Sadruddin Hashwani is a Pakistani entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of

Hashoo Group Hashoo Group is a Pakistani conglomerate company which is active in hospitality, oil and gas sectors. It was founded in 1960 by Saddaruddin Hashwani in Karachi.Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts Pakistan Services Limited, doing business as Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts (also abbreviated to PC Hotels), is the largest chain of five-star hotels in Pakistan with properties in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gwadar, Bhurban, Muza ...

Life

Born in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

Sind Province Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

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into a Sindhi

Khoja The Khojas ( sd}; gu, ખોજા, hi, ख़ोजा) are a mainly Nizari Isma'ili Shia community of people originating in Gujarat, India. Derived from the Persian Khwaja, a term of honor, the word Khoja is used to refer to Lohana Rajput ...

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family. Hashwanis had migrated with the third Ismaili Imam

Agha Khan Aga Khan ( fa, آقاخان, ar, آغا خان; also transliterated as ''Aqa Khan'' and ''Agha Khan'') is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. Since 1957, the holder of the title has been the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim ...

from Persia in the early 1900s and settled in Lasbela,

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. Hashwani studied at the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...

and in 1960 founded the Hassan Ali Company along with his brother AHSAN IQBAL. By 1970s, it had become Pakistan's largest cotton trading company. However, the company was nationalised in 1973. In 1978, he launched the

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hotel in

in 1981 and later in Islamabad. Both of the hotels were converted into

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brand in 1990s. In 1985, Hashwani made a successful bid for the majority shares of Pakistan Services Limited, which then owned four

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across Pakistan, the hotels were re-branded as Pearl-Continental Hotels. In 2014, Hashwani published his best-selling memoir ''Truth Always Prevails''. In May 2011 in a press conference, he expressed his support for Pakistan and its institutions, particularly military and expressed confidence in the abilities of Pakistanis. In April 2016, he and his son, Murtaza Hashwani, were named in the

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Awards

Sadruddin Hashwani has become the first businessman to receive Pakistan's top civilian award:

Nishan-e-Imtiaz The Nishan-e-Imtiaz (; ) is one of the state organized Civil decorations of Pakistan, civil decorations of Pakistan. It is awarded for achievements towards world recognition for Pakistan or outstanding service for the country. However, the awa ...

. Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) is the highest honour given to any civilian in Pakistan to recognise their achievements and outstanding services for the country. President of Pakistan

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conferred the award upon Hashwani at the

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ceremony on March 23, 2019, at the President's House in Islamabad.

References

External links

Hashoo Group – Official site

Marriott Hotels Pakistan – Official site

Pearl Continental Hotels Pakistan – Official site
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