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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ansif Ashraf
| image = Ansif Ashraf KSBEA Event.JPG
| caption = Ansif Ashraf talking at Kerala State Business Excellence Awards 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1983|11|15}}
| birth_place = [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|1|27|1983|11|15}}
| death_place = [[Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Chief Editor of ''[[Cochin Herald]]''
| alma_mater = [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]]<br />[[Cochin College]]
| spouse = Ramzeen Ansif
| children =

'''Ansif Ashraf''' (15 November 1983 – 27 January 2021<ref name="tributes">{{cite news |title=Tributes pour in for young Indian media entrepreneur who died in Sharjah |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/tributes-pour-in-for-young-indian-media-entrepreneur-who-died-in-sharjah-1.76796115 |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref>) was an Indian businessman who was the [[editor-in-chief]] of the ''[[Cochin Herald]]''.

==Early life==
Ansif Ashraf started his career as a graphic designer from home in the year 2000. In 2001 he started a studio for photography and designing. In 2006 he founded Paradise Group which was a trading company engaged in business of Rubber and Carbon Black.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-info-tech/Kochi-SME-among-Top-10-e-biz-champions/article20138234.ece|title=Kochi SME among Top-10 e-biz champions}}</ref> In 2008 he founded AGI Holdings Limited which was engaged in selling Centrifuge Separators.<ref name="Rubber Asia">{{cite news | url=https://www.rubberasia.com/2017/05/29/making-mark-separators-centrifuges-market/ | title=Making a Mark in Separators & Centrifuges Market | work= Rubber Asia}}</ref>

==Career==

In 2012 Ansif Ashraf joined the ''[[Cochin Herald]]'' which had been founded by his father in 1992 as a weekly newspaper. Ansif started ''Cochin Herald'' business magazine. On his father's death, Ansif became Chairman of the ''Cochin Herald ''and Chief Editor of ''Cochin Herald'' magazine.<ref name="Cochin Herald">{{cite news | url=http://cochinherald.com/adied-to-that-visionary/ | title= Adieu to that Visionary | work= Cochin Herald}}</ref>

Ansif founded Young Chamber of Commerce, an organisation for connecting young entrepreneurs and established companies, in 2014.<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/YCC-Launched/2014/11/19/article2530630.ece | title=YCC Launched | work= Indian Express | date=19 November 2014}}</ref> He started the opportunity exchange platform with Young Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Mathrubhumi News">{{cite news | url=http://archives.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/3544264/2015-04-22/business | title= ഓപ്പര്‍ച്യൂണിറ്റി എക്‌സ്‌ചേഞ്ച് പ്രോഗ്രാം 25ന്‌ | work= Mathrubhumi News}}</ref><ref name="deepika">{{cite news | url=http://www.deepika.com/News_Cat2_sub.aspx?catcode=cat5&newscode=357213 | title= യംഗ് ചേംബര്‍ ഓഫ് കൊമേഴ്സിന്റെ ഓപ്പര്‍ച്യൂണിറ്റി എക്സ്ചേഞ്ച് 25ന് | work= Business Deepika News}}</ref> In 2017 the name of the chamber was changed from Young Chamber of Commerce to Crescent Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In 2017 Ansif Ashraf founded Fly With Me Mobile App LLP, a company where he was the CEO.

On 21 February 2018, the family of [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], former [[President of India]], appointed Ansif Ashraf as Kerala State Co-ordinator for the A. P. J. Abdul Kalam International Foundation.<ref name="Ansif Ashraf appointed APJ Abdul Kalam Foundation's Kerala co-ordinator">{{cite news | url=http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/1558230/The-New-Indian-Express-Kochi/26022018#page/17/2 | title=Ansif Ashraf appointed APJ Abdul Kalam Foundation's Kerala co-ordinator | work= Indian Express | date=26 February 2018}}</ref> On 30 June 2018, he became the Secretary General of the Kerala chapter of [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|A. P. J. Abdul Kalam International Foundation]].<ref name="A P J Abdul Kalam International Foundation Kerala chapter in Kochi">{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/jul/01/a-p-j-abdul-kalam-international-foundation-kerala-chapter-in-kochi-1836293.html | title=A P J Abdul Kalam International Foundation Kerala chapter in Kochi | work= Indian Express | date=30 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="എ.പി.ജെ. അബ്ദുൾകലാം ഇന്റർനാഷണൽ ഫൗണ്ടേഷൻ കേരളത്തിലേക്ക്‌">{{cite news | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/ernakulam/news/kochi-1.2931353 | title=എ.പി.ജെ. അബ്ദുൾകലാം ഇന്റർനാഷണൽ ഫൗണ്ടേഷൻ കേരളത്തിലേക്ക്‌ | work= Mathrubhumi | date=30 June 2018}}</ref>

In 2018 Ansif Ashraf bought Herald Media Network Limited, which owns the brand name British Herald, which has been criticized for publishing deceptive polls and fake news.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slathia |first1=Abhi |title=Dear Indians, Tall Statues & Big Malls Won’t Win West’s Approval |url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/slumdog-millionaire-image-of-india-poverty-western-american-perception |access-date=7 January 2021 |work=TheQuint |date=20 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Desk |first1=NH Web |title=DD News tweets dubious recognition by obscure website to PM Modi, trolled |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/doordarshan-news-tweets-dubious-recognition-by-obscure-website-to-pm-modi |access-date=7 January 2021 |work=National Herald |date=24 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Archis |title=British Herald, Who? How Indian Media Fell For An Unknown Website's Poll Praising PM Modi |url=https://www.boomlive.in/british-herald-who-how-indian-media-fell-for-an-unknown-websites-poll-praising-pm-modi/ |access-date=7 January 2021 |work=www.boomlive.in |date=25 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Kerala-based mediapreneur wrests all rights of UK’s British Herald media brand">{{cite news | url=http://uniquetimes.org/kerala-based-media-tycoon-lends-british-legacy-to-transform-indian-media/ | title= Kerala-based mediapreneur wrests all rights of UK’s British Herald media brand | work= Unique Times}}</ref>

==Death==

Ansif Ashraf died of Covid-19 on Wednesday, 27 January 2021, in Sharjah, UAE. He was 37.<ref name="tributes" /><ref>{{cite news |title=അന്‍സിഫ് അഷ്റഫ് ഷാര്‍ജയില്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/gulf/uae/british-herald-owner-ansif-ashraf-passed-away-1.5390001 |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Ansif Ashraf}}
*{{official|http://www.ansif.com}}

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[[Category:Businesspeople from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Magazine editors]]
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Kochi]]
[[Category:People from Thane]]

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