1. Ramin Ahmadi (Ramin Ahmadi Saber Doust born JUN 26, 1965) is an Iranian businessman with
interests in land development, real estate, hospitality, investment and education in building
management services including new technology and event management & culture activate. He
pioneered the establishment of the first Mega Mall (www.megamall.ir) in Iran
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran). It is named “Tehran Mega Mall”, anchored by so many
famous Department Stores and Brands in Iran and Hyper Market, Cineplex, Theme Park and
Sport Center. He is the vice chairman of Neguin Ara Asia (www.megamall.ir), developer of this
mall, and still is as CEO of Neguin Group in Malaysia. He focuses in training Mall Management
system with Berjaya University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berjaya_Group in Malaysia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia) and Middle East
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East).
He still is as CEO of Neguin group in Malaysia.
Born: JUN 26, 1965 (age 47)
Tehran, Iran
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Residence:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia
National: Iranian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Ethnicity: Gilaki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilaki_people
2. Contents:
1- Early life
2- Activities
3- Construction
4- Tehran Mega Mall
5- New Technology
6- Film, TV & Theater
7- Festivals and Concerts
Religion: Muslim
Education: Iran Broadcasting University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Broadcasting_University
School of Art and Architecture,
Azad University,South Tehran
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Azad_University_South_Tehran_Branch
Occupation:
CEO of Neguin Group of companies
Vice Chairman of Neguin Ara Asia
Chairman of NIC( Neguin Investment Company)
Executive Director of Engareh Malaysia
Known for:
Founder of NEGUIN Group of companies (Malaysia)
www.neguin.com
Spouse(s): Nasrin Behzad Movehd (1988 – present)
Children: Noushin , Negin and Rojien
Parents: Bahman Ahmadi, Lida Khaki
Signature:
3. 8- Books
Early life
Ramin Ahmadi was born in Tehran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran) in a middle-class
family. His parents were born in Tehran, but were originally from Gilan
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilan_Province). He was the first-born son of the family. His
father was a building contractor and his mother was a housewife. However, both
were very interested in reading. His father had several unpublished screenplays
and stories that would definitely Ramin’s main motivation to write and work in
cinema and television. His younger brother Afshin Ahmadi is also one of the
famous directors of photographer in Iranian TV serials. Ramin has two younger
sisters.
Activities
Ramin Ahmadi started working with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Broadcasting ) before graduating from
high school in 1981. He worked as a part-time writer and then as a script
supervisor, TV Director and producer. He was also the program-broadcasting
manager of IRIBWorld Services (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIB_World_Service) between
1987-1992 for English, Arabic, Kurdish and Turkmen TV channels. Collaboration
with Non-Iranian colleagues from different countries and languages formed a
fertile field for him to perform common tasks among different nationalities.
Ramin Ahmadi graduated in screenwriting in IRIB University
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Broadcasting_University) while working simultaneously in
IRIB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Broadcasting ), Dr.Mahmoud Azizi
was his supervisor for this thesis in degree level.
Later by encouragements and guidance of PhD. Farhad Nazerzadeh Kermani, he
finished his masters in Islamic Azad University of Art and Architecture of Tehran,
South Branch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_University_of_Art).
4. He married his wife, Nasrin Behzadi, who was a graduate of the IRIB University in
Film Editing, and her MA from Tarbiat Modarres
Universityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarbiat_Modares_University) on 1989. The result of
the marriage is three daughters named Noushin, Negin and Rojien. Noushin is
currently a graduate of Architecture and Design from Limkokwing University
Malaysia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limkokwing_University_of_Creative_Technology) and Negin
is a graduate of Marketing from UCSI University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCSI_University) in Malaysia.
His wife, Nasrin Behzadi, encouraged him in setting up Neguin company
(www.neguin.com) in 1990. By establishing Neguin Company, Ramin Ahmadi focused
all his activities on this company and developed from an Iranian company into an
international one.
Holding Music and movie events and festivals in the Middle East and Malaysia,
while distributing film and music were only the beginning activities of the
company.
Company Developed in the fields of new technology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT smart cards,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card, DVBT (Digital TV)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T and collaborating with MSC organization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Malaysia Malaysia in connection with research
projects were other activities of Neguin Group during Mr.Ramin’s stay in
Malaysia.
His greatest and most prominent joint project between Iran
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran) and Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia) is the
investment and management of construction and operation of the first Mega Mall
(www.megamall.ir), in Iran, which is located on “Ekbatan Entertainment Complex”
(http://megamall.ir/?@=156) West of Tehran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran).
5. Construction
This project is the joint investment of Public Investment and Participation
Organization of Tehran (5th Municipality of Tehran) and Neguin Trading Sdn. Bhd
Company (http://www.neguin.com/construction-trading.php) of Malaysia on 2005.
“Ekbatan Entertainment Complex” (http://megamall.ir/?@=156) includes the following
sections:
1. Tehran Mega Mall with 200,000 square meters area.
2. Exhibition hall with 8,000 square meters area.
3. Restaurant & Convention center with 25,000 square meters area.
4. Office towers and Hotel with 50,000 square meters area.
5. Ekbatan Mosque with 4,000 square meters area.
6. Neguin office building with 2,500 square meters area.
7. Landscaping and park with 12 hectares
The project is implemented in three phases:
Tehran Mega Mall, Neguin office building and mosque that together form over
216,000 square meters of the project that are in operation and the third phase of
the project, with more than 83,000 square meters are also under construction.
Tehran Mega Mall
The first Mega Mall of Iran was unveiled on 2011 that is over two hundred
thousand square meters area and is the main part of “Ekbatan Entertainment
Complex”.
The extraordinary "Mega Mall" has benefited from the best and high quality
materials considered in designs and construction the tolerance of earthquake is
up to 9 Richter scale that makes the Mega Mall a safeplace for business, shop and
entertainment. The qualities of the mall are:
1. Beautiful entrances from all direction.
2. Multi level parking with capacity of 2800 cars.
6. 3. The fact that only 15 percent of the total 206,000 square meters of the
mega mall has been allocated to store& business spaces and the rest (85%)
of the space has been allocated to public, sporting, recreational and
cultural activities.
4. Classification of goods and services to facilitate shopping and avoid wasting
time
5. High roofed amazing park with 2 levels high, equipped with high-tech
games and machines-con.
6. Hyper Market in two floors with area of 11000-sq.m consisting foodstuff,
clothe, cosmetics, furniture, and home appliances departments.
7. For the first time in Iran, “Women's World” consisting dress shops,
cosmetics and beauty salons specially designed for ladies in whom they can
enjoy tranquility and cordiality.
8. Cine complex including 6 halls and 1200 seats, with the property to show 6
movies simultaneously or separately.
9. Food court serving, fast foods and international restaurants among the
most pleasant and desirable section in "Mega Mall".
10.Having five floors glass elevators in an open space and numerous escalators
New Technology
Living in a country where its economic architect was TUN DR.Mahathir
Mohammad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad), taught Ramin Ahmadi that
he should think towards the development, construction and use of new
technologies to broaden a company or financial institution.
Cooperation with Iranian companies to design and build Smart Card
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card) in 1999- 2002, design and planning of the first
Iranian set up box for DVB-T network (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T) of Islamic
Republic of Iran Broadcasting from2003- 2005and studies and executive planning
of Khorasan Razavi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razavi_Khorasan_Province) science and
Technology corridor in collaboration with the MSC Malaysia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Malaysia) (Multimedia Super Corridor) in 2008, was
7. just some of great projects of Ramin Ahmadi private investing with Iranian
companies.
Film, TV & Theater
Ramin Ahmadi from his studies was a producer, consultant, art director,
production manager and author of many programs in television. Among these
may be mentioned the following.
Produced the television series "Hanna and Hanak" for IRIB 1983.
Produced weekly program "Cinema Javan" (cinemajavan.com/) for IRIB TV2
1988.
Directed multimedia theater Khorramshahr symphony composed by Majid
Entezami, conductor by Fereydoun Nasseri and Tehran Symphony
Orchestra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Symphony_Orchestra) written by Abbas
Tahvildar 1992.
Directed the Multimedia theater “Life Story" based on “Falak va Aflak”
symphony , composed by Kambiz Roshanravan (http://kambizroshanravan.net/),
conductor by Fereydoun Nasseri, with Tehran symphony orchestra and
performed by over 150 professional actors. The first director assistant and
dance designer in this theater was Hamid Farrokhnezhad
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Farrokhnezhad) 1993.
Directing Puppet Musical TV series for children, called “Nazanin Khanoom”
(Miss.Nazanin), written by Ms.Hengameh Mofid
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengameh_Mofid), composition by Mr.Kambiz
Roshanravan (http://kambizroshanravan.net/) (and puppeteers by Donya
Fannizadeh 1993.
Production Manager of “Bashgahe Serri” (Secret club) movie, directed by
Jamal Shurjeh on 1998 in Malaysia and Iran.
Producer of Movie called “Heiva”, directed by Rasoul Mollagholipour
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasoul_Mollagholipour), acting by Jamshid Hashempour,
Golchehreh Sajadiye(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golchehreh_Sajadiye), Atila Pesyani
(http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atila_Pesyani) and won six awards including the best
8. film award in Fajr Film Festival (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fajr_Film_Festival m/)
1998.
Production manager for television series “Ghessehhaye Roodkhaneh”
(Tales of the river) the first and only Iran and Malaysia joint TV production
directed by Kamal Tabrizi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Tabrizi) in 1999 and
the presence of well-known Iranian actors such as Mohammad Ali
Keshavarz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Ali_Keshavarz), Peyman Ghasem
Khani (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyman_Ghasem_Khani) and also Malaysian
famous actors: Syed Alwi, Shukery Hashim
(http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shukery_Hashim), Hamidah wahab, Mahyon Ismail
(http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahyon_Ismail), Osman Zailain.
Producing over 700 minutes documentary series of Entrepreneur Iranians
living in Malaysia and Malaysian truism location for Islamic Republic of Iran
Broadcasting (IRIB) between 1997 to 2000.
Distribution of the top 200 Iran and Turkey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey)
movies, and more than 300 movies and series from Arabic countries as a
representative of the ART (Arab Radio Television)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Radio_and_Television_Network), IRIB (Islamic
Republic of Iran Broadcasting) and Farabi (http://www.fcf.ir/en/) from Iran and
few production house and TV station from Turkey since 1997, in East Asia,
especially ASTRO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Malaysia RTM
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTM), TV3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV3_(Malaysia)channels.
Festivals and Concerts
Ramin Ahmadi was the designer, planner and investor of many musical and films
festivals in various years in Iran and Malaysia and others country.
Designer, organizer and director of the first and second Music Festival of
Sacred Defense, 1991-1993.
Director of Fourth and Fifth Sacred Defense Movie Festival 1991-1993.
Investor and Program Director of first European tour of Farhad Mehrad
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farhad_Mehrad) in various cities in Germany and
9. France. That was the first concert of Farhad Mehrad, as a pop Iranian
singer, after the Islamic Revolution of Iran
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution) began from Cologne
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany)
1994.
Director of Cultural and Public Affairs of Persian Carpet
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_carpet) Exhibition in Toronto
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada).
1995
Investor and executive manager of first Iranian films festival in Malaysia in
2001, (an Iranian expression) in GSC cinemas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Screen_Cinemas of Malaysia by presence of
Iranian actors; Fatemeh Motamed Arya
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatemeh_Motamed-Arya), Ezatollah Entezami
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezzatolah_Entezami) and Iranian director,
Mr.Mohammad Reza Bozorgnia in Kuala Lumpur
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur), with Malaysia's Minister of Culture for
two weeks.
The investor and executive director of the first and second Festival and Film
Market “Tamasha” in Malaysia, attended by more than 50 international
companies in Malaysia in 2003-2004.
Exclusive Iran Film Week in Malaysia “Nowruz Impression”
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz) – March 2008
Investor and executive manager of the Iranian New Year Festival (Nowruz)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz) in Malaysia with eight Iranian local group
dancers, along with live performance of traditional and country music
bands in Berjaya Hotel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berjaya_Group2010.
Design and implementation of holding the soft opening of the first
Megamall (www.megamall.ir) in Tehran, Iran in 2011.
Books
Investor of the first and second Music annals of Iran, author Seyed Ali Reza
Mir Ali Naqi, 1994 and 1995.
10. Investment in the first handbook of Malaysia shopping centers named:
“The Malaysia Shopping Center Annual Guide, 2007”.
Investment in photo book “Iran, the Land of Religions in Peace”
(www.landofpeace.ir), Author is Masoud Foruzandeh and photographer is
Abbas Tahvildar 2013.
Compilation and Translation of “Brief Notes of shopping Center
Management” into Persian, 2013.
Compilation and Translation of “Brief Notes of shopping Center
Development, Design and Construction” into Persian (under publishing)