A former IL&,Fs employee and Hotel Management & Masters In Tourism with about 10,000 followers on social media, he quit a corporate job in 2019 and started his Own Business Northern cafe.
Khan Rayees Hailing from Kupwara district and had always dreamt of becoming his own employer. His love for food, people and the idea of Self-sustenance gave birth to a business which is now more of social movement having housing popular libraries and regularly hosting literary, cultural as well social awareness events, Northern Cafe has not just redefined the restaurant business in Kashmir but also given a much needed boost to the entrepreneurial and creative sectors.
Rayees Branded as the ‘Selfie King’ in Kupwara, the young entrepreneur, proved to be a digital age marketing savant by solely relying on his vibrant social media presence to connect with the customers and general public alike. Rayees’s passionate enterprise has invoked the entrepreneurial spirit in the youth of Kashmir and is now ready to open one more branch in Main Town Kupwara.
