Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, (KCCI) was established in 1959 and since then it has been serving the economy of Pakistan
and has continuously contributed to its development and progress. The KCCI always tries to support and serve the private companies and help it to solve its problems.
. It has two classes of membership, namely, Members and Town Associations. This Chamber has currently around 14,861 direct members both industrialists and traders. Five Industrial Town Associations, namely, S.I.T.E., Landhi, Korangi, Federal 'B' Area, and North Karachi, are affiliated with it.
Thus, the Chamber's effective membership comes to around 16,000. As a consequence of its location in a commercial, financial and industrial center of the country, it represents the main-stream of economic activities.It isw Pakistan largest and worlds 8th largest business elective representative body.
Mian Ibrar Ahmed 2011-12
The Department linked KCCI with academia and after a through brain storming of Dr.Syed Mehboob and Mr.Abdul Azeez Allah Walla Chairman Research and Economic Development cell with the guidance and support of Mr.Muhamma.d Saeed Shafiq, President KCCI, Mr.Talat Mahmood Senior Vice President KCCI, Mr.Junaid Ismail Makda Vice President KCCI and Mr.A.Q Khali Ex President KCCI took a quamtum step and signed an MOU with Greenwich University , one of the leading management Science institute on 17th May,2011. Another mile stone achievement was prominent scientist Dr.Atta ur Rehman's visit and delivered a valuable lecture to KCCI members, academia and researhers highlighting Pakistans advancement in scence and technology.Positive Pakistan Movement also is the theme of KCCI's researchers.
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...
and has continuously contributed to its development and progress. The KCCI always tries to support and serve the private companies and help it to solve its problems.
History
The Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Karachi is premier Chamber of the country, representing the mainstream of economic activities by virtue of its location in industrial and commercial hub of the country. The present Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Karachi was formed in 1959 through the amalgamation of four trade bodies in Karachi at that time, namely, the Pakistan Merchants Association, Buyers and Shippers Chamber, Chamber of Commerce Pakistan and All Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry. It was registered under the Trade Organization Ordinance 1961, which regulates the working of the Trade Bodies in the country.Composition
The Chamber is affiliated with the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & IndustryFederation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Since its inception in 1950, the FPCCI has advocated and voiced the collective opinion, concern and aspiration of the private sector and offered helpful advice and solid assistance to the Government in its efforts to promote exports, encourage foreign investment and stimulate economic activity in...
. It has two classes of membership, namely, Members and Town Associations. This Chamber has currently around 14,861 direct members both industrialists and traders. Five Industrial Town Associations, namely, S.I.T.E., Landhi, Korangi, Federal 'B' Area, and North Karachi, are affiliated with it.
Thus, the Chamber's effective membership comes to around 16,000. As a consequence of its location in a commercial, financial and industrial center of the country, it represents the main-stream of economic activities.It isw Pakistan largest and worlds 8th largest business elective representative body.
Management
The organization's policies and programs are determined by the 30 members of Managing Committee which are elected by the members, out of which have retire every year and in their place, new members are inducted through election. The President elected by the members (General Body) and the Managing Committee every year elects Senior Vice President and Vice-President. President controls the working of office and staff and directs all matters of the Chamber, with the assistance of Senior Vice-President and Vice-President.Presidents of KCCI
- M.A. Rangoonwala, 1959 (Chairman Ad'hoc re-organising Committee for Formation, Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Karachi)
- Abdul Khaliq Abdul Razak, 1959–1960
- Mohammad Hanif, 1960–1961
- A.K. Sumar, 1961–1963
- M.A. Jawad, 1964–1965
- Mohammad Shafique, 1965–1966
- M.A. Enam Elahi, 1966–1967
- P.G. Allana, 1967–1968
- Yusuf H. Shirazi, 1968–1970
- Ahmed Abdullah, 1970–1971
- Abdur Rehman Haji Habib, 1971–1972
- Kasam Usman Kandawala, 1972–1974
- G.R. Arshad, 1974–1976
- Mohammad Adil, 1976–1978
- Abdul Majeed Suleman Bawany, 1978–1979
- Abdul Jabbar Khamisani, 1978–1979
- Mohammad Muslim, 1979–1980
- Shoukat Ahmed, 1980–1981
- Haji Razak Janoo, 1981–1983
- Jawed Sultan Japanwala, 1983–1984
- Tariq Sayeed, 1984–1985
- Abdul Karim Rajkotwala, 1985–1986
- Aftab Khalili, 1986–1987
- Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, 1987–1988
- Mohammad Yunus Bandukda, 1988–1989
- Khawaja Qutubuddin, 1989–1990
- Riaz Ahmed Tata, 1990–1991
- Abdul Aziz Haji Yaqoob, 1991–1992
- Tahir Khaliq, 1992–1993
- Haroon Rashid, 1993–1994
- Ahmed A. Sattar, 1994–1995
- Haji Shafiq-ur-Rehman, 1995–1996
- Mian Shahzada Alam, 1996–1997
- Mohammad Hanif Janoo, 1997–1998
- Abdullah Ismail, 1998–1999
- Mamnno Hussain, 1998–1999
- Javed Muslim, 1998–1999
- Amjad Rafi, 1999–2000
- Muhammad Zubair Motiwala, 2000–2001
- A.Q. Khalil, 2001–2002
- Maqbool A. Shaikh, 2001–2002
- M. Haroon Bari, 2001–2002
- Shaukat Iqbal, 2002–2003
- Mian Naseer Hyatt Maggo, 2002–2003
- Siraj Kassam TeliSiraj Kassam TeliSiraj Kassam Teli is a distinguished Pakistani industrialist. He is the former president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the head of the chamber's leading group which has maintained its hold for the past several years. Siraj Kassam Teli is Chairman of MBG group patronizing...
, 2003–2004 - Khalid Firoz, 2004–2005
- Haroon Farooki, 2005–2006
- Majyd Aziz, 2006–2007
- Shamim Ahmed Shamsi, 2007–2008
- Anjum Nisar, 2008–2010
- Abdul Majid Haji Muhammad 2009-10
- Muhammad Saeed Shafique 2010-11
Mian Ibrar Ahmed 2011-12
Research and development
Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry rendering valuable services for Karachiites business community. Its research and development department conducting valuable research reports and imparting useful information. Recently it hired the services of Dr.Syed Mehboob, renowned researcher, writer and columnist as head of its research department. This is another milestone in its history of valuable services. KCCI is prominent among Pakistani chambers that have vibrant, active and dynamic research department. Its weekly magazine "Economic Horozon" is widely read and admired by business community specially the research article of Dr. Syed Mehboob on Pakistan energy crisis and its impact on Pakistan's economy, employment, exports is worth reading. This department produced more than 100 reports on trade,industry and economy of Pakistan. It also had played important role in brainstorming for Pak Afghan Joint Chamber which would play important role for economic development and trade enhancement in the region.The Department linked KCCI with academia and after a through brain storming of Dr.Syed Mehboob and Mr.Abdul Azeez Allah Walla Chairman Research and Economic Development cell with the guidance and support of Mr.Muhamma.d Saeed Shafiq, President KCCI, Mr.Talat Mahmood Senior Vice President KCCI, Mr.Junaid Ismail Makda Vice President KCCI and Mr.A.Q Khali Ex President KCCI took a quamtum step and signed an MOU with Greenwich University , one of the leading management Science institute on 17th May,2011. Another mile stone achievement was prominent scientist Dr.Atta ur Rehman's visit and delivered a valuable lecture to KCCI members, academia and researhers highlighting Pakistans advancement in scence and technology.Positive Pakistan Movement also is the theme of KCCI's researchers.
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See also
- Economy of KarachiEconomy of KarachiKarachi is referred as the financial capital of Pakistan; it accounts for a lion's share of Pakistan's revenue generation. It generates approximately 53.38% of the total collections of the Federal Board of Revenue, out of which 53.33% are customs duty and sales tax on imports. Karachi produces...
- Economy of PakistanEconomy of PakistanThe economy of Pakistan is the 47th largest in the world in nominal terms and 27th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity . Pakistan has a semi-industrialized economy, which mainly encompasses textiles, chemicals, food processing, agriculture and other industries...
- KarachiKarachiKarachi 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...