Tahir Mohsan
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Tahir Mohsan is the founder of Time Computers in 1987, Supanet, Tpad and 6G Internet.[1][2] Mohsan was born and educated in Blackburn and is one of five brothers. He comes from a family of Pakistani origin, and has been one of the richest young Britons.[3]
History and career
[edit]In 1987, at the age of 16, he founded Time Computers, which went on to become Britain's largest manufacturer of PCs,[4] with a turnover of over $750 million. He moved to Dubai in 2003, to develop the brand of Time in the Middle East and South East Asia.[5] Time Group continues in the United Kingdom, Middle East and the Far East, supplying computers, notebooks, plasma screens and TFT screens around the world.[6] And in January 2002, he acquired Tiny Computers.[7][8]
In 1996, he became a non executive director of the East Lancashire Training & Enterprise Council.[9]
Mohsan also owns Internet service provider Supanet,[3] currently under the control of his brother Zuber Mohsan who is the company's managing director the Mohsans family investment companies have interests in the IT and property industries[10] across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. These range from hardware manufacturing and sales to Internet services, software development and Voice over IP technology company Tpad.[11]
In 1999, he was asked to become a non executive director of the newly founded University for Industry, chaired by Lord Dearing.[12] In the same year, he had bestowed on him an Honorary Fellowship, from the University of Lancashire, for services to industry.[13]
Also in 2000, he was asked by the Chairman of the East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Councils and Business Link to set up a business support agency for integrating the ethnic businesses of Lancashire into the main population. The results was the Asian Business Federation,[14] which was launched in June 2000. As part of Enterprise4All, the ABF covers the whole North West region and continues to thrive under the chairmanship of Mohsan.[15]
He was approached by the group of Hilton Hotels, to become an independent co opted trustee.[16] In May 2006, Mohsan set up the VoIP telephony company Tpad, which specialises in providing business telephone systems and solutions to businesses, the public sector and corporates around the world. Tpad has its headquarters in Jersey, with service centres and presence in the UAE, India, Hong Kong, United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
Awards and nominations
[edit]In January 2014, Mohsan was nominated for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, at the British Muslim Awards.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Mystery Millionaire". The Independent. 1999-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Access all areas: the digital inclusion challenge". The MJ. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ a b "The tycoon who fell to earth". The Guardian. 2005-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-06-14.
- ^ Interview with the UK Newspaper The Independent July 1999
- ^ Beckett, Andy (2005-12-02). "The tycoon who fell to earth". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ Feisst, Melanie (2005-07-27). "Time called on The Computer Shop". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Jobs to go as Time buys Tiny Computers". The Independent. 2002-01-31. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Doing Time in the family business". 2002-02-03. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "The Mystery Millionaire". The Independent. 1999-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ Tahir Mohsan enters Sunday Times Rich List 2003[dead link]
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know about VoIP Hardware Requirements". Metrotech Voice and Connectivity Solutions. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Who goes where;Briefing;People". Tes. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ Jones, Kate. "Honorary Fellows |University of Central Lancashire". UCLan - University of Central Lancashire. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ Tahir Mohsan Chairman of the Asian Business Federation 2000-2011
- ^ "City welcome ABF to West Lancashire". Lancashire Telegraph. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ Tahir Mohsan accepted on Hilton Board of Trustees 2002-2011
- ^ "British Muslim Awards 2014 winners". Asian Image. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.