Kolkata: Pakistan is a land of extremes; while the country is one of the poorest, a few persons have amassed huge amount of wealth. The richest person of Pakistan is Shahid Khan, who is the proud owner of Jacksonville Jaguars, an American football team. Shahid Khan’s wealth is estimated at 13.7 billion dollars.
The list becomes interesting at a time when India and Pakistan have got embroiled in full-scale conflict on May 8. With India mounting air and drone strikes on major cities of Pakistan including Lahore and Karachi, Rawalpindi and Islamabad, and talks of some of the rich and might possibly leaving the country for safer havens in Europe, the US or West Asia, a look at Pakistan’s rich list becomes significant.
Shahid Khan
Shahid Khan is easily the richest person in Pakistan. However, he lives in America and not in his native country. Khan is a successful businessman who owns Flex N Gate, which is a manufacturer and supplier of automotive components to different companies. The company is based in Warren, USA. It was set up in 1956. Khan also owns Jacksonville Jaguars, a professional American football team, which as the name suggests, is located in Jacksonville of Florida. This team was founded in 1995 and it competes in the National Football League. His wealth is estimated at $13.7 billion.
Mian Muhammad Mansha
Mian Muhammad Mansha, is easily the richest man in Pakistan, who lives in Pakistan unlike Shahid Khan. He is the biggest businessman to live in the country. He is also the chairman of Pakistan’s MCB Bank, which was set up in 1947 and is one of the largest banks in that country. It offers a wide range of financial services for personal and corporate customers. The fortunes of Mian Muhammad Mansha is estimated at $5 billion.
Anwar Pervez
He is the third richest person in Pakistan. He lives in Britain. Let us tell you, Bestway is the second largest cement producer in Pakistan. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway Group. Its business is also spread in Britain. According to media reports, his net worth is estimated to be 3 billion dollars.
Nasser Shaun
He is one of the biggest businessmen of Pakistan. He is a force to reckon with in the banking and textile industry of Pakistan. Nasser Shaun is known to be the first person to buy a Rolls Royce car in Pakistan. According to media reports, his net worth is 1 billion dollars.
Rafiq M Habib
Rafiq M. Habib is associated with Pakistan’s ‘House of Habib’ and ‘Habib Bank Limited’, which is the family business of Rafiq M Habib. The ‘House of Habib Companies’ which he lords over was established in Mumbai way back in 1841. His business runs in many verticals such as insurance, education, hospital, tiles etc. His net worth is supposed to be 950 million dollars.
Others in the top 10 rich list of Pakistan
Besides the five person named above, the top 10 rich list of Pakistanis also consists of the following five. They are Tariq Saeed Sagal, who is worth around 900 million dollars and ranks sixth; Yusuf Farooqui who ranks at the seventh place with 800 million dollars; Sultan Ali Lakhani who is at the eight position with 800 million; Seth Abid Hussain who has about 780 million dollars and is the penultimate name. The final name on the list of 10 richest Pakistanis is Majid Bashir who is worth about 750 million dollars.
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