By the end of the first year, Ahmad had acquired additional space for expansion in Serangoon Plaza. By 1995, the business had grown to become Mustafa Centre. He subsequently converted the shophouses into a department store and his business continued to grow. By 1973, they had become so successful that they needed to relocate to a larger shop located at Serangoon Road.Īhmad eventually took over the shop and bought a row of shophouses to accommodate his growing business. Thereafter, the family started a shop at Campbell Lane that sold readymade garments. In 1971 they decided to switch from food to retail because of the success of Ahmad’s enterprising activities, which started when he and a friend sold handkerchiefs next to his father’s shop. Ahmad’s father and uncle, Samsuddin, started their first business in 1965 in a makeshift shop selling food. 1951) father Haji Mohamed Mustafa (1916-2001) arrived in Singapore from Uttar Pradesh, India. The roots of Mustafa Centre can be traced to 1952, when Mustaq Ahmad’s (b.

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