Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohamed Rifkhan
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The result was delete. ✗plicit 04:26, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
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Nothing in article to suggest subject is notable. Article claims Rifkhan's company is the largest mobile and accessories store in Sri Lanka but the given source doesn't mention this - in fact its states that the company only had four stores (in 2018). Most of the secondary sources provided in the article are run of the mill business articles, not the multiple, significant coverage required by WP:BASIC.
The Young Businessmen of the Year award does not qualify as as well-known and significant award under WP:ANYBIO.
The article claims that Rifkhan has been given Sri Lanka's third highest national honour, Deshabandu, but the only source provided to back up this is Rifkhan's own LinkedIn profile which isn't a WP:RS. The Deshabandu article lists Rifkhan as a recipient but does not provide any sources (Rifkhan was added to Deshabandu by Gihan Jayaweera, the creator of the Rifkhan article). There was no national honours awarded in 2018 so if Rifkhan had received the Deshabandu award it would have been in 2017 or 2019 but none of the sources provided in the 2017 Sri Lankan national honours or 2019 Sri Lankan national honours mentions Rifkhan. The official gazettes for the 2017 and 2019 national honours don't mention Rifkhan. Therefore Rifkhan's claim to have received the Deshabandu honour is most likely false.
The article claims Rifkhan received the Dr AJP Abdul kalam Memorial Excellence Award (not to be confused with the Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award) but the only source is Rifkhan's Facebook page, not a reliable source. Obi2canibe (talk) 15:09, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Obi2canibe (talk) 15:09, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 17:59, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 15:27, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
Info Note to closer for soft deletion: This nomination has had limited participation and falls within the standards set for lack of quorum. There are no previous AfD discussions, undeletions, or current redirects and no previous PRODs have been located. This nomination may be eligible for soft deletion at the end of its 7-day listing.
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2021-06 ✍️ create - --Cewbot (talk) 00:02, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 03:30, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
- Delete, is highly promotional and lacks substance - agree that it fails WP:ANYBIO as there is nothing that clearly establishes the individual’s notability. Dan arndt (talk) 11:07, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
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