This document discusses the evolution of entrepreneurship and top business families in Pakistan. It traces the development of entrepreneurship from the 1950s during Ayub Khan's rule, which led to the rise of prominent business families. Some key business families mentioned include the Mansha, Habib, Saigal, Dewan, and Hashwani families. It also discusses some prominent women entrepreneurs like Uzma Gul, Ayesha Zeenat, and Robina Jamil who have started successful businesses in Pakistan despite challenges. The document outlines the history of entrepreneurship and policies in Pakistan that have impacted the business landscape.

1. Evolution of Entrepreneurship
&
Top Business Families in Pakistan

2. • Today we found many enterprises groups in
our country including some important as:
• Saigal group
• Dewan group
• Habib group etc.
 The domestic production of manufacturing good was
established and flourished in Ayub Khan’s era of mid
50’s.
 He gave extensive incentives to the local business
man.
Evolution of Entrepreneurship in
Pakistan

3. • This led to the development of a class of
industrialists, later known notoriously as the
twenty-two families
• “The Ayub Khan era was the 22 families’ heyday. They flourished mightily
in that era, setting up one industry after another and expanding into
sector after sector, until it seemed that they virtually controlled the
economy. Banking, insurance, textiles, consumer goods - everything was
grist for their mill.” (Omer)
• Later on the nationalization by Bhutto become
a tragic story for these wealthy families
Conti….

4. • After coming in power from one of those rich
family into politics (Sharif Family) they started
returning back these assets to them.
• Rejuvenation of business scenario in private
sector
• Business friendly era during1990’s
• As a result new business families emerged and
the existing families resuscitated themselves
Conti….

5. • Military regime of Pervaiz Mushraf continued
the process of liberalization by privatizing the
state-owned enterprises
• Current Govt. is also following the same
policies of Privatization.
Conti….

6. 1947-58 Era of emerging exchange rate and trade policies and
import substitution industrialization.
1953-64 Virtually all imports into Pakistan were regulated by
some form of quantitative controls
1950-55 Large scale sector experienced phenomenal growth
rates of over 20%
1950’s Introduction and active functioning of “Import
Licensing System”
1958-68 The “decade of development”, industry experienced a
relatively higher growth rate
Historical Overview

7. 1958-70 65% of total loans disbursed by PICIC, went to 37
monopoly houses, with the largest 13 of these
accounting for about 70% of the loans
1972-77 Bhutto’s regime characterized by Nationalization.
Caused some dent in elite power.
Still however banks continued to lend on the basis of
political and governmental influence.
1977-88 Zia years of encouragement of private sector,
preference still given to large scale sector
1988-
present
Privatization and liberalization of state owned enterprises
Into the private sector. (rich families)
Continued……

8. • Short-listing Pakistan's most influential
business magnates or Groups has never been
an easy task
• Among these gifted individuals, you will find
politicians-turned-businessmen, businessmen-
turned-politicians or even the businessmen-
cum-politicians.
• Thus we take the pride of announcing these
names with focusing on Business men’s only
Top Business Families in Pakistan

9. 1- Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha
• Worth: £1.25b ($2.5billion)
• Mansha has around 40 companies on board
• Nishat Textile
• Nishat Power
• MCB Bank
• D. G Khan Cement
• Adamjee Inssurance
• Nishat Group was country's 15th richest family
in 1970, 6th in 1990 and Number 1 in 1997

10. Conti……
• He give the bid for UBL
• He also offer a bid PSO along with Patronas
• There is no stopping Mansha and he is still on
the move.
• The Govt. of Pakistan has Awarded Sitara-e-
Imtiaz (The Honor of Distinction) to Mansha

11. • Worth: £750m ($1.5billion)
• The Bestway Group started in 1976 with its first Bestway
cash and carry warehouse opened in London
• Bestway Group ventured into Pakistan's huge the cement
business in 1995 and set up cement manufacturing plant
in Pakistan at a cost of $120 million.
• They also acquired a 25.5% stake in United Bank Limited
in 2002
• He is still on the move!
2- Anwar Pervaiz

12. • Habib is a prominent Muslim Khoja business family in Pakistan
• A profile of Rafiq Habib in an Economic Review stated that the
Habib group has owned over 90 companies
• Habib group's most famous and successful subsidiary is its
Banking and Finance division.
• 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
3-Habib Family

13. • 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.
• Having many companies outside Pakistan
Conti…..

14. • Saddaruddin Hashwani is Chairman Hashoo
Group with a net worth of Worth: £550m
($1.1billion)
• Hashwanis are involved in trading of cotton, grain
and steel
• 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 etc
4-Hashwani Family

15. • Worth: £425m ($850) Industry
• pioneer of the Saigol dynasty in 1890 was Amin Saigol who
established a shoe shop that eventually transformed into
Kohinoor Rubber Works
• In 1948, Saigols established the Kohinoor Textile Mills with a
cost of Rs 8 million
• They bought the United Bank in 1959 and then witnessed five
of their units getting nationalized
• They lived in Saudi Arabia during the Bhutto regime
• Their portfolio includes Kohinoor Textile Mills, (PEL), Kohinoor
Power, Kohinoor Energy, Kohinoor Motors etc
5-Saigal Family

16. • Dewan Mushtaq Group is one of the Pakistan's largest industrial
conglomerates in sectors like polyester acrylic fiber, manufacturing and
automotives
• Dewan Farooqui Motors assembles around 10,000 cars annually under
technical license agreement with Hyundai and Kia Motors of Korea
• The Dewan Salman Fiber is the pride of this empire as it ranks 11th in the
world in total production capacity
• They also have the franchise license for BMW in Pakistan and now Rolls
Royce showrooms.
• The group owns three textile units, a motorcycle manufacturing concern
and the largest sugar unit in the country
6- Dewan Family

17. • Mr Yakoub is a prominent Pakistani expatriate businessman
based in Dubai.
• He is the president ARY group ($1.5Billion turnover) and
World Memon Organization (WMO)
• Pakistan's biggest media barons controlling around 7 channels
• Besides this he has a huge property holdings in Karachi,
Islamabad and Dubai amounting to over $200m
• He is major in the gold market also having around 20 outlets
in Asia.
7- Abdul Razzaq Yakoub (ARY)

18. • Not having the biggest Business like Men
• They were having less opportunities
• Mainly engaged in Clothing, Designing,
Boutiques, Beauty Salons, Jewelry etc
• Here we will discuss some one else who really
did something daring
Women Entreprenures

19. • Varan Tours, Sadar , Rawalpindi
• She established a transport company initially with
only one bus
• Then No increased to 75
• She dispel the notion that woman entrepreneurs
restrict themselves to certain traditional businesses
• Big problem was inconsistency in the transport
policies of successive governments
• Along with the profit motive, she wanted to start a
quality transport service for the working women
Uzma Gul

20. Ayesha Zeenat (GINA)
• Pappasalis, Islamabad
• She did a Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant
Management from the Conrad Hilton College,
University of Houston
• After doing many jobs, she realized that there is no
future in seeking a good job.
• She started her own first original Italian restaurant in
Islamabad
• It was as a big risk, as Islamabad was not an easy city
for a food business
• She won a legal case against her Business

21. Robina Jamil
• Robina and her family underwent severe financial distress 10
years ago
• She then started a business of assembling toys, plastic clips and
artificial jewelry with the help of her father and brother.
• The crucial step was to get her first order, which proved to be a
really difficult task.
• She hired two women and trained them to market her products
• The business has graduated from its infancy stage
• I have built a network now on the basis of the
• trust that we have developed over the last ten years

22. Discussion