Nasiruddin Wahid is a Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

-based NRI (Non-Resident Indian), who is the Chairman of India's East-West Group

East-West Group

The "East-Wes Group" is is a holding company based out of Brussels, Belgium that operates a network of sister corporate entities focused on the Central Asian market – individually specializing in precise market segments, jointly providing a range of business development, project management and...

. Wahid was one of the promoters of the now defunct East-West Airlines

East-West Airlines (India)

East-West Airlines was the first Indian private scheduled airline to take off the ground after the Open Skies policy was announced in 1991. The airline ceased operations in 1996.-History:...

, which was once one of the leading domestic aircraft carriers of India. As recently as 2003, there had been media reports that Wahid was in talks to start East-West's operations again. Nasiruddin Wahid is also the brother of the late Thakiyudeen Wahid

Thakiyudeen Wahid

Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid was a leading Indian entrepreneur and aviator. He was the Managing Director of the now-defunct East West Airlines.Mr. Wahid along with his brother, Mr. Nasirudeen A Wahid created East West Airlines, Indias first private airlines, from the success of a profitably run...

, the assassinated East-West Managing Director.