Syed Asif Quadri

Syed Asif Quadri (Urdu: سيد آصف قادرى) (19 November 1936 - 3 February 2025) was a tennis player from India.

His ancestors originated in Baghdad, migrated to Allahabad in north India, and then south to Tekmal, adopting this town as their permanent native place.

His mother had returned to England when he was barely 13, and he was thus brought up primarily by his father Syed Ahmed Quadri, who became his constant mentor, guide and friend.

He then joined Nizam College, Hyderabad, India and completing his BSc in mathematics, physics and chemistry in 1956.

Asif Quadri started his sports career very early, and was a member of the Madrasa-e-Aliya school cricket team from 1950 to 1952.

Later on, he continued his cricket career when he played for Mysore University in 1959 and captained the Bangalore Engineering College team in 1960–61.

Much of the credit for his success in sports and his later professional career is attribute to the mentoring by his father Syed Ahmed Quadri who recognized his son's inherent ability.

In the meantime, he was offered a job as a trainee in Standard Oil Company (Mobil) in 1962 and he opted for it while hoping to go to Germany.

When he returned from his training, he found out to his dismay that his father had written to AEG declining to send him to Germany.

In the meantime, his cousin Kazi Abdur Rasheed also arranged for him to proceed to the US to do his master's degree, but in deference to his father's wishes he remained behind in India to work with Standard Oil Company.

His last posting was in the position of Assistant Regional Manager overseeing sales and operations before he left ESSO in 1972.

His first business venture was in the form of a petrol station / car wash / automotive repair shop at Hyderabad, India.

With the growth of his business empire, he decided to promote a 250,000 tons/year capacity cement plant in 1986 in Andhra Pradesh.

[1] Syed Asif Quadri was married first to the late Rizwana Begum, who bore him three children.