Business Award
Immigrants of Distinction 2011
Fatima Dhanani’s success story as an immigrant businesswoman is just as eloquent her personal one to inspire any individual with a drive.
Today this Tanzanian native runs a real estate investment business in Calgary with a market value of a couple million dollars as well as offering employment opportunities to a number of Calgarians.
It is had to believe that Dhanani started her dream to become an entrepreneur while aged only sweet 16 in her hometown of Dar Es Salaam; Tanzania. At this age she lost her father and dropped out of school and along with her mother worked to support her two brothers.
Four years later she met and married Haider Dhanani and along with their children the Dhanani’s moved to Canada in 1972 initially living in Vancouver before finally settling in Calgary in 1976. Dhahani and her children still in Calgary but tragedy befell the family when they lost Haider in 1990.
Haider Dhanani had founded Bri-Mor Developments and was running it while his wife Fatima was pursued interests in art, acting, cookery, floral décor and hair styling. Upon the death of her husband Fatima did not have any experience in running a business.
She was catapulted from being a housewife to a president of a major investment company and she handled the challenging transition with such grace and inspiration that her place as a role model to both women and immigrants is much significant than this brief can accommodate.
And a short while after the death of her husband in 1990, “all but one building she managed were sold,” according to her daughter Saifa Koonar. She adds that at the time her mother was forced with only two choices closure or rebuilding. “She opted to carry on the business…………owning a family business was a dream”
And more than that, the business expanded, more apartments and buildings were acquired o top of providing property management services.
To date Fatima has stabilized the business and she has taught her son Aleem Dhanani the family entrepreneurial spirit. Aleem is now a director of Bri-mor Developments.
Fatima has done much more than being a role model amongst her peers, her suppliers such as Chrystal Creek Homes in Calgary describe her as: “being among Calgary's top developers in terms of competence, integrity and vision of individuals.”
While Fatima's business partners such as BMO say she is; “competing as a woman in a male dominated industry is not easy but Fatima has proven that it can be done.”
Fatima is also a very generous personal and her offer to sponsor a family from Afghanistan, hosting a family of six orphans as well financial support to underprivileged students to ensure they are able to pursue post secondary education. She is also involved with many charitable organizations such as Feed A Need.
Immigrants of Distinction 2011
Fatima Dhanani’s success story as an immigrant businesswoman is just as eloquent her personal one to inspire any individual with a drive.
Today this Tanzanian native runs a real estate investment business in Calgary with a market value of a couple million dollars as well as offering employment opportunities to a number of Calgarians.
It is had to believe that Dhanani started her dream to become an entrepreneur while aged only sweet 16 in her hometown of Dar Es Salaam; Tanzania. At this age she lost her father and dropped out of school and along with her mother worked to support her two brothers.
Four years later she met and married Haider Dhanani and along with their children the Dhanani’s moved to Canada in 1972 initially living in Vancouver before finally settling in Calgary in 1976. Dhahani and her children still in Calgary but tragedy befell the family when they lost Haider in 1990.
Haider Dhanani had founded Bri-Mor Developments and was running it while his wife Fatima was pursued interests in art, acting, cookery, floral décor and hair styling. Upon the death of her husband Fatima did not have any experience in running a business.
She was catapulted from being a housewife to a president of a major investment company and she handled the challenging transition with such grace and inspiration that her place as a role model to both women and immigrants is much significant than this brief can accommodate.
And a short while after the death of her husband in 1990, “all but one building she managed were sold,” according to her daughter Saifa Koonar. She adds that at the time her mother was forced with only two choices closure or rebuilding. “She opted to carry on the business…………owning a family business was a dream”
And more than that, the business expanded, more apartments and buildings were acquired o top of providing property management services.
To date Fatima has stabilized the business and she has taught her son Aleem Dhanani the family entrepreneurial spirit. Aleem is now a director of Bri-mor Developments.
Fatima has done much more than being a role model amongst her peers, her suppliers such as Chrystal Creek Homes in Calgary describe her as: “being among Calgary's top developers in terms of competence, integrity and vision of individuals.”
While Fatima's business partners such as BMO say she is; “competing as a woman in a male dominated industry is not easy but Fatima has proven that it can be done.”
Fatima is also a very generous personal and her offer to sponsor a family from Afghanistan, hosting a family of six orphans as well financial support to underprivileged students to ensure they are able to pursue post secondary education. She is also involved with many charitable organizations such as Feed A Need.
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