passes-away |title=Ispahani Group boss Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani passes away |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> The government of Bangladesh gave him the title of Commercially Important Person.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/02/08/17773 |title=54 businessmen to get CIP status |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=2017-07-30}}</ref>
==Social activities==
Behrouze was chairman of the [[Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-58810 |title=Project to provide eye care to visually impaired people |date=2008-10-15 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-30 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Ispahani Public School and College]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/mirza-salman-new-chairman-ispahani-eye-hospital-1366162 |title=Mirza Salman new chairman of Ispahani eye hospital |date=2017-02-24 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-30 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-75816 |title=Govt to ensure congenial atmosphere in edn instts |date=2009-02-14 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-30 |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards and achievements==
[[M.M. Ispahani]] was awarded 'Enterprise of the Year 2003' by the Bangladesh Business Award.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/bba2004/index.html |title=Bangladesh Business Awards 2003 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-30}}</ref> He played a role in the country's economic growth by reinvesting more.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/01/25/60064/Businesses-point-out-Behrouze-Ispahani%E2%80%99s-example-of-honesty |title=Businesses point out Behrouze Ispahani's example of honesty |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref>
==Death==
Behrouze died on 23 January 2017 at the age of 67 in Bangladesh.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.4-traders.com/APOLLO-HOSPITALS-ENTERPRI-9058923/news/Apollo-Hospitals-PM-shocked-at-Behrouze-Ispahani-s-death-23743699 |title=Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited : Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited share news and information {{!}} NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA: APOLLOHOSP {{!}} 4-Traders |last=4-traders |website=www.4-traders.com |access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> He was buried in [[Hoseni Dalan Mosque]], Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/corporate/news/136887/Behrouze-Ispahani-passes-away |title=Behrouze Ispahani passes away |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=2017-07-29 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/chehlum-1370065 |title=Chehlum |date=2017-03-03 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-07-30 |language=en}}</ref> In a condolence message, the prime minister Sheikh Hasina, recalled with gratitude his contributions towards flourishing trade and commerce and industry in Bangladesh through his reputed industrial group.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/01/24/162927 |title=Behrouze Ispahani dead |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=2017-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044702/http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/01/24/162927 |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Mirza Ahmad Ispahani]], Chairman (1934-1949)
* [[Mirza Mehdy Ispahani]] (Sadri Ispahani), Chairman (1949-2004)
==References==
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[[Category:Alumni of St. Joseph Higher Secondary School]]