s . ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁civil ▁construction ▁contract or , ▁E TA - As con ▁expanded ▁into ▁trad ing , ▁elev ator ▁and ▁elect rical ▁install ations , ▁real ▁estate , ▁mechanical ▁engineering , ▁building ▁maintenance , ▁car ▁deal ers hips , ▁and , ▁most ▁recently , ▁sh ipping ▁and ▁av iation . ▁It ▁emp lo ys ▁over ▁ 5 4 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁across ▁ 1 6 ▁industry ▁vertical s . ▁E TA - As con ▁is ▁today ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁B SA ▁Rah man ' s ▁vast ▁industrial ▁emp ire . ▁ ▁Cont ribution ▁in ▁education ▁ ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁felt ▁that ▁education ▁is ▁the ▁key ▁that ▁opens ▁the ▁solutions ▁to ▁the ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁society . ▁Hence ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁following ▁institutions ▁through ▁which ▁all ▁his ▁educational ▁and ▁liter acy ▁activities ▁are ▁carried ▁out . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Se eth ak ath i ▁Trust ▁ ▁All ▁India ▁Islam ic ▁Foundation ▁ ▁B . S . ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁University ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁Studies ▁& ▁Cultural ▁Centre ▁ ▁B . S . ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁Zak at ▁Foundation ▁Trust ▁ ▁Board ▁members hips ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁E TA , ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁held ▁the ▁following ▁positions ▁in ▁other ▁companies ▁: ▁ ▁Chair man , ▁Bu h ari ▁Hold ing ▁( P ) ▁Ltd ., ▁Chen na i ▁Chair man , ▁A BR ▁Enter pr ises ▁( P ) ▁Ltd ., ▁Chen na i ▁Chair man , ▁West ▁Asia