Bashir Ali Mohammad
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Bashir Ali Mohammad is a business leader in Pakistan
who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group
and the Pakistan - Britain Advisory Council
. He is the son of the late Haji Ali Mohammad
, the memon philanthropist
and entrepreneur
who introduced Pakistan’s first national branded drink Pakola
.
Mohammad's major business interest is as chairman of the diversified Gul Ahmed Group which includes Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited, Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, Metropolitan Bank Limited, Swisstex Chemicals (Pvt) Limited, and Arwen Tech (Pvt) Limited. Bashir Ali Mohammad is also recognized for his efforts made to assist various government delegations with their negotiations in foreign countries. In the past he has been the chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association and served on the Export Promotion Bureau of Pakistan.
On Wednesday May 4, 2005 he suffered a heart attack
on a flight to Colombo with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
. He was to form part of a trade delegation.
Over the years his family, due to its association with the Pakola beverage, had come to be known as Pakolawala’s. He is also on the fund raising board of the Aga Khan University Hospital
. The family is recognized as being extremely charitable and conservative in nature and continues to assist Pakistan’s people with their charitable institutions, they are especially known for establishing medical centres and providing funds to enable people to acquire education and housing. The Gul Ahmed Group is also known for providing vast employment opportunities amongst the masses.
Bashir Ali Mohammad has also just recently been awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. This is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a civilian. He received the award from Pakistan's President Musharraf .
On October 19, 2010, during the Annual Conference 2010 of the International Textile
Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) in São Paulo/Brazil the Committee of Management of the
Federation elected Mr. Bashir H. Ali Mohammad as the new President of the Federation for the next two years. He is the first Pakistani to hold this prestigious post.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group
Gul Ahmed Group
The primary concerns of the Gul Ahmed Group include Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited, Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, and Habib Metropolitan Bank. More recently, a chain of retail outlets has been founded under the name "Ideas by Gul Ahmed"...
and the Pakistan - Britain Advisory Council
Pakistan - Britain Advisory Council
The Pakistan–Britain Advisory Group was established on 7 January 2002, during the visit of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Pakistan, to provide private-sector advice on key aspects of the Pakistan–Britain trading and investment relationship....
. He is the son of the late Haji Ali Mohammad
Haji Ali Mohammad
Haji Ali Mohammad introduced Pakola, the first national branded soft drink to Pakistan, and founded Gul Ahmed, a major business group. His family came to be known as Pakolawala's, after the famous drink. He was also known as a major memon philanthropist at the forefront of social service who...
, the memon philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who introduced Pakistan’s first national branded drink Pakola
Pakola
Pakola is a line of flavoured soft drinks, originally introduced in Pakistan in 1950 by Haji Ali Muhammad. It is produced by Mehran Bottlers Ltd and Gul Bottlers Ltd . It is the first nationally branded soft drink of Pakistan. Hence its name Pakola meaning 'Cola of Pakistan.'The original green...
.
Mohammad's major business interest is as chairman of the diversified Gul Ahmed Group which includes Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited, Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, Metropolitan Bank Limited, Swisstex Chemicals (Pvt) Limited, and Arwen Tech (Pvt) Limited. Bashir Ali Mohammad is also recognized for his efforts made to assist various government delegations with their negotiations in foreign countries. In the past he has been the chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association and served on the Export Promotion Bureau of Pakistan.
On Wednesday May 4, 2005 he suffered a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
on a flight to Colombo with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...
. He was to form part of a trade delegation.
Over the years his family, due to its association with the Pakola beverage, had come to be known as Pakolawala’s. He is also on the fund raising board of the Aga Khan University Hospital
Aga Khan University Hospital
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi was established in 1985 as the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Health Sciences. Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan, the hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care, including diagnosis of disease and team...
. The family is recognized as being extremely charitable and conservative in nature and continues to assist Pakistan’s people with their charitable institutions, they are especially known for establishing medical centres and providing funds to enable people to acquire education and housing. The Gul Ahmed Group is also known for providing vast employment opportunities amongst the masses.
Bashir Ali Mohammad has also just recently been awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. This is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a civilian. He received the award from Pakistan's President Musharraf .
On October 19, 2010, during the Annual Conference 2010 of the International Textile
Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) in São Paulo/Brazil the Committee of Management of the
Federation elected Mr. Bashir H. Ali Mohammad as the new President of the Federation for the next two years. He is the first Pakistani to hold this prestigious post.