Khan Bahadur Fukhr-ut-Tojjar Sir Hajee Ismail Sait (7 March 1859 – 6 December 1934) was an Indian banker, businessman and Muslim community leader who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council.
Four years later, when his father died, the 15-year-old Ismail Sait plunged into the business of buying and selling goods.
Hajee Sir Ismail Sait's first commercial venture was a shop called the English Warehouse.
Very quickly, Ismail Sait built on the success of his shop and diversified into an astonishing variety of businesses.
Hajee Sir Ismail Sait, businessman and philanthropist, was invited by the British to inaugurate Russell Market on August 5, 1927.
His most well-known act of charity was to donate Rs 1,50,000 towards the construction of the Gosha hospital in Bangalore, set up so that women who observed purdah could also avail of modern medical care.