▁in ▁Pen ang , ▁Malays ia , ▁Mad ras ▁( now ▁Chen na i ), ▁Kol k ata ▁( then ▁Cal cut ta ), ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁that ▁his ▁business ▁fl our ished . ▁Inc ident ally , ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁from ▁Kil ak ar ai ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁In ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁he ▁launched ▁the ▁P reci ous ▁Tr ading ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁Later , ▁his ▁very ▁special ▁brain child , ▁the ▁A mana ▁Group ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁was ▁established . ▁It ▁was ▁under ▁its ▁b anner ▁that ▁the ▁multi - n ational ▁company ▁E TA - As con ▁came ▁into ▁existence . ▁B SA ▁Rah man ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁production ▁facil it ator ▁in ▁M GR ▁Pictures ' ▁U lag am ▁S ut rum ▁Val ib an ▁for ▁film ▁shoot ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁E TA ▁Group ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁Dub ai ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁as ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁a ▁friend , ▁Abd ul lah ▁Al - G h ur air , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Al ▁Gh ur air ▁Group ▁of ▁companies . ▁The ▁global ▁asset ▁b ubble ▁triggered ▁by ▁N ixon ▁Sho ck ▁cat ap ult ed ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁ru pe e ▁billion aire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ; ▁and ▁divers ification ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁doll ar ▁billion aire ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0