Shahzada Dawood
Pakistani businessman and philanthropist (1975–2023)
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- Shahzada Dawood (Urdu: شہزادہ داؤد ; 12 February 1975 – 18 June 2023) was a Pakistani businessman and philanthropist.
- Early life Dawood was born on 12 February 1975, in Rawalpindi; he was the eldest son of Hussain Dawood.
- His brother was Abdul Samad Dawood.
- Dawood received his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore.
- Career Dawood was the vice-chairman of the Engro Corporation, and a director of the Dawood Hercules Corporation.
Shahzada Dawood (Urdu: شہزادہ داؤد; 12 February 1975 – 18 June 2023) was a Pakistani businessman and philanthropist.
Dawood, his 19-year-old son, Suleman, and three others were killed inside the submersible Titan when it imploded on a tourist expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic.
Early life
Dawood was born on 12 February 1975, in Rawalpindi; he was the eldest son of Hussain Dawood. His sisters were Azmeh Dawood and Sabrina Dawood, the latter known for her philanthropic endeavours. His brother was Abdul Samad Dawood.
Their paternal grandfather, Ahmed Dawood, was a prominent Memon industrialist who established the family business, Dawood Group. Dawood received his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore. He pursued further studies, attaining an LLB from Buckingham University and an MSc in global textile marketing from Philadelphia University (now Thomas Jefferson University).
Career
Dawood was the vice-chairman of the Engro Corporation, and a director of the Dawood Hercules Corporation.
Dawood had been on the board of the Engro Corporation since 2003. He became the vice-chairman of Engro in October 2021. Before this, he had been the vice-chairman of the Dawood Hercules Corporation. He had invested in finding growth opportunities through mergers and acquisitions in textiles, fertilizers, foods, and energy in public-listed companies.
In 2012, Dawood was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dawood had spoken at the United Nations in 2020 on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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