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	'''Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ businessman and entrepreneur from [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is a recipient of 2011 [[Padma Shri]] Award.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1124505.ece\|title=Nageswara Rao, Ahluwalia, Shashi Kapoor, Girish Kasaravalli among Padma awardees\|date=26 January 2011\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref>		'''Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed''' is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur from [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is a recipient of the 2011 [[Padma Shri]] Award.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1124505.ece\|title=Nageswara Rao, Ahluwalia, Shashi Kapoor, Girish Kasaravalli among Padma awardees\|date=26 January 2011\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Ahmed's father, Haji Mecca Abdul Majid Sahib, started the Farida Prime Tannery in 1957. He named it after the youngest of his nine daughters and started it with Rs. 1.5 million from his savings and bank loans.<ref name="Outlook Business" /> Rafeeque Ahmed started his career in 1958 and took over full control of the business after his father's demise in 1965. Under his guidance, the ''Farida Group'' has grown from a tannery to many shoemaking and tannery divisions.<ref name="Outlook Business">{{cite web\|last1=Subhashini\|first1=Sen\|title=Best Foot Forward\|url=http://www.outlookbusiness.com/printarticle.aspx?289340\|publisher=Outlook Business\|accessdate=23 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208182409/http://www.outlookbusiness.com/printarticle.aspx?289340\|archivedate=8 February 2015}}</ref> He was instrumental in diversifying the business by starting shoe-upper making factories in the late 1960s and then establishing full-shoe making factories in the 1980s. He became chairman of the farida group in the year 1996.{{citation needed\|date=September 2018}}		Ahmed's father, Haji Mecca Abdul Majid Sahib, started the Farida Prime Tannery in 1957. He named it after the youngest of his nine daughters and started it with Rs. 1.5 million from his savings and bank loans.<ref name="Outlook Business" /> Rafeeque Ahmed started his career in 1958 and took over full control of the business after his father's demise in 1965. Under his guidance, the ''Farida Group'' has grown from a tannery to many shoemaking and tannery divisions.<ref name="Outlook Business">{{cite web\|last1=Subhashini\|first1=Sen\|title=Best Foot Forward\|url=http://www.outlookbusiness.com/printarticle.aspx?289340\|publisher=Outlook Business\|accessdate=23 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208182409/http://www.outlookbusiness.com/printarticle.aspx?289340\|archivedate=8 February 2015}}</ref>

	==Social service==		==Social service==
	The company [[Farida Group]] has a presence in Vellore district and has created thousands of jobs for the locals. They process about 80,000 sq. feet of hide and manufacture about 23,000 pairs of shoes and 3,500 pairs of shoe-uppers per day. They employ nearly 9,000 people.<ref name="Outlook Business" /> ~~They also provide educational scholarships for deserving students, medical assistance for the poor and environment-friendly process initiatives.{{citation needed\|date=September 2018}}~~		The company [[Farida Group]] has a presence in the Vellore district and has created thousands of jobs for the locals. They process about 80,000 sq. feet of hide and manufacture about 23,000 pairs of shoes and 3,500 pairs of shoe-uppers per day. They employ nearly 9,000 people.<ref name="Outlook Business" />

	~~==Personal life==~~
	~~Born to businessman Mecca Abdul Majeed from [[Ambur]], Rafeeque Ahmed has also named one function hall in Ambur after his mother - "Buwa".{{citation needed\|date=September 2018}}~~

	==Awards and honours==		==Awards and honours==
	Mecca Rafeeq Ahmed is a recipient of the 2011 [[Padma Shri]] Award, India's fourth-highest civilian award.<ref name=Milligazette>{{cite web\|title=M. Rafeeque Ahmed gets Padma Shri Award\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/910-m-rafeeque-ahmed-gets-padma-shri-award\|publisher=Milligazette\|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> He was also awarded an honorary degree by Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science in 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Doctorate for Farida Group chief Rafeeq Ahmed\|url=https://www.futurefootwear.in/doctorate-farida-group-chief-rafeeq-ahmed\|publisher=Futurefootwear\|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref>		Mecca Rafeeq Ahmed is a recipient of the 2011 [[Padma Shri]] Award, India's fourth-highest civilian award.<ref name=Milligazette>{{cite web\|title=M. Rafeeque Ahmed gets Padma Shri Award\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/910-m-rafeeque-ahmed-gets-padma-shri-award\|publisher=Milligazette\|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> He was also awarded an honorary degree by Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science in 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Doctorate for Farida Group chief Rafeeq Ahmed\|url=https://www.futurefootwear.in/doctorate-farida-group-chief-rafeeq-ahmed\|publisher=Futurefootwear\|accessdate=7 October 2017\|archive-date=30 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030110717/https://www.futurefootwear.in/doctorate-farida-group-chief-rafeeq-ahmed/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
'''Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed''' is an [[India]]n businessman and entrepreneur from [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is a recipient of 2011 [[Padma Shri]] Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1124505.ece|title=Nageswara Rao, Ahluwalia, Shashi Kapoor, Girish Kasaravalli among Padma awardees|date=26 January 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref>

==Career==
Ahmed's father, Haji Mecca Abdul Majid Sahib, started the Farida Prime Tannery in 1957. He named it after the youngest of his nine daughters and started it with Rs. 1.5 million from his savings and bank loans.<ref name="Outlook Business" /> Rafeeque Ahmed started his career in 1958 and took over full control of the business after his father's demise in 1965. Under his guidance, the ''Farida Group'' has grown from a tannery to many shoemaking and tannery divisions.<ref name="Outlook Business">{{cite web|last1=Subhashini|first1=Sen|title=Best Foot Forward|url=http://www.outlookbusiness.com/printarticle.aspx?289340|publisher=Outlook Business|accessdate=23 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208182409/http://www.outlookbusiness.com/printarticle.aspx?289340|archivedate=8 February 2015}}</ref> He was instrumental in diversifying the business by starting shoe-upper making factories in the late 1960s and then establishing full-shoe making factories in the 1980s. He became chairman of the farida group in the year 1996.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

==Social service==
The company [[Farida Group]] has a presence in Vellore district and has created thousands of jobs for the locals. They process about 80,000 sq. feet of hide and manufacture about 23,000 pairs of shoes and 3,500 pairs of shoe-uppers per day. They employ nearly 9,000 people.<ref name="Outlook Business" /> They also provide educational scholarships for deserving students, medical assistance for the poor and environment-friendly process initiatives.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

==Personal life==
Born to businessman Mecca Abdul Majeed from [[Ambur]], Rafeeque Ahmed has also named one function hall in Ambur after his mother - "Buwa".{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

==Awards and honours==
Mecca Rafeeq Ahmed is a recipient of the 2011 [[Padma Shri]] Award, India's fourth-highest civilian award.<ref name=Milligazette>{{cite web|title=M. Rafeeque Ahmed gets Padma Shri Award|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/910-m-rafeeque-ahmed-gets-padma-shri-award|publisher=Milligazette|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> He was also awarded an honorary degree by Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctorate for Farida Group chief Rafeeq Ahmed|url=https://www.futurefootwear.in/doctorate-farida-group-chief-rafeeq-ahmed|publisher=Futurefootwear|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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