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Portrait of Mr. Rahim Iyaz, Managing Director, PORTMATRIX

Managing Director

Rahim IyazRahim Iyaz — Customs Law Practitioner

Our Managing Director Mr. Rahim Iyaz is an F-Card qualified Customs Broker, having a vintage experience in the foreign trade since 1996.

Qualifications

M.Com, MBA, M.Phil., PGDIBO, CBLR F-Card, PPIBAMI (IIFT)

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Role

  • Managing Director, PORTMATRIX
  • F-Card qualified Customs Broker

Experience

  • Vintage experience in the foreign trade since 1996.
  • Worked extensively in the international markets:

    East and Southeast Asia (ESEA):

    • Singapore
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • Malaysia
    • Thailand

    Middle East:

    • UAE
    • Saudi Arabia

    SAARC Region:

    • India
    • Sri Lanka
    • Republic of Maldives

    Export Destinations:

    • United States of America
    • Europe
  • Having worked with India’s largest banking group State Bank of India in Risk Mitigation Management.

Training roles

Authorised Resource Person in export training for the Govt. of India–MSME, EDII-TN, TNAPEx, FIEO, Alagappa University.

In the field

  • MSME & IIT Madras Seminar — RIIT training events

    Speaker at the MSME & IIT Madras Seminar, Chennai, 18 August 2026

    GoI Ministry of MSME (DFO), Chennai organised a National Seminar on “From Local to Global: Enabling Export-Ready MSMEs through Digital Commerce” at IIT Madras, Chennai on 18 August, 2026.

  • Doordarshan National Television interview — Press & media

  • Our MD’s China Import Article in NANAYAM VIKATAN Tamil Magazine — Press & media

  • Certificate of Appreciation from MSME DFO, Govt. of India — RIIT training events

  • Facilitation by Ms. Shiju Thomas, IAS, Secretary for MSME Department of FaME-TN, Govt. of Tamil Nadu — RIIT training events

  • Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) training — RIIT training events

  • MoU between Alagappa University, Karaikudi and RIIT — RIIT training events

  • China factory visit — China Import Sourcing

  • China Canton Fair — Canton Fair