Cowasjee family
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The Cowasjee family is one of the oldest families settled in Karachi
, Sindh
, Pakistan
. They own the Cowasjee Group
, the oldest shipping company in Pakistan, established in 1883. Ardeshir Cowasjee
is the chairman of the group and patriarch of the family. The Cowasjees are a Parsi Zoroastrian family.
They were owners of East & West Steamship Company
(1947 - 1974)
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan
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...
. They own the Cowasjee Group
Cowasjee Group
Cowasjee Group is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Cowasjee Group is the oldest shipping and stevedore agency existing in Pakistan today. It was established in Karachi in 1883 by the members of the Cowasjee family. The current chairman of Cowasjee Group is Ardeshir Cowasjee...
, the oldest shipping company in Pakistan, established in 1883. Ardeshir Cowasjee
Ardeshir Cowasjee
Ardeshir Cowasjee is a renowned newspaper columnist from Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. His columns regularly appear in the country's oldest English newspaper Dawn. Recently a new blog has been started with the view of accumulating the bulk of ardeshir's articles...
is the chairman of the group and patriarch of the family. The Cowasjees are a Parsi Zoroastrian family.
They were owners of East & West Steamship Company
East & West Steamship Company
East & West Steamship Company was one of the oldest locally owned shipping line in Pakistan until it was nationalised in 1974. Its ship, was the first ship ever registered at the newly established Port of Registry at Karachi in August 1948. It was owned by the Cowasjee family. The company was...
(1947 - 1974)