Hussain Dawood Biography
Full Name: Hussain Dawood
Date of Birth: 20 September 1943 (age 77)
Place of Birth: Bombay, (Mumbai) India
Nationality: Pakistani
Religion: Islam
Education: Northwestern University, US, Sheffield University, UK
Occupation: Chairman Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited, Engro Corporation,
Karachi School for Business & Leadership , The Dawood Foundation
Known for: One of the top businessmen and an ardent philanthropist in Pakistan
Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 by Marketing Association of Pakistan
Hussain Dawood Biography :
- Hussain Dawood is a Pakistani businessman, investor, educationalist and philanthropist.
- Dawood visited a school in Yorkshire. He studied Metallurgy at the Sheffield University from where he graduated in 1966.
- He went on to study at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and received in 1968 an MBA.
- Hussain Dawood joined after his studies the family business in Pakistan as Group Finance Director.
- He became in 1973 Managing Director of Dawood Lawrencepur, a public limited company specialising in textiles.
- In 1974, he joined the board of the family-run business, conducted significant merger and acquisition activities. In 1981, Dawood became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited (the predecessor of Dawood Hercules Corporation).
- Following the death of his father he took over as Chairman of the Board of Dawood Hercules Corporation. In 2006, Dawood became Chairman of the Board of Engro Corporation, which specialises in a variety of industries, including fertilisers, polymers, food and energy.
- Dawood is the Chairman of two publicly listed companies in Pakistan: the Dawood Hercules Corporation and Engro Corporation.
His previous responsibilities include:
- Chairman of The Hub Power Company in Karachi for six years up to March 2018.
- Director of the Pakistan Business Council in Karachi.
- Member of the Board of Governors at the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore.
- Global Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).
- Member of the Advisory Committee of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology in Karachi.
- Member of the Board of Governors at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Lahore.
- He has served as the Honorary Consul of Italy in Karachi, Pakistan.
( Last Updated: 25 June 2021 )
