Michigan, United States
AbdulkaderRahmani
Syrian-American Entrepreneur • Healthcare Executive • U.S.–Syria Business & Investment
More than 20 years of operating leadership across healthcare, ecommerce, manufacturing, and distribution.
Founder & CEO, Big Ben Medical • Founder, Rahmani SmartHealth Services
Executive profile
An operator’s perspective
Abdulkader Rahmani is a Syrian-American entrepreneur and healthcare executive based in Michigan. He is Founder and CEO of Big Ben Medical and Founder of Rahmani SmartHealth Services.
His work draws on more than two decades across healthcare, ecommerce, manufacturing, and distribution, with a public focus on market access, practical technology adoption, diaspora investment, and U.S.–Syria economic engagement.
Career at a glance
- 0120+ years across healthcare, ecommerce, manufacturing, and distribution
- 02CEO, Big Ben Medical
- 03Former Executive Director, Great Lakes Medical Laboratory
- 04Founder & CEO, Yaqoot.com
- 05HP leadership across country, sales, and category management
- 06Earlier leadership at Epson Middle East and Zai Computer Factory
- 07Computer Engineering, Aleppo University
Experience
Current work and selected leadership
A concise record of operating roles across healthcare, technology, commerce, manufacturing, and distribution.
Big Ben Medical
Founder & CEO
Michigan-based healthcare company serving clinical customers with point-of-care diagnostics and medical supplies.
Rahmani SmartHealth Services
Founder
A platform for healthcare, technology, and investment initiatives.
Selected experience
Great Lakes Medical Laboratory
Executive Director
FormerYaqoot.com
Founder & CEO
EntrepreneurshipHP
Country Manager • Senior Sales Manager • Area Category Manager
LeadershipEpson Middle East
Leadership role
Earlier experienceZai Computer Factory
Leadership role
Earlier experience
Leadership & service
Current and former civic roles
Global Justice / Make Syria Great Again
Board Member
Current board service, documented on the organization’s public team listing.
View public board listingSAMS Michigan Chapter
Former Board Member
Served approximately two years. The term concluded in July 2026 after choosing not to seek reelection.
Professional memberships
- Syrian American Engineers Association (SAEA)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce — Small Business Member
- Urgent Care Association — Corporate Member
Speaking & commentary
Ideas grounded in operating experience
Available for panels, fireside chats, private roundtables, podcasts, and media commentary.
- A
After Policy Change: What Economic Reconnection Actually Requires
A practitioner’s view of banking, compliance, counterparties, supply chains, investment confidence, and execution.
- B
The Syrian Diaspora and the Next Investment Cycle
How diaspora operators can connect capital, expertise, trusted networks, and market knowledge.
- C
Healthcare as Economic Infrastructure
Why diagnostics, care capacity, supply chains, workforce, and investment belong in the same conversation.
- D
AI Inside the Real Economy
A grounded view of applying AI to revenue, workflow, analytics, and operating decisions.
Featured media & appearances
Public work, in context
Selected public speaking, policy commentary, business analysis, and community engagement. Engagement figures are Facebook snapshots and may change.
Speaking
Address to the Syrian American engineering community
Remarks delivered at a community gathering in Michigan.
- 162 reactions
- 14 comments
Public engagement
Reflections following a public gathering
A brief field update shared directly after the event.
- 26K views
- 18K reactions
U.S.–Syria relations
Update with Congressman Joe Wilson
A public update on U.S. policy and Syria.
- 41K views
- 8.1K reactions
Commentary
Current affairs analysis
Immediate commentary on a significant regional development.
- 820 reactions
- 67 shares
Policy
Congressional hearing on Syria
Notes from a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on post-Assad policy challenges.
Commentary
Commentary on Syria’s new currency
A public perspective on the design and reception of Syria’s new currency.
Business
Syria’s startup challenge
On using technology, flexibility, and unconventional thinking to compete with limited resources.
- 2.7K views
- 71 reactions
Artificial intelligence
AI and a defining moment for business
A concise public reflection on the implications of rapid AI adoption.
- 501 reactions
- 28 shares
Contact
Media, speaking & partnerships
For conference programming, media commentary, interviews, investment conversations, and strategic partnerships.
Connect through Abdulkader Rahmani’s public profiles.
A direct media email will be added when available.