Al Azam
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Al Azam Ltd. was a Pakistan
i construction
company that pioneered low-cost housing
for the general public. It was formed during the early 1960s by the former Rehabilitation Minister, Sardar Amir Azam, and his business associate, Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
.
During the early 1950’s, a veteran construction contractor known as Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
and his younger brother Mehmood Ali came to Pakistan. Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
only had Rs. 50.000/- left with him so he formed a construction company by the name of M/s. Ali Builders in Karachi, Pakistan. But somehow M/s. Ali Builders went out of business did not accomplish anything. However a lady known as Sikandara Barbara introduced Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
to the former Pakistani Rehabilitation Minister, Sardar Amir Azam. Sardar Amir Azam and Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
eventually formed a construction company by the name of Al Azam Ltd., With Muhammad Ali khan as the managing director, and Sardar Amir Azam as its chairman.
The Al Azam Ltd. construction
company pioneered low-cost housing
for the general public. It was formed during 1962-63.
When the company emerged in the early 60s, there was no other construction company competing with it in this market. Commencing its operations with a portable typewriter from a small room in a residential house at Sir Syed Road in 1963, Al Azam expanded, and later shifted to a large office at Bambino Chambers in the heart of the city of Karachi
. The low-cost apartment projects such as the Al Azam Square and Yousuf Plaza etc., of the '60s constructed by the company were initially very durable and popular. Mr. Muhammad Ali took over control of the business. In 1976, upon the death of Al Azam’s founder and chairman, Sardar Amir Azam, the managing director, Muhammad Ali Khan, took over the absolute control of the company. One of Al-Azam project Mashadi Plaza collapsed killing some laborers and the company's reputation took a nose dive. With the passage of time, the company gradually disappeared from the market. However, the general public still remembers Al Azam as the company that built quality apartments and housing units by its original owner, Sardar Amir Azam Khan. Its more recent projects in the 1990s included the Al Azam Plaza.
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...
i construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
company that pioneered low-cost housing
Low cost housing in Pakistan
This article deals with topics pertaining to housing in Pakistan, and more specifically, the trend of low-cost housing.-Low cost housing:Private-sector Low Cost Housing in Pakistan was initially based on the concept of providing housing facilities to the general public, without making enormous...
for the general public. It was formed during the early 1960s by the former Rehabilitation Minister, Sardar Amir Azam, and his business associate, Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...
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During the early 1950’s, a veteran construction contractor known as Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...
and his younger brother Mehmood Ali came to Pakistan. Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...
only had Rs. 50.000/- left with him so he formed a construction company by the name of M/s. Ali Builders in Karachi, Pakistan. But somehow M/s. Ali Builders went out of business did not accomplish anything. However a lady known as Sikandara Barbara introduced Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...
to the former Pakistani Rehabilitation Minister, Sardar Amir Azam. Sardar Amir Azam and Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...
eventually formed a construction company by the name of Al Azam Ltd., With Muhammad Ali khan as the managing director, and Sardar Amir Azam as its chairman.
The Al Azam Ltd. construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
company pioneered low-cost housing
Low cost housing in Pakistan
This article deals with topics pertaining to housing in Pakistan, and more specifically, the trend of low-cost housing.-Low cost housing:Private-sector Low Cost Housing in Pakistan was initially based on the concept of providing housing facilities to the general public, without making enormous...
for the general public. It was formed during 1962-63.
When the company emerged in the early 60s, there was no other construction company competing with it in this market. Commencing its operations with a portable typewriter from a small room in a residential house at Sir Syed Road in 1963, Al Azam expanded, and later shifted to a large office at Bambino Chambers in the heart of the city of Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. The low-cost apartment projects such as the Al Azam Square and Yousuf Plaza etc., of the '60s constructed by the company were initially very durable and popular. Mr. Muhammad Ali took over control of the business. In 1976, upon the death of Al Azam’s founder and chairman, Sardar Amir Azam, the managing director, Muhammad Ali Khan, took over the absolute control of the company. One of Al-Azam project Mashadi Plaza collapsed killing some laborers and the company's reputation took a nose dive. With the passage of time, the company gradually disappeared from the market. However, the general public still remembers Al Azam as the company that built quality apartments and housing units by its original owner, Sardar Amir Azam Khan. Its more recent projects in the 1990s included the Al Azam Plaza.