Sunday, February 19, 2012

Brief Profile: Saleem Mandviwalla

Jumbo Editorial Team

Saleem Mandviwalla, as Chairman, is credited to have brought the Board of Investment (BoI) to the position it was envisioned. He has also succeeded to make it independent and autonomous and vibrant organization.

Under his leadership, the BoI has dealt with the issues concerning the investors, both local and foreign, who are being facilitated by a phone call rather than being frustrated by the red-tape. He has understood how important it’s to let them know that the BoI was there to help them, having brought out revolutionary changes which never happened before.

A graduate from the Fort Worth School of Aviation in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, he comes from a well known business family which has been engaged in the real estate business in Karachi and other cities of Pakistan since 1920. The family expanded their line of business in different trades locally and internationally and own businesses in manufacturing, media and automotive sectors.

Saleem Mandviwalla was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Investment (BoI) and Minister of State for Investment, in October 2008. Prior to his appointment, he was the President of the Lasbela Chamber of Commerce in Lasbela, Balochistan.

He was always been active in the chambers. He was involved in the chamber activities and in the interactions with the government for a long time. He was assigned the role of heading the BoI because the government desired somebody from the private sector to put some life in it.

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