Who's the richest Pakistani alive?

[alamgir]

Well guy's I was reading about Indian entrepreneurship and how they have a phenomenal amount of Indian Billionaires. That led me to think who exactly is the richest Pakistani alive? and how much exactly is he worth? I guess some corrupt politicians would be up there, so would generals of the taleban vs soviet union era. I'm also intersted about how the Pakistani business community fairs and who's the brightest success story. Anyone who has some decent figures would be appreciated.. thanx

bro. look at finland have much less billionaires then india but life standerd of finland can you compare with indians

 

[BATMAN]

i'd regard anyone with about 2 million dollars well off. But being a billionaire does signify the super rich

Can you tell us the number of Saudi billionaires ?

BTW, what is your Nationality?

 

[Contrarian]

bro. look at finland have much less billionaires then india but life standerd of finland can you compare with indians

So i guess its better not to have Billionaires at all from a country !! I see your point !!

 

[BATMAN]

So i guess its better not to have Billionaires at all from a country !! I see your point !!

Better is higher percapita income.

 

[Chrome9]

Guy's this thread is supposed to be taken light heartedly. It's just some fun speculation and all I was asking was some inputs. Don't get silly in making a big issue out of it and start comparing standard of life and crap. I just wanted to see who the big shot tycoon was here. so far the answer I get is Mian mansha, does anyone know/think another Pakistani could be worth more?
Batman, believe me there are some super rich Saudi's in this world. The House of Saud are very well off, the personal fortunes of the likes of Prince Al-waleed bin tallal are well documentated. Not to mention several CEO's of banks such as Al-Rajhi...

 

[dabong1]

The richest pakistani are going to be in dubai,europe and the US.
I remember watching a tv show where a band member from junoon goes to the US and visits a billionaire pakistani who had some health insurance company.
They lady had no style just threw everything expensive into one room and thought it looked good.

 

[Chrome9]

Yup saw that too dabong, I remeber it specifically said "Recently sold their MUlti-billion dollar insurance company". Though I thought that programme was crap and those PAkistani's were well connected with the Bush family and some of his Aunty's view were disgusting. Even so how come he isn't regarded as a Pakistani based in the USA like Mittal an inidan based in th UK.

 

[kidwaibhai]

Kidwai,

Not having a billonaire doesnt mean equal distribution of income

dude no offence but it does.

 

[blain2]

here are the 5 richest families of Pakistan: (found it from the internet, so dont blame me if its not right).

1. The Nishat Group

Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha is the captain of this splendid ship having around 30 companies on board. Mansha, who owns the Muslim Commercial Bank as well, is now setting up a billion rupee ($ 17 m) paper sack project too. He is one of the richest Pakistanis around. Nishat Group was country’s 15th richest family in 1970, 6th in 1990 and Number 1 in 1997. Mansha is on the board of nearly 50 companies. Chinioti by clan, Mansha is married to Yousaf Saigol’s daughter. He is deemed to have made investments in many bourses, currency and metal exchanges both within and outside Pakistan. He has had his share of luck on many occasions in life and has recently been awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award by President Musharraf. He could have bought the United Bank too, but then who doesn’t have adversaries. Nishat Group comprises of textiles, cement, leasing, insurance and management companies. If Mansha was bitten by Bhutto’s nationalization stint of 1970, his friends think he was compensated by Nawaz Sharif’s denationalization programme to a very good effect. There is no stopping Mansha and he is still on the move!

2. The Jang Group

This huge media empire was founded by late Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman some six decades ago. Today, around 10 top newspapers and the multi-billion rupee GEO TV project are being run by Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman, Mir Khalil’s brainy son, who has a lot of projects pertaining to real estate under his belt too. Though he can be very modest, Shakeel is known to have taken country’s Prime Ministers head-on. His tussle with Nawaz Sharif in 1999 spoke volumes of his unmatched influence in all domestic and international quarters which matter Shakeel is one of Asia’s most well known media barons, whose newspapers have served to be the breeding nurseries for country’s top journalists. He invests massively in stocks business regularly. His elder brother Mir Javed ur Rehman and tender son Mir Ibrahim also assist him in business. Such magnificent has been his influence that at times, a few governments have opted to take a few of his employees as ministers. The Group, as most politicians agree, has been instrumental in both toppling and building governments in Pakistan for decades now. Limelight is the product that he sells but doesn’t like tasting the fruits of his own garden.

3. The Hashoo Group

Led by the vintage Saddaruddin Haswani, the Hashoo Group is more known for its dominance in Pakistan’s hotel industry, though the people who know a bit more about the Hashwanis are of their strength in real estate business too. Hashwanis are involved in trading of cotton grain and steel and till the nationalization of cotton export in 1974, they were widely being dubbed as the Cotton Kings of Pakistan. Today, this group has excelled in export of rice, wheat, cotton and barley. It owns textile units, besides having invested billions in mines, minerals. hotels, insurance, batteries, tobacco, residential properties, construction, engineering and information technology. In 1984, Hashwani defeated the Lakhanis in the bid for Premier Tobacco but was arrested along with his brother Akbar in 1986 for allegedly evading customs duty on cigarettes. Sadarduddin’s brother Akbar and the children of another late brother Hassan Ali Hashwani together manage around 45 companies. Akbar runs the second Hashwani Group. He is one of the most well-known magnates in Pakistan who is a regular invitee at the Diplomatic Enclave. The list of local and international bigwigs known personally to Hashwani is unending.

4. The Packages Group

The seed of this huge empire was sown by Syed Maratib All, a renowned supplier for British Army and the Indian Railways before partition. The group launched a joint venture with Lever Brothers soon after 1947, but massive production of Pakistan Tobacco Company later reportedly made Syed Maratib All and sons install a packaging Unit by the names of Packages. Two of Maratib’s sons-Syed Amjad All and Syed Babar Au have remained Pakistan’s finance Ministers and two of his well-known grand-children-Syeda Abida Hussain and Syed Fakhar Imam-are political stalwarts who need no recognition. Late Syed Amjad Ali was Pakistan’s first Ambassador to the United Nations, while Syed Babar Ali is the force behind the establishment of the LUMS. The group owns Nestle Pakistan too which is being run by Syed Yawar Ali. Syed Babar Ali has also served as Chairman National Fertilizer Corporation during the Bhutto regime too and has been the Chairman of Hoeist Pakistan, Lever Brothers and Siemen. The group also acquired a good number of Coca Cola plants in Pakistan. Its famous brands include Nestle Milk Pak, Treet, Mitchells and Tri Pack Films. It has stakes in the textile, dairy, agriculture and rice Sectors too. The groups Contributions towards the cause of an independent Pakistan are unprecedented.

5. The House of Habib

Legend has it that the Goddess of Wealth has been in love with the seasoned Habibs more than anybody else in Pakistan. Most pundits believe that Habibs own at least 100 companies throughout the world, but these content mega-tycoons never boast off, something which has made it uphill for most to predict about their financial standing. This industrial group was founded by Seth Habib Mitha, born in 1878 to Esmail Ali-a factory owner in Bombay. The financial strength of the Habibs can be gauged from the fact that Muhammad Ali Habib was gave a cheque of Rs 80 million to Quaid-e-Azam in 1948 at a time when Pakistan government was penniless owing to delay in transfer of Pakistan’s share of Rs. 750 million by the Reserve Bank of India. They had offices in Europe in 1912. They incorporated the Habib Bank in 1941. They own the Habib Bank A.G Zurich, Bank Al-Habib, Indus Motors assembling Corolla cars and many dozens of units in sectors such as jute, paper sack, minerals, steel, tiles, synthetics sugar, glass, construction, concrete, farm autos, banking, oil, computers, music, paper, packages, leasing and capital management. Habibs today are headed by Rafiq Habib and Rashid Habib in two distinct groups. What makes them extremely influential players of all times is the fact that for dozens of top businessmen today, Habib were a myth once.

They missed "The Blain Group" of Mangla cantonement in the #1 spot...

 

[Contrarian]

Better is higher percapita income.

Higher per capita income is always good. But more Billionaires, Millionaires, etc show the entrepreneurship of the new breed of managers, the overall outlook of the economy, etc, etc. Dont bring crap in this, per capita income is not related to this.

 

[Contrarian]

dude no offence but it does.

Are u kidding me dude? Not having Billionaires in a country shows equal distrubution of income? Its a capitalist economy, not a socialist one, billionaires show how successful the companies have been, the entrepreneurship levels, the conducive atmosphere created by the government, etc , etc. Dont defend this as though this is an attack on Pakistan. Its just a simple question, who is the richest Pakistani and what is his net worth. People are defending this by saying, its better not to have billionaires, etc etc.

This is pure BS.

 

[dabong1]

What about all the big landowners in pakistan none of them are on any list ,only the industrialists and business people are shown.
But i do support the argument that the more millionaires in a country the less likelihood of equal distribution of income.
If somebody can get some stats on the issue it would be helpful.

 

[ahussains]

Pakistani never goes into this race who is the billionarie and they never expose them they are always works in the forms of groups and companies ..
and as far as the landowners what i know is Mr. Ghllam Mustufa Khar have a 40,000 Acers of agriculture land in Sindh and they many more Like Mehars, Sommros and some other families also .

 

[ahussains]

What about all the big landowners in pakistan none of them are on any list ,only the industrialists and business people are shown.
But i do support the argument that the more millionaires in a country the less likelihood of equal distribution of income.
If somebody can get some stats on the issue it would be helpful.

Pakistani never goes into this race who is the billionarie and they never expose them they are always works in the forms of groups and companies ..
and as far as the landowners what i know is Mr. Ghllam Mustufa Khar have a 40,000 Acers of agriculture land in Sindh and they many more Like Mehars, Sommros and some other families also .

 

[Ababeel]

Sir Anwar Pervez (Urdu: سر انور پروی&#1586 is a Pakistan-born businessman in the United Kingdom Sir Anwar Pervez has been ranked as the 12th richest Asian in Great Britain. He is the first Pakistan-origin person to achieve this distinction.
According to the Sunday Times, Sir Anwar is the richest man of Pakistani descent in the UK with assets valued at £390 million, making him the 12th richest businessman from Asia.
The Sunday Times report stateed that Sir Anwar owns the second largest cash and carry wholesale network in Britain. He currently resides in London and has converted his business into Bestway Group, a retail empire with assets of hundreds of millions pounds. He was the first ever Pakistani to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.