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Jahangir Tareen

Jahangir Tareen

Jahangir Khan Tareen (born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is the founder of JDW Group, a conglomerate involved in sugar production, ethanol, power generation, sugarcane farming, and aircraft operations. He is also chairman and owner of JK Group, which operates in sugar and related products, milk production, power generation, agriculture and fruit production, and granite mining, and holds the PepsiCo Multan franchise as well as the PSL Multan Sultans franchise.

Tareen served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on three occasions between 2002 and 2017. He joined Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2011 and served as its General Secretary until December 2017. He later launched the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) in June 2023, resigning in February 2024 upon losing his seat in the 2024 election.