Owner
Shahid Chowdhury
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Born in Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1950. In 1979 arrived in Scotland to study Economics at Stirling University. Shahid is married with three children - Tarique (29), Tayeeba (14) and Ariyan (2) with another child on the way. The family live close to the Indian Cavalry Club in Edinburgh's West End. Career : In 1980 following a summer job at a Glasgow curry house, Shahid opened Maharajah Curry House in Alloa to help fund his studies. He sold the restaurant in 1982 and paid off his student debt In 1984 returned to Stirling University to begin his PhD, which he abandoned in favour of joining the Graduate Enterprise Programme In 1986 opened the Indian Cavalry Club in its original place on Athol Place following guidance from his mentor Jack McMillan from the Edinburgh Venture Enterprise After the disaster in 1991, which killed more than 500,000 people, Mr Chowdhury set up Scottish Care for Bangladesh. The charity has been working in the Chakoria area of the Bay of Bengal providing health care for the many women widowed by the cyclone. In 1992 established charitable organisation - Shahidul Alam Foundation (SAF). SAF currently employs 30 people and provides community medical care to the poor people in Chittagong as well as low-cost capital support to people setting up micro-enterprises in the Cox's Bazer area of Bangladesh. At present, SAF employs 30 people. |
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