▁Representatives <0x0A> </s> ▁Mir za ▁G hal ib ▁( V ict or ) ▁Beg g ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Indian - born ▁Muslim ▁American ▁author , ▁phil anth rop ist ▁and ▁community ▁leader . ▁Al ong side ▁his ▁column - writing ▁and ▁community ▁activ ism , ▁Beg g ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁business man ▁who ▁opened ▁several ▁furn iture ▁stores ▁throughout ▁met ro - Det roit ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁and ▁Education ▁ ▁Victor ▁Beg g ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁an ▁upper - class ▁family ▁of ▁eight ▁sib lings ▁in ▁Hy der abad , ▁India . ▁After ▁att ending ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Al ig ar h ▁Muslim ▁University ▁in ▁Northern ▁India ▁with ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁physics , ▁chem istry ▁and ▁bi ology ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁medical ▁career . ▁After ▁beginning ▁pre - med ▁course work ▁post - grad u ation , ▁he ▁secured ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁a ▁construction ▁company ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Beg g ▁then ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Detroit . ▁While ▁purs uing ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁from ▁U D , ▁he ▁worked ▁jobs ▁p ump ing ▁gas , ▁was hing ▁d ishes , ▁joining ▁an ▁assembly ▁line ▁and ▁s