Who is Dada Abdulla from Gandhi, the Man and what is their importance?

Dada Abdulla is the businessman who employed Gandhi as his lawyer for the formative assignment in which he so thoroughly acquainted himself with the facts and needs of both parties, and sought to find a means of pleasing both parties equally. The success of that case is what launched Gandhi on his first quest to find means of service in every case, and so began his very successful career as a lawyer.