Syed Alamgir

Syed Alamgir (born 1 August 1951) is a Bangladeshi business executive. He is renowned for incorporating the halal concept in the fast-moving consumer goods category.

Education Alamgir was born on 1 August 1951. He completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka in 1976.

Alamgir worked from 1992 to 1998 at Jamuna Group as group marketing director. The company had launched their Pegasus Shoes brand in 1992. Within two years he built it into the second largest footwear brand in Bangladesh, after Bata. In 1993, Jamuna launched their Aromatic line of cosmetics. By replacing the tin toothpaste tubes then used in the local market with laminate tubes, Alamgir helped Aromatic toothpaste capture a 15% market share in Bangladesh.

Alamgir joined ACI Limited in 1998 as executive director. At the time, it was primarily a chemical company, with just two consumer products, Alamgir launched 17 new product lines under ACI, including ACI Salt and PURE foods.

Personal life

Alamgir is married to Salma Alamgir and is the father of three daughters.