al ▁death ▁B . S . ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁started ▁a ▁Women ' s ▁College ▁in ▁his ▁sister ' s ▁name ▁Th ass im ▁Be e vi ▁Abd ul ▁K ader ▁College ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁town . ▁He ▁has ▁started ▁so ▁many ▁schools ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen , ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁first ▁went ▁to ▁Col om bo ▁with ▁just ▁ 1 4 9 . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁err and ▁boy ▁for ▁diam ond ▁mer ch ants . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁stay ing ▁at ▁rent - free ▁accommod ation ▁with ▁trad ers ▁from ▁Kil ak ar ai ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁fetch ▁tea ▁for ▁them ▁from ▁a ▁nearby ▁hotel , ▁clean ▁the ▁rooms ▁and ▁perform ▁other ▁men ial ▁tasks . ▁ ▁A ▁less er ▁person ▁perhaps ▁would ▁have ▁thrown ▁in ▁the ▁to wel . ▁But ▁S ena ▁A ana ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁stern er ▁stuff . ▁Before ▁long , ▁he ▁used ▁his ▁persu as ive ▁skills ▁to ▁obtain ▁gem st ones ▁on ▁credit ▁from ▁another ▁merchant ▁and ▁began ▁trad ing ▁in ▁them . ▁In ▁time ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁gem ▁tr ader . ▁The ▁base ▁that ▁Abd ur ▁Rah man ▁built ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁was ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁future ▁activities . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁visit ing ▁Belg ium , ▁then ▁as ▁now , ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁gem ▁trade , ▁the ▁USA , ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁business