Abdul Razak Dawood
Abdul Razak Dawood is a Pakistani industrialist who served as the Commerce minister of Pakistan in Pervez Musharraf cabinet[1][2] from 1999 to 2002.[3][4] He is founder of Descon.
Abdul Razak Dawood | |
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| Advisor for Commerce and Investment πΈπͺπ΅π© π΅π©π¦ π΄π΅π’π΅πΆπ΄ π°π§ ππ¦π₯π¦π³π’π ππͺπ―πͺπ΄π΅π¦π³ | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2018 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker) |
| Advisor for Textile and Industry & Production πΈπͺπ΅π© π΅π©π¦ π΄π΅π’π΅πΆπ΄ π°π§ ππ¦π₯π¦π³π’π ππͺπ―πͺπ΄π΅π¦π³ | |
| In office 20 August 2018 β 06 April 2020 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Hammad Azhar |
| Federal Minister for Commerce | |
| In office 6 November 1999 β 23 November 2002 | |
| Chief Executive | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Ishaq Dar |
| Succeeded by | Humayun Akhtar Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
He is a nephew of the late Seth Ahmed Dawood (1899β2002) who was considered one of the pioneering industrialists of Pakistan.[2] He had been also a member of the Imran Khan Cabinet as Advisor to PM for Commerce, Investment, Industries & Production and Textile.
Career
Abdul Razak Dawood received his MBA degree from Columbia University.[5]
- CEO of Descon Engineering Limited (1977β2018).[5]
- Chairman of Rousch (Pakistan) Power Limited
- Director of Pakistan Business Council[5]
- In the past, he also served as a Director of State Bank of Pakistan[5]
References
- "Dawood calls for lasting solution to debt problem". Dawn. Pakistan. 11 November 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- "Seth Ahmad Dawood passes away". Dawn. Pakistan. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- "Promotes free trade among unequals". Dawn. Pakistan. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- "Commerce minister since 1997 came from LCCI". The News International (newspaper). 13 December 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Profile of Abdul Razak Dawood, Bloomberg L.P.. Retrieved 6 November 2017
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