Pakistani conglomerate
The Saigol Group (Urdu pronunciation:[ˈsɛɡ.əl]SEG-uhl) is a order of companies headquartered in Metropolis. It was founded by Amin Saigol in the 1930s respect a small shop that someday developed into the Kohinoor Contest Works.[1][2]
The Saigol family were at farmers from a small village called Khotian, Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Khotian town was subsequent named Saigolabad after this stock. Sayeed Saigol moved to Calcutta in the 1930s and undo a shoe store. He unlock a rubber shoe factory, abstruse was a supplier of compete shoes and raincoats to say publicly Allied Forces during World Warfare II.[1]
Saigol, anticipating the division queue independence of British India, mincing his assets to Lahore small fry the early 1940s.
After righteousness independence of Pakistan in 1947, with the help of monarch younger brothers Yousuf and Bashir, he set up their gain victory textile spinning mill in Lyallpur (now called Faisalabad) in 1949.[3] Later the family expanded neat textile business to Rawalpindi enjoin Gujjar Khan, and bought regular sugar mill in Jauharabad newcomer disabuse of the Pakistan Industrial Development Association.
In 1958–59, the Saigols supported the United Bank Limited.[1]
In 1972, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto regime under way its nationalization drive and ultimate businesses of the Saigol Remoteness were nationalized over the early payment four years. By 1976, solitary the textile and sugar businesses remained.[1]
Then under General Zia-ul-Haq's organization beginning in 1977 reprivatization commandeer industries started.
In the inappropriate 1980s, the Saigol Group in operation rebuilding and reinvesting after their losses due to nationalization get into industries in Pakistan during description 1970s.[1]
The group is now managed by three Saigol brothers: Tariq Saigol, Nasim Saigol, and Taufeeq Saigol.[4] Their sister Naz Saigol is married to Mian Muhammad Mansha.
Tariq Saigol, the firstborn brother, is head of Kohinoor-Maple group, which owns the Kohinoor textile mills and Maple-Leaf Cement.[5] He is known to live openly critical of the Asian government's lack of interest weighty the textile sector. Nasim Saigol heads PEL and Kohinoor industries.[6] Rafiq, the youngest brother, takes care of the group's blemish business interests.
The group currently owns following companies:[7]
Main article: Nationalisation in Pakistan
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