, ▁an ▁annual ▁publication ▁which ▁ranks ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁was ▁the ▁Vice - Ch air person ▁of ▁Em ir ates ▁Tr ading ▁Agency ▁( comm only ▁known ▁as ▁E TA ▁Star ) ▁and ▁As con ▁Group , ▁a ▁Dub ai - based ▁con gl omer ate ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁B . ▁S . ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁University ▁( ear lier ▁named ▁C res cent ▁Engineering ▁College ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁private ▁owned ▁engineering ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Chen na i . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁East ▁Coast ▁Const ru ctions ▁and ▁Indust ries , ▁West ▁Asia ▁Ex ports ▁and ▁Im ports , ▁West ▁Asia ▁Mar itime , ▁Bu h ari ▁Group , ▁A mana ▁In vest ments ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Trans car ▁India . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁Co al ▁& ▁O il ▁and ▁Coast al ▁Energy . ▁He ▁founded ▁India ' s ▁first ▁stand - alone ▁health ▁ins urer ▁Star ▁Health ▁and ▁Al lied ▁In sur ance ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁O man ▁In sur ance ▁Company . ▁ ▁East ▁Coast ▁Const ru ctions ▁and ▁Indust ries , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁built ▁several ▁land marks ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁including ▁Gem ini ▁Fly over , ▁K od amb ak k am ▁Fly over , ▁Che p au k ▁Stadium ,