Sultan Ali Lakhani
Sultan Ali Lakhani | |
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Citizenship | Pakistani |
Occupation | Co-Owner of the Lakson Group, Publisher |
Religion | Islam |
Sultan Ali Lakhani is one of the richest persons in Pakistan. He has a Phd degree in Economics from Karachi University. Sultan Ali currently holds the following positions:
- Join owner the Lakson Group
- CEO of Century Publications (Pvt. Ltd.), Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Express, Daily Sindh Express & Express News Channel (Pvt. Ltd.)
- Honorary Consul General of Mexico in Pakistan
- Member, Senate (Upper House) of Pakistan from 1987 to 1994
- Advisor to the Century Insurance Company Limited[1]
Career of Lakhani
Sultan Lakhani today is the CEO of Express Media Group, Pakistan’s second largest media group.
Express is part of the Lakson Group which Sultan Lakhani was Chairman of till 1988. Sultan Lakhani was elected as a member of the Parliament (Senate) from 1988 to 1994. Lakhani is also the Honorary Consul of Mexico in Pakistan. In August 2011, Sultan Ali Lakhani received the HILAL-I-IMTIAZ,[2] Pakistan’s second highest civilian award, for ‘public service’ from the President of Pakistan.
Lakson was established in 1954 by Sultan Lakhani's father, Hassanali Karabhai, and is one of the largest and most diversified business groups in Pakistan.[3] Today the Lakhani family manages and owns companies that are industry leaders in their respective sectors including consumer non-durables, fast food, financial services, media, surgical instruments, technology, textiles and travel. Lakson’s brands include Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan), Cyber.Net, Clover, Express News, McDonald’s (Pakistan) and Tetley (Pakistan).
References
- ↑ "The Executive Committee". Century Insurance Company Limited. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "The Express Tribune - 67 to receive national awards today". Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ↑ "The Lakson Group of Companies". Retrieved 2 July 2012.