Mr. Essa Abdulla Al Ghurair, Vice Chairman of Al Ghurair Investment holds extensive experience in managing industrial assets and trading of food grains in international markets. As the Chairman of Industrial & Foods Division, he oversees the business activities of this Division. Al Ghurair Foods Division holds interests in the UAE, Algeria, Sri Lanka & Sudan
Mr. Essa Al Ghurair has been the main source of Al Ghurair Investment to enter into the energy sector and is now leading Group’s plan to develop projects in energy, real estate and metallurgical sectors in international markets. He has been actively involved, as the vice chairman, in the formation of TransAsia Gas International, the Group’s vehicle for investment into energy and power sector.
Haji Muhammad Rafiq Giga stepped into his family business of textiles in 1982 which was established by his father Haji Abdul Rahim Giga in 1956.
He believes in challenges. Under his captaincy, the company carved a name in the African market with a unit in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, the appreciation of the President of Tanzania for contribution to the Tanzanian economy.
In 1994 he ventured into the bullion market by established mazyood Jewellery LLC in UAE. Soon it became one of the leading traders of bullion in the UAE and the subcontinent. The excellent working relationship with Union Bank of Switzerland Warburg, brought Mazyood Jewellery the title of the most active client of the year 2000. Haji Rafiq established Al Ghurair Giga Gold Refinery in 2003. He established joint ventures with EMAAR and the Al Ghurair Group.
Haji Rafiq is a member of:
Swiss Business Council
Dubai Advisory Board of Sir Syed
University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan
Life member SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Qureshi is the Group CEO of the Giga Group of Companies, overseeing the Group activities in Pakistan, UAE and Africa. Mr. Qureshi is also representing the Group as director in various Giga's joint venture companies including Emaar Pakistan.
Earlier Mr. Qureshi was associated with financial sector. He has also served as director in Meezan Bank Limited – the first Islamic Bank in Pakistan, Al Meezan Mutual Fund and National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited. He has over 30 years of banking experience. He has worked at senior positions with leading banks and financial institutions including large multinational banks locally and abroad, which includes:
Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Pvt) Ltd (Pakistan)
With over three Decades of professional experience in Project Management & Construction Industry, Brig.(R) S Javed Ashraf has undertaken extensive project centric assignments at all echelons and served abroad and within Pakistan in both private and public sector. He has major mega projects completed under different dispensations to his credit. In Pakistan, he completed Ormara Naval harbor in Baluchistan; 100 MGD water distribution project in Karachi; the first of its kind power and desalination plant and Creek city in Karachi . Abroad he was the project Director for Al Hada Hospital and Rehab center at Taif Saudi Arabia. During his career he has worked as Director Works Pakistan Navy , General Manager Karachi Port Trust,Managing Director Karachi Water & Sewerage Board, Project Director Creek City and DHA. His last assignment was as Director Projects Emaar International for their undertakings in Pakistan.
In many multifarious and multifaceted assignments in his illustrious career, Brig.(R) S Javed Ashraf Khan SI (M) as an individual has to his credit more successfully completed projects in Pakistan than any other person and in some cases even established organizations. He is well known by all major contractors and consultants (both National and International) within Pakistan and in course of his duties he has also closely interacted with real estate developers and consultants abroad. Additionally he has thorough knowledge of Business Development, Strategies and Operations of real estate sector including Marketing, Sales and Customer Care. His vast experience compass covers almost the total spectrum of Mega Projects in public or private sector under all types of dispensations and organizational frameworks.
He was awarded Sitarai-Imtiaz for his contributions by Government of Pakistan. He has many professional papers to his credit and has visited many premium faculties as lecturer on Project Management and Organizational behavior.