Ymär Abdrahim
{{Short description|Russian-Finnish merchant}}{{Infobox person
| name = {{Nowrap|Ymär Abdrahim}}
{{Nobold|{{Small|{{lang|ru|Умяр Абдрахим }}
{{lang|tt|Гомәр Габдрәхим|italics=no}}}}}}
| image = Ymär Abdrahim (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Abdrahim in his office in Helsinki, year 1920.
| native_name =
| birth_name = Умяр Абдрахимов
| birth_date = 24 March 1882
| birth_place = Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
| death_date = {{d-da|26 March 1975|24 March 1882}}
| death_place = Finland
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Ymär Abdrahim (né Abdrahimoff - {{Langx|ru|Умяр Абдрахимов|translit=Umyar Abdrahimov}}; Mishar Dialect: "Ümär", Literary Tatar: Гомәр Габдрәхимов, Ğomär Ğabdräximov;{{Cite web |title=ТАТАР ИР-АТ ИСЕМНӘРЕ (ТАТАРСКИЕ МУЖСКИЕ ИМЕНА В АЛФАВИТНОМ ПОРЯДКЕ) |url=https://magarif-uku.ru/tatar-isemnere/ir-at/}}{{Cite web |title=TATAR TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCES: CYRILLIC - ROMAN BGN/PCGN 2007 Agreement |url=https://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/Romanization/TABLE%20OF%20CORRESPONDENCES%20FOR%20TATAR.pdf}} 24 March 1882 - 26 March 1975) was a Tatar entrepreneur, who had his own successful haberdashery/fabric shop in Helsinki.{{Cite web|title=Ymär Abdrahim, cemetery|url=https://fi.billiongraves.international/grave/Ym%C3%A4r-Abdrahim/11576231|website=Billion Graves}}{{Cite web|last=Mikkonen|first=Nadja|date=December 8, 2019|title=Sangen tuntematon sotilas|trans-title=A rather unknown soldier|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11069227|website=yle uutiset|language=Finnish}}
Life
File:Kauppias Ymär Abdrahim perheineen ruokasalissa kotonaan.jpg
Ymär Abdrahim (Ümär Abdrahimoff) was born in Russian Empire, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.
Abdrahim opened his own haberdashery/fabric shop in 1911. It was located in Punavuori, Helsinki. Before this, Abdrahim's uncle had already had business in the city.
Abdrahim was also involved in the forming of The Finnish-Islamic Congregation.{{Cite web|title=History - Suomen Islam-seurakunta|url=http://tatar.fi/en/history/|website=Suomen Islam-seurakunta}}
After he got married and obtained Finnish citizenship, he brought his family to Finland. He had fourteen children in total, of which some had been born in Russia, others in Finland. He had them with two women, the first one died due to an illness. Six of Abdrahim's children fought for Finland in World War II: sons Osman and Hasan on the front, daughters Fazie, Hatime, Safiye and Sadri as food and medicine Lottas. Hasan died at war. As a civilian, Osman was for example a chairman of a Tatar sportsclub called Yolduz and also an honorary member of The Finnish-Islamic Congregation.{{Cite web|last=Malmberg|first=Ilkka|date=February 2011|title=Osman Abdrahim - Ihmiset (for subscribers)|url=https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000004787583.html|website=Helsingin Sanomat}}{{Cite web|last=Malmberg|first=Ilkka|date=February 2011|title=Pihoilla oli monenkielisiä porukoita (for subscribers)|url=https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000004787586.html|website=Helsingin Sanomat}}{{Cite web|date=February 2021|title=100 vuotta täyttävä Osman Abdrahim: "Jos olisin kerennyt telttaan, olisin ollut ihan reikiä täynnä" - kotoa lähetetty teepaketti pelasti espoolaisveteraanin hengen|url=https://sotaveteraanit.fi/100-vuotta-tayttava-osman-abdrahim-jos-olisin-kerennyt-telttaan-olisin-ollut-ihan-reikia-taynna-kotoa-lahetetty-teepaketti-pelasti-espoolaisveteraanin-hengen/|website=Sotaveteraanit.fi}}
Ymär Abdrahim is buried in the {{ill|Islamic Cemetery in Helsinki|fi|Helsingin islamilainen hautausmaa}}.
{{Sound
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| title = Ğomər Ğabdrəxim / Umyar Abdrahimov
| description = Bulat Şəymi, Kazan 2023.
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Literature
- Bedretdin, Kadriye (reporter): Tugan Tel: Kirjoituksia Suomen Tataareista. Suomen Itämainen Seura, Helsinki 2011. {{ISBN|978-951-9380-78-0}}.