Sri Lanka Muslims

Business Establishments

Muslim Business Establishments in Sri Lanka – Since 1820

Name of Establishment

Start

End

Address

Business Type

O.L.M.A.L.M. Alim & Sons

1820

1920

3rd Cross Street, Pettah, Col 11

Import of hardware & household items

S.M. Assena Marikar & Company

1840

 

6 &14 China Street, Pettah, Col 11

Import of hardware & household items

I.L.M. Noordeen Hajiar & Company

1840

 

236 Main Street, Pettah, Col 11

Import of iron, steel, metal, hardware, small arms, ammunition & electrical good

M.C. Joonoos & Company 

1855

1928

12 Grand Orient Hotel, Col 1

Export of Jewelry & Gems

S.L. Naina-Marikar & Company

1859

1930

188 Keyzer Street, Pettah, Col 11

Import of textiles & automobiles (1920)

O.L.M. Macan-Markar & Company

1860

 

Grand Orient Hotel, Galle Face Hotel, Hotel Taprobane, Galle Face Courts

Export of Jewellery & Gems

M.S. Heptulabhoy & Company Ltd

1864

1982

Selby Stortes, Granpass, Colombo 12

Import/Export of Spices, Tea, Oilman Goods

C.L. Marikar-Bawa & Sons

1869

 

90 Chatham Street, Fort, Colombo 1. Now moved to Colombo 4

Import of Diamonds & Silk, Export of Jewelry & Gems. Gent’s tailoring later on

Abdul Rahim & Sons

1872

 

43/44 Keyzer Street, Pettah, Colombo 11. Branches in Galle/Kandy

Import of household items, hardware, furniture & electrical goods

Abdul Hussain Jafferjee

1887

1910

184 Bankshall Street, Pettah, Colombo 11

Commission Agents to foreign Companies

Abdul Latife & Company

1887

 

23/25 3rd Cross Street, Pettah, Colombo 11

Import of household items

A.H. Hamid & Company

1886

1983

9/10 Bristol Building, Fort, Col 1

Import of Diamonds, Export of Pearls, Jewelry & Gems

N.D.H. Abdul Caffoor & Sons

1895

 

Gaffoor Building, Bristol Street, Col 1

Export of Gems, Pearls, & Jewelry, Import of Diamonds

M K  Saldin & Company

>100 years

1st floor, Peoples Bank Building, Goonesinhepura, Col 12

Agents for Chinese products 

Jafferjee Brothers

1944

 

Grandpass, Colombo 12

Tea, Spices, Tourism, Textiles

M.I.M. Mohideen & Company

1960

110, 114 Messenger Street Colombo 12

Importersof Sanitaryware, Ceramic, Bathroom Fittings &Accessories, Tiles, P.V.C, Pipes and Hardware.

Akbar Brothers Ltd

1969

 

Colombo

Export of Tea, Tourism, Warehousing, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, Packaging

Miskin & Partners  Pvt Ltd.

1979

1991

 75, Kynsey Rd  Col 8

Quantity  Surveyors  & Arbitrators

MK  Saldin & Co

 

>100 years

1st floor Peoples Bank Building, Goonesinhepura Col 12

Agents for Chinese products