▁Chen na i ▁C iti ▁Centre , ▁Government ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁Vall u var ▁K ott am , ▁the ▁Marina ▁L ighth ouse ▁and ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁Hospital ▁complex ▁in ▁G ream s ▁Road . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 7 . ▁ ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁purs ued ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁phil anth rop ic ▁endeav ors , ▁don ating ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁various ▁char itable ▁organis ations ▁and ▁concentr ates ▁on ▁u pl ift ment ▁of ▁econom ically ▁we aker ▁sections ▁through ▁the ▁Se eth ak ath i ▁Trust ▁& ▁Z aka at ▁Fund ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁B . ▁S . ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kil ak ar ai , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India , ▁in ▁a ▁middle - class ▁Mar ak kar ▁family , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Bh uk ari ▁A al im . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Pear l ▁Tr ader ▁in ▁South ▁Asia . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁Second ary ▁School ▁Level ▁at ▁Schw art z ▁School , ▁Ram an ath ap ur am ▁& ▁H ame edia ▁High ▁School , ▁Kil ak ar ai . ▁He ▁was ▁bl essed ▁with ▁four ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁business ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁with ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁Abd ul ▁K ader ▁prom in ently ▁called ▁Th a ika ▁V apa ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁sister ▁and ▁after ▁her ▁accident