Bohras are prominent in the business community and contribute to the country in big scale. Adamjee Lukmanjee, Akabar Brothers, Jafferjees, Eusafallys.
Akbar Brothers, founded in 1969 by Abbas, Abid and Inayet Akberally, remains the largest exporter of Ceylon Tea, Jafferjee Brothers was for long another major player, exporting tea, rubber, and even apparel. The Hemas Group, run by the Esufallys, are pharmaceutical leaders and own a chain of hospitals. Manco Group is still very much involved in logistics and plastic manufacturing, and Debug, which is into IT, is headed by the Bohra family of Lukmanjees. The famous Royal Sweet Mart in Keyzer Street, Pettah, and its spinoff Bombay Sweet House, now relocated from Colpetty to Wellawatte, are also run by an old Bohra family, the Dawoodbhoys. Bohras play an important role in the life of our country, not only as business captains, but also as professionals, like the famous surgeon Dr. Shauket Mamujee, or the accomplished neurophysician Dr. Abdeali Alibhoy.
On finance CFA charter holder Murtaza Jafferjee. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical engineering and Computer Science from the University of NSW, Australia and a Master's in Financial Economics from the University of Colombo. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.