Mr. Javed Saifullah Khan was appointed as Director of Saif Holdings Limited in 1993. Mr. Javed Saifullah Khan is a globally acclaimed business leader with deep and comprehensive expertise in introducing new projects in emerging markets. He has been serving as Chairman of Saif Group for over three decades. In recognition of his expertise of Pakistan’s corporate sector and his dedication to successfully attracting foreign direct investment into Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the prestigious Sitara I Imtiaz, one of Pakistan’s highest Civil Awards, in 2007. Under Mr. Khan’s leadership, Saif Group have successfully established new businesses and developed projects in different sectors including Telecom, Power Generation, Healthcare, Textile, and Information Technology.
Mr. Khan has served as Chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) for two terms, Member Board of Directors of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and Board Member of Habib Bank Limited (www.hbl.com), Member Board of Investment – Government of Pakistan, and a Board Member/Chairman of Jazz (formerly known as Mobilink). He has also served as Chairman/Director of Saif Holdings Limited, Trans World Associates and Saif Power Limited. He represented Pakistani employers in ILO meetings in Geneva twice, led APTMA delegation to ITMF conference in Cairo in 1984 and also represented Pakistan in textile quotas conference in Berlin in 1984. He was a member of trade delegations to Uzbekistan and Australia. As a member of Prime Minister’s entourage, he has visited USA, China, Germany and Italy. Mr. Khan takes keen interest in social welfare work, from the platform of Saifullah Foundation for Sustainable Development (www.sfsd.org.pk), a private NGO which was founded by his late mother, Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan (Hilal-e-Imtiaz). SFSD serves the poor segment of Pakistani society through its landmark projects namely Women & Children Hospital, Computer Centre, Saifullah Khan Trust, Akbar Kare Institute, SFSD Scholarships etc. Mr. Khan graduated with a BA in Economics & History from Carnegie Mellon University and went on to receive his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973.