Arif Habib Corporation Limited, also known as Arif Habib Group, () is a Pakistani business conglomerate company based in

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. It was founded by Pakistani businessman

Arif Habib Muhammad Arif Habib ( ur, ; b. 1953) is a Pakistani business magnate and stock market trader who is the founder of the Arif Habib Group. As of 2012, Arif Habib Group had 11,000 employees and annual revenue of Rs. 100 billion. He also serves as mem ...

History

Arif Habib Group started its operations as a pure capital markets firm in 1970 and was engaged in brokerage business since its inception. In 1994, it incorporated itself as the Arif Habib Securities. In 2006, the group acquired Rupali Bank and renamed it as Arif Habib Bank. In 2007, the Arif Habib Group was considered a fairly large financial services conglomerate in Pakistan. It owned one large asset management company, a big investment bank, a securities brokerage firm and a retail bank. During the 2008 worldwide financial crisis, it was at brink of collapse. In 2009, the group sold the bank to Suroor Investments for () which then merged with Atlas Bank and Mybank to form Summit Bank. In 2010, the group merged its investment arm, Arif Habib Investments, with MCB Asset Management to form the MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited. The group currently consists of 13 companies spanning the real estate, financial services, energy, cement, steel and fertiliser production sectors. As of 2012, it had over 11,000 employees and an annual revenue of

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100 billion.

Companies

* Aisha Steel Mills * Sachal Energy Wind Farm * Silk Bank * Power Cement * Arif Habib Corporation * Arif Habib Consultancy * Arif Habib Limited * MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Investments * Fatima Fertilizers * Pakarab Fertilizers * Javedan Corporation * Arif Habib Commodities

References

Conglomerate companies of Pakistan Companies based in Karachi Pakistani companies established in 1970 Holding companies established in 1970 Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange {{Pakistan-company-stub