Background
Charania, Barkat was born on June 27, 1941 in Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India. Came to the United States, 1961. Son of Ismail and Zenabai Charania.
Charania, Barkat was born on June 27, 1941 in Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India. Came to the United States, 1961. Son of Ismail and Zenabai Charania.
Student, Alpena (Michigan) Community College, 1961-1962; student, University California, Los Angeles, 1962-1963; student, University Pennsylvania, 1965-1968; student, Lincoln Technology School, 1983.
President Eurindus, Inc., Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1965-1983, Airline Inn, Inc., Atlanta, 1980-1983. Owner British Columbia Investments & Realty Company, since 1985. President Southern Inn, Inc., Chattanooga, since 1987.
Owner British Columbia Hospitality Management Company, Atlanta, since 1987. President Trident Development Corporation, Charleston, South Carolina, since 1989, BJM Hospitality, Inc., since 1993, ICI Long Distance Inc., since 1995, Universal Connect Corporation, since 1995. Chief Executive Officer Communications Resource Management Ventures, LLC, since 1997, RBM Properties, LLC, since 2000.
Senior associates Marcus & Millichap, Atlanta, 1996-1997. Chief Executive Officer Charania Brothers, LLC, since 1999, 786 Investments, LLC, since 2003, Small Axe, Inc., since 2003. Partner, Chief Executive Officer CQ Capital, since 2005.
Chief Executive Officer Creative Capital Inc., since 2004, CQ Capital Partners, since 2006, CQ Constrns. LLC, since 2006, Camp Geek Villas, LLC, since 2007, Charania Hospitality Group, since 2007, Charania Group of Companies, since 2007. Consultant Pattni Holdings, Atlanta, since 1984, Esmail International, Inc., Atlanta, since 1986, Harbour Enterprise, Chattanooga, since 1987, Shin Inc., Chattanooga, since 1987, ABC Inc., Chattanooga, since 1988.
Chief Executive Officer Charania Hospitality Group, since 2007, Charania Group Company, since 2007.
Georgia coordinator Agakhan Foundation United States of America, Atlanta, 1988. Chairman Southeastern Enterprising People's Association, 1990, 91. Member Atlanta Board Realtors, National Association Realtors, Realtor National Marketing Institute, Commercial Investment Real Estate Council, Education Institute, International Real Estate Institute, Ismaili Commerce Club (vice president Atlanta chapter 1982), Southeast Region (chairman Agakhan economic planning board for United States of America), International Real Estate Federation.
Married Jerilyn Lee Scott, April 10, 1962 (divorced May 1970). Children: Sultana, Ramzan, Kalvin, Kevin, Stephen. Married Maher Kurani, October 11, 1970.
Children: Munira, Rahim, Munira Moon.