Ymär Abdrahim

Russian-Finnish merchant
Умяр Абдрахим
Гомәр Габдрәхим
Abdrahim in his office in Helsinki, year 1920.
Born
Умяр Абдрахимов

24 March 1882
Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died26 March 1975 (1975-03-27) (aged 93)
Finland

Ymär Abdrahim (né Abdrahimoff - Russian: Умяр Абдрахимов, romanized: Umyar Abdrahimov; Mishar Dialect: "Ümär", Literary Tatar: Гомәр Габдрәхимов, Ğomär Ğabdräximov;[1][2] 24 March 1882 - 26 March 1975) was a Tatar entrepreneur, who had his own successful haberdashery/fabric shop in Helsinki.[3][4]

Life

The Abdrahim family, 1925.

Ymär Abdrahim (Ümär Abdrahimoff) was born in Russian Empire, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.[4] Abdrahim opened his own haberdashery/fabric shop in 1911. It was located in Punavuori, Helsinki. Before this, Abdrahim's uncle had already had business in the city.[4]

Abdrahim was also involved in the forming of The Finnish-Islamic Congregation.[5]

After he got married and obtained Finnish citizenship, he brought his family to Finland. He had fourteen children in total, of which some had been born in Russia, others in Finland. He had them with two women, the first one died due to an illness. Six of Abdrahim's children fought for Finland in World War II: sons Osman and Hasan on the front, daughters Fazie, Hatime, Safiye and Sadri as food and medicine Lottas. Hasan died at war. As a civilian, Osman was for example a chairman of a Tatar sportsclub called Yolduz and also an honorary member of The Finnish-Islamic Congregation.[4][6][7][8]

Ymär Abdrahim is buried in the Islamic Cemetery in Helsinki [fi].[3]

Ğomər Ğabdrəxim / Umyar Abdrahimov
Bulat Şəymi, Kazan 2023.
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Literature

  • Bedretdin, Kadriye (reporter): Tugan Tel: Kirjoituksia Suomen Tataareista. Suomen Itämainen Seura, Helsinki 2011. ISBN 978-951-9380-78-0.

References

Citations

  1. ^ "ТАТАР ИР-АТ ИСЕМНӘРЕ (ТАТАРСКИЕ МУЖСКИЕ ИМЕНА В АЛФАВИТНОМ ПОРЯДКЕ)".
  2. ^ "TATAR TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCES: CYRILLIC - ROMAN BGN/PCGN 2007 Agreement" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b "Ymär Abdrahim, cemetery". Billion Graves.
  4. ^ a b c d Mikkonen, Nadja (December 8, 2019). "Sangen tuntematon sotilas" [A rather unknown soldier]. yle uutiset (in Finnish).
  5. ^ "History - Suomen Islam-seurakunta". Suomen Islam-seurakunta.
  6. ^ Malmberg, Ilkka (February 2011). "Osman Abdrahim - Ihmiset (for subscribers)". Helsingin Sanomat.
  7. ^ Malmberg, Ilkka (February 2011). "Pihoilla oli monenkielisiä porukoita (for subscribers)". Helsingin Sanomat.
  8. ^ "100 vuotta täyttävä Osman Abdrahim: "Jos olisin kerennyt telttaan, olisin ollut ihan reikiä täynnä" - kotoa lähetetty teepaketti pelasti espoolaisveteraanin hengen". Sotaveteraanit.fi. February 2021.