Anthony Salim, President of the Salim Group, at the Global China Business Meeting

The Salim Group is Indonesia's biggest conglomerate with assets including Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's largest instant noodle producer, and Bogasari, a large flour-milling operation.^[1] The group was founded by Sudono Salim.

The Salim Group also owns major oil palm plantations (about 1,000 km²) and logging concessions.

In 1999, the group called off talks to sell a stake in Indofood to San Miguel Corp, the main food and beverage conglomerate in the Philippines, because of control questions.

Salim Group has been involved in Property Development and Leisure Industry for around 30 years. The businesses include hotel and resort development, golf courses, real estates, commercial buildings, shopping centers and industrial estates.^[2]

Projects in West Bengal[link]

The Salim Group is involved in a number of projects in West Bengal.

The Salim Group is involved in the construction of Kolkata West International City. Salim and Universal Success are investors in the project, Ciputra the developer and Singapore-based Surbana the project manager.^[3]

The proposal of the Salim Group for chemical hub and multi-product SEZ were cleared in principle by the board of approvals of the Union Commerce Ministry, Government of India, in October 2006.^[4]

The chemical hub would be set up as a joint venture project of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd and New Kolkata International Development. Indian Oil Corporation would be the anchor investor there.^[5] The NKID comprises three companies including the Salim Group.^[6] The chemical hub was earlier proposed to be set up at Nandigram but in reaction to the Nandigram violence was shifted to Nayachar.^[7]

The proposal for a bridge across the Hooghly River from Raichak to Kukrahati, which will connect Haldia to Kolkata, has been hanging fire for many years. In earlier years, it was thought that the 2 km long cable bridge costing over Rs. 3,000 crore would be built with Malaysian support.^[8] Thereafter, JICA came into the picture.^[9] Subsequently, they were replaced by the Salim group.^[10][11]

The construction of the Eastern Link Highway, linking Barasat with Raichak, which would be 100 km long and 100 m wide and spread over 2,500 acres (10 km²), is also on the anvil. The projects would be implemented by New Kolkata International Development Private Ltd, a special purpose company that has been promoted by the Salim Group, the Universal Success Group and Unitech.^[12]

The government will acquire 5,000 acres (20 km²) for the Salim Group at Kukrahati to develop a township. The Kukrahati township would come up on low and saline land close to the banks of the Hooghly river.^[13]

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, chief minister, West Bengal, laid the foundation stone for eastern India's first two-wheeler project at Uluberia on 15 February 2006. A motorcycle factory would be set up by the Salim Group of Indonesia at a cumulative investment of $250 million. Spread over 65 acres (260,000 m²) of land provided by the State Government, the factory would be set up under the banner of Salim Group company Mahabharat Motors Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, and the two-wheelers would be sold under the brand name, Arjun. Speaking at both the functions, Benny Santoso, Chief Executive of the Salim Group, said the Indonesian business house with diverse business interests was keen to contribute and partake in the development of West Bengal.^[14] Chuansung, a Chinese company, would be the technological collaborators.^[15]

Member Companies[link]

• Indosiar
• Salim Palm Plantation
• Indomiwon
• IndoAgri
• Yakult
• Indofood
• Indomaret
• Intikom Berlian Mustika
• Indomobil
• Indocement
• Sari Roti
• Bogasari
• Nestlé
• PepsiCo
• Total Chemindo Loka
• Unilever (owns 35% by Salim Group and 65% owned by Unilever)
• Wings
• Lion Corporation

References[link]

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Sudono Salim (born 16 July 1916), also known as Liem Sioe Liong, is a Chinese Indonesian businessman of Hokchia origin. He was once considered the richest individual in Indonesia.^[3] He was the head of the conglomerate Salim Group before turning over its management to his youngest son Anthony in 1992.

Early life[link]

Salim was born in Fuqing, Fujian, China, as the second son of a farmer. He left Fujian in 1936 to join his brother Liem Sioe Hie and brother-in-law Zheng Xusheng in Medan, North Sumatra.^[3] Salim diversified their peanut oil trading business into the clove market, which was growing rapidly from demand for kretek production.^[4] While in Medan, he supplied soldiers of the Indonesian National Revolution with medical supplies and came into contact with Suharto, an officer of the army. Salim denied allegations that he also provided arms to Indonesian soldiers to resist Dutch forces.^[5] As soldiers seized Dutch businesses following independence, his business absorbed many of their assets and gained a monopoly in the clove market,^[4] but he denied working with Suharto in expanding his ventures.^[6]

Business career[link]

After moving to Medan in 1952, Salim expanded his trading business by establishing connections with other ethnic Chinese businessmen in Singapore and Hong Kong. His soap factory became one of the primary suppliers to the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He later expanded into textiles and banking, eventually establishing largest private bank in Indonesia—the Bank Central Asia (BCA). After a merger in 1968, he gained the right to monopoly on clove importation. A joint venture with another Hokchia businessman became the largest producer of flour in Indonesia. These two companies were said to have provided him with the capital to establish the cement giant Indocement in 1973.^[5] In 1990, he established the food manufacturer Indofood.^[7]

Salim handed over management of the conglomerate Salim Group in 1992 to his sons Anthony and Harlim Exstrada. By 1997, the Salim Group possessed US$20 billion in assets and included more than 500 companies employing over 200,000 Indonesians. When the Asian Financial Crisis hit, the conglomerate incurred US$4.8 billion in debts.^[8] Salim fled to Singapore during the May 1998 riots, when a mob burned his Medan home; his son remained to rebuild the Salim Group.^[9] He eventually settled in Los Angeles in the United States.^[8] Forbes magazine listed him as the 25th wealthiest businessperson in Southeast Asia in 2004 with a net worth of US$655 million.^[10]

Family[link]

Salim has four sons and two daughters.^[5][11]

See also[link]

• List of Chinese Indonesians

Notes[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Rowley, Anthony (7 April 1983), "Birth of a Multinational", Far Eastern Economic Review, ISSN 0014-7591. 
• Siregar, Sori Ersa & Widya, Kencana Tirta (1989) (in Indonesian), Liem Sioe Liong: Dari Futching ke Mancanegara, Jakarta: Pustaka Merdeka, ISBN 978-979-8054-16-7. 
• Soetriyono, Eddy (1989) (in Indonesian), Kisah Sukses Liem Sioe Liong, Jakarta: Indomedia. 
• Suryadinata, Leo (1995), Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches (3rd ed.), Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, ISBN 978-981-3055-04-9. 

Further reading[link]

• Landler, Mark (16 May 1999), "Year of Living Dangerously For a Tycoon in Indonesia", The New York Times: 31, http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/16/business/year-of-living-dangerously-for-a-tycoon-in-indonesia.html. 

External links[link]

• (Indonesian) Sudono Salim at Tokoh Indonesia

Moin Akhtar معین اختر
Moin Akhtar
Born	(1950-12-24)24 December 1950 Karachi, Pakistan
Died	22 April 2011(2011-04-22) (aged 60) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Other names	Moin Bhai
Occupation	Actor, comedian, impersonator, host, dramatist, writer, singer, film director, film producer
Years active	1966–2011
Awards	Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz

Pride of Performance Award Recipient
Moin Akhter was recipient of the Pride of Performance Award 2011[1]
Presented by	Asif Ali Zardari
Date	14-08-2010
Country	Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Moin Akhtar (Urdu: معین اختر, also spelled as, Moeen Akhtar; 24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011)^[2] was a Pakistani television, film and stage actor, as well as a humorist, comedian, impersonator, and a host. He was also a play writer, singer, film director and a producer.^[3]

Akhtar was born in Karachi to Urdu speaking Kashmiri parents migrated from Mumbai India,^[4] was highly dynamic and versatile performer, he made his debut for television on 6 September 1966, in a variety show held on PTV to celebrate the first defense day of Pakistan‎. Since then, he has performed several roles in TV plays/shows, later making a team with Anwar Maqsood and Bushra Ansari.^[5]

He was beloved for providing humor for people of all ages, and with an etiquette that remains unmatched. His attempts to avoid vulgarity in his humor rendered him a favorite amongst family audiences. Akhtar was fluent in several languages, including English, Bengali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pashto, Gujarati and Urdu. He performed not only in Pakistan but played in several stage shows like Bakra Qiston Pe and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai with Umer Sharif in India too.^[6]

Moin Akhtar rose to the national spotlight and gathered critical acclaim for his performance in the drama Rosy /Rozy (روذی), in which he played the role of a female TV artist. Rozy was an Urdu adaptation of Hollywood movie Tootsie starring Dustin Hoffman.^[7] Moreover, in a talk-show namely Loose Talk, which began in 2005 on ARY Digital, he appeared as a different character in each and every of over 400 episodes interviewed by Anwar Maqsood, the writer and the host of the program. Akhter also briefly hosted the game show Kya Aap Banaingay Crorepati?, the Pakistani version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.

He was awarded honorary citizenship of Dallas in 1996 for his achievements.^[8] He is also listed among Amazing Pakistanis of all time.^[9]

Selected television serials[link]

• Rozi
• Hello Hello
• Intezar Farmaye
• Dollar Man
• Makaan No 47
• Half Plate
• Family-93
• Eid Train
• Bandar Road Se Kemari
• Such Much
• Aangan Tehra
• Baby
• Rafta Rafta
• Loose Talk
• Guum
• Studio 2 1/2
• Studio 2 3/4
• Hariyale Banney
• Show Time
• Such Much
• Such Much Part 2
• Kuch Kuch Such Much
• Such Much Ki Eid
• Such Much Ka Election
• Char Bees
• Nokar Key Agey Chaaker
• Yes Sir No Sir

Host[link]

He was the host of the show in which

• King Husain of Jordan was invited.
• The Prime minister of Gambia, Dawoodi-Al-Joza, was invited.
• President Zia-ul-Haq was invited.
• Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was invited.
• President General Yahya Khan was invited.
• President Ghulam Ishaq Khan was invited.
• President Pervez Musharaf was invited and he mimicked the president in his presence.
• Moin Akhtar Show
• Lagay raho Moin Bhai
• Legendary Indian film actor Dilip Kumar was invited.

Television shows[link]

• Fifty Fifty (Ptv)
• Show Sha (Ptv)
• Showtime (Ptv)
• Studio Dhhai (Ptv)
• Studio Pone Teen (Ptv)
• Yes Sir No Sir (Ptv)
• Moin Akhter Show (Ptv)
• Char Bees (NTM)
• Loose Talk (ARY Digital)
• Choun Chan Ahoo (Ptv)

Songs and albums[link]

Album - Tera Dil Bhi Yun Hi Tadpe

• "Chhorr Ke Jaane Wale"
• "Choat Jigar Pe Khai Hai"
• "Ro-Ro Ke De Raha Hai"
• "Tera Dil Bhi Yun Hi Tadpe"
• "Dard Hi Sirf Dil Ko Mila"
• "Dil Ro Raha Hai"
• "Hoten Hai Bewafa"

Death[link]

He died on 22 April 2011 at about 6:15pm in Karachi after suffering from a heart attack.^[2] He is survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons.^[10] The funeral prayers of Moin Akhtar were offered in Tauheed Masjid near his residence. Thousands of people attended the funeral prayer which was led by Junaid Jamshed.^[11] The world famous wax museum Madame Tussauds has expressed its wish to include a statue of Moin Akhtar in their London museum. If made, it will be the first of its kind for any Pakistani entertainer.

References[link]

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Mast Ali

Mast Ali is a Hyderabadi actor^[1] and dialogue writer who is known for his Hyderabadi dialect humour. He is widely known as Saleem pheku from the movie The Angrez.

Although he was not the lead character, many considered him to be a show stealer. Moreover it was his Hyderabadi lehja (dialect) used in both the films that contributed immensely to their overall success. He has also acted in Hyderabad Nawaabs as munna an eve-teaser and also in Hyderabadi Bakra. Few other movies in which he acted are Half Fry,Berozgaar, Hungama in Dubai and Zabardast.

References[link]

Leon Reid IV, also known as VERBS also known as Darius Jones, (born September 18, 1979) is an American artist widely credited as being among the pioneers of 21st century street art. His brief creative output is marked by numerous phases, several of which are known by separate alter-egos.

Early Graffiti in Cincinnati[link]

Leon IV began writing graffiti in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1995, at the age of 15. He was attracted to the traditional uses of spray paint, markers, wild style lettering and black-book culture as first developed by graffiti writers in Philadelphia and New York City a quarter of a century earlier. Leon IV chose VERBS as his tag (graffiti identity) by watching a video by underground hip-hop group The Nonce. "I saw this fat guy rapping on T.V.... he had a big black sweatshirt that read "VERBS" in the middle of it...I badly needed a name and for some reason it seemed to have the right feel " He said in conversation. As VERBS, Leon IV engaged in numerous street bombing missions (graffiti made on urban infrastructure typically at night) with his friend MERZ, also a young graffiti writer. Street bombing, the dominant vehicle of graffiti expression after the era of New York City train writing ended in the late 1980s, could be just as dangerous as train writing. One night after painting graffiti on a rooftop with MERZ, Leon IV fell off the side of a building while descending its back wall. A sharp object in the alley below made a laceration in his left leg on impact, for which he "still bears the scar" he claimed in an off the record statement.

Proto-Street Art/ VERBS[link]

The late 1990s brought waves of graffiti artists through Cincinnati by way of Scribble Jam, an annual hip-hop festival held in August. Among the most influential visiting artist was Philadelphia writer Steven Powers (a.k.a. ESPO). Leon IV began to adopt ESPO's recent strategy of applying illegal graffiti in daylight, while absorbing the tactics of advert manipulation as developed by Ron English, and graffiti writers Barry Mcgee (a.k.a.TWIST) and KAWS. As a result, Leon IV consolidated his influences into a functioning street installation program by placing road signs and altered adverts in broad daylight under the guise of a city ordained construction worker. Pivotal to the new process was Leon IV's childhood friend and artist Andre Hyland (a.k.a. Buddy Lembeck) who participated in these initial street installations and added a white construction hard hat to the disguise. A reflective vest would be added to the costume after Leon IV's stay in Brooklyn.

New York Period/Darius Jones[link]

Leon IV's Move to Brooklyn, NY in 1998 proved transitional. While attending Pratt Institute he met film students Quenell Jones and Brad Downey. The pair were interested in filming a documentary (later titled Public Discourse) on the burgeoning New York street art scene and asked Leon IV if he would be their first subject. With Leon IV's approval, the three became a street art trio, often executing and filming installations simultaneously. After months behind the camera, Downey began assisting in Leon IV's installations and gradually shifted gears from documentarian to street artist.

"Brad soon found himself working alongside Leon, eventually donning a costume himself...Leon remembered exactly how it felt to be new to the scene, how hard it was to learn the ropes and secrets...So he willingly took Brad under his wing. He shared all of his years of experience, all the trials and errors, never making Brad pay his dues to nearly the degree expected of him earlier in his own career."^[1]

As author Ed Zipco writes in "The Adventures of Darius and Downey". Thames & Hudson, 2008. While on summer break ('00) in Cincinnati. Leon IV made a drastic creative decision. He put a complete end to writing VERBS, and at the suggestion of friend Andre Hyland, began signing his new works under the pen-name Darius Jones (a faux name he gave to a reporter when interviewed as VERBS). The new vein of work was characterized by sweeping roller-paint graffiti laced with positive and witty messages. The artist Swoon recalled:

"In one conversation with Darius, he told me how he realized there was already so much negativity in the city, especially within the public's perception of graffiti." [he said] "Why don't we try to make something that is big and illegal and positive?"^[2]

Style Shift[link]

As Darius Jones, Leon IV developed a, lyrical, romantic quality that separated further from his work as VERBS. Moreover, he leaped from a primarily aerosol based genre to work increasingly with steel, pushing the limits of 3-dimensional street art, a then scantly explored possibility of the art form, with the exception of J.J. Veronis and Revs. Furthermore, by providing official titles to his illegal works, such as "Fleur D'acier" and "The Kiss", Leon IV urged the public to consider street art as more than a random act of vandalism. On his return to Brooklyn, he shared his new developments with Downey who by then had become a practicing street artist.

London Period[link]

In the Fall of 2003 Leon IV moved to London to attend graduate studies at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Downey made the move to England as well and the two resumed their street collaborations from a distinctly British standpoint. This period in both the output of Leon IV and Downey is noted for a highly subversive approach to street art.

"Last year, sharp-eyed Londoners may have noticed a three-foot high sheet metal figure painted green in the classic pedestrian crossing pose, looking for all the world like it was about to cross Tottenham Court Road...Meanwhile Bristolians may have come across a metal sculpture of a spider installed on a bricked-up window of an unoccupied house...Even fewer people will know who is behind these and many more unsigned sculptures- two American artists now operating in the UK, Darius and Downey."^[3]

Wrote Gavin Lucas for London design magazine Creative Review (2004). When curator Scott Burnham asked him to comment further on his creative process for British based ICON magazine Leon IV stated:

"I occasionally stumble upon an area so devoid of either life or humour that I have an incredible urge to contribute something. This is when I take pictures of the area, study them and develop a piece around what exactly is missing from the space. I look at it like a tailor measuring a client to make the best fitting suit, or a doctor examining a patient to prescribe the right medication."^[4]

Due to their similarities in style, Leon IV and Downey are referred to collectively as Darius and Downey first in European and British press.

Current Phase[link]

Leon IV's approach to art changed once again upon his return to Brooklyn in early 2005. He continued to make street art but increasingly accepted credit under his legal name before grinding to a complete halt in all illicit installations -effectively ending his work as Darius Jones and the Darius and Downey partnership. The swift change, similar to his detachment from VERBS, caught a number of street art enthusiasts by surprise. In an article appearing in The Post-Standard entitled "Brooklyn artist is legal in Syracuse" Leon IV briefly describes the benefits of working with permission after completing a city commissioned sculpture: "Reid said it would have been impossible to install all three pieces illegally."[he said] "I can do so much more with permission, I can go bigger, for one, and the possibility of getting a budget is also there."^[5]

Sources[link]

^{[1] [2] [4] [6] [7]}

Video[link]

• "How To Become Invisible" video [1]

• Overpass Graffiti channel 19 News [2]

• The Nonce video [3]

Selected bibliography[link]

• Zipco, Ed. "The Adventures of Darius and Downey: And other True Tales of Street Art, As Told to Ed Zipco", Thames&Hudson (2008) ISBN 0-500-51395-3.
• C100. "The Art of Rebellion 2": World of Urban Activism, Publikat (2006) ISBN 3-9809909-4-X
• Burns,Kelly. "New York Street Art", Die Gestalten Verlag GmbH&Co.KG (2005) ISBN 3-89955-083-8
• Vartanian,Ivan,Martin,Leslie A. "Graphiscape New York City", Rotovision SA (2003) ISBN 2-88046-767-5

References[link]

External links[link]

• TIME Magazine feature article [4]

• The New York Times feature article [5]

• Post-Standard feature article [6]

• Wooster Collective podcast [7]

• Leon IV website [8]