Shahara ahmad llewellyn biography llewelyn death

You can edit almost every page by Creating an account. Otherwise, see the FAQ. Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn August 20, is an American businesswoman. She is a serial Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, having started, owned, operated and sold seven different companies from to She continues to be involved with various ventures and projects as well as maintaining her philanthropic activities and interests through the S.

Ahmad-Llewellyn Family Foundation. Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn was born in Harlem in Manhattan, the daughter of immigrants from the country of Jamaica. His parents came to the United States in After two years the family moved to Westchester County , settling in White Plains , in a predominantly white middle-class environment, though Llewellyn went to integrated schools.

Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn (born Ahmad) married

Llewellyn worked in his father's bar and restaurant and sold magazines and Fuller Brush products. In , Llewellyn joined the US Army, where he served as a first lieutenant. Her husband of 30 years, J. Bruce Llewellyn , was a prominent American businessman. In , he joined others to found Black Men of America, a social and philanthropic organization.

In , he and a group of business partners, among them Julius Erving, Bill Cosby, and Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn, bought a majority share of the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the first of the company's bottling plants to be acquired by a black person or persons. Ahmad-Llewellyn was the sister of Sharifa Alkhateeb. Ahmad-Llewellyn's mother passed away when she was just 15 years-old and being the eldest girl, she was responsible for taking care of her four siblings.