Adamjee Group
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Adamjee Group is a conglomerate
based primarily in Pakistan
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The group was founded by Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood (1880–1948) who also played a vital role in the birth of the state of Pakistan by acting as a financial advisor and supporter to Quaid-e-Azam Mohomed Ali Jinnah- the founding father of Pakistan. Sir Adamjee's role as advisor gave birth to various economic institutions; the Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB), Orient Airways, and the Morning Star Newspaper. These were primarily established at the behest of Quaid-e-Azam Mohomed Ali Jinnah to win support of Muslims of India and facilitate them in migration to Pakistan during the partition of India in August 1947.
The group has had changing fortunes over the past 50 years. Initially originating as a Jute and Banking conglomerate,later spreading to other industries i.e. tea, textiles, matches, sugar, paper board, chemicals, engineering and Insurance.
Enterprises under the umbrella of the group are :
Over the years the Group has introduced various products. The most prominent being the jute mills, textiles and the Adamjee insurance company. Today the Adamjee name is a household name in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Continuing with Sir Adamjees philanthropic activities, his family established various learning centers and medical institutions i.e. Adamjee Eye Hospital, Adamjee Science College,Lady Mariam Adamjee Girls School, Sir Adamjee Institute of Technology, and the Adamjee High School in Dakha.
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
based primarily in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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The group was founded by Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood (1880–1948) who also played a vital role in the birth of the state of Pakistan by acting as a financial advisor and supporter to Quaid-e-Azam Mohomed Ali Jinnah- the founding father of Pakistan. Sir Adamjee's role as advisor gave birth to various economic institutions; the Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB), Orient Airways, and the Morning Star Newspaper. These were primarily established at the behest of Quaid-e-Azam Mohomed Ali Jinnah to win support of Muslims of India and facilitate them in migration to Pakistan during the partition of India in August 1947.
The group has had changing fortunes over the past 50 years. Initially originating as a Jute and Banking conglomerate,later spreading to other industries i.e. tea, textiles, matches, sugar, paper board, chemicals, engineering and Insurance.
Enterprises under the umbrella of the group are :
- Adamjee Engineering ltd
- Chempro Pakistan ltd,
- Adamjee Polymers ltd
- Adamjee Durabuilt ltd
- Adamjee Pharmaceuticals ltd
- Pacific Multi Products ltd
- Adamjee Diesel Engineering (Pakistan) ltd
- Adamjee Insurance ltd
- Adamjee Foundation
- Adamjee Automotive ltd
Over the years the Group has introduced various products. The most prominent being the jute mills, textiles and the Adamjee insurance company. Today the Adamjee name is a household name in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Continuing with Sir Adamjees philanthropic activities, his family established various learning centers and medical institutions i.e. Adamjee Eye Hospital, Adamjee Science College,Lady Mariam Adamjee Girls School, Sir Adamjee Institute of Technology, and the Adamjee High School in Dakha.