Akbar Ebrahim

Akbar Ebrahim (born on 14 December 1963) is an Indian former racing driver. He was the first Indian to contest Formula Two and compete abroad. He served as the President of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India for three terms. He is also the president of the International Karting Commission, the CIK of FIA from February 2022.

In 1988, Karivardhan, considered as one of the stalwarts of Indian Motorsports, built the first Indian Formula car, with a Maruti 800cc engine and the inaugural race was won by Akbar Ebrahim. Later, the championship was named as FISSME, Formula India Single Seater Maruti Engine. The first FISSME race was held at Sholavaram and the next year in 1989, Jackie Stewart laid the foundation for the racing track at Irungattukottai, which is presently known as Madras International Circuit.

Ebrahim also claims to have mentored the first Formula One driver from India, Narain Karthikeyan.

Career After his schooling in Don Bosco Matriculation in Chennai, Ebrahim finished his Commerce graduation from the Loyola College, Chennai. He is a professional cricket player and represented Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. He is also a car racer who took part in open-wheel Formula racing.

Ebrahim was the first Indian to take part in the British F2

Akbar Ebrahim was first elected as the President of the FMSCI in 2016. Ebrahim was elected as the President at the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the club, when he replaced Zayn Khan, who has been leading FMSCI since September 2015, after the death of Bharat Raj, the then president. He served another two terms from September 2020.