Ahmed Dawood
Pakistani industrialist and philanthropist (1905–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ahmed Dawood (15 March 1905 – 2 January 2002) was a Pakistani industrialist and a philanthropist.[1] Dawood founded several companies and The Dawood Foundation (TDF), which established the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (renamed Dawood University of Engineering & Technology after being granted the status of a university in 2013).[2][3]
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Ahmed Dawood احمد داؤد | |
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Born | (1905-03-15)15 March 1905 |
Died | 2 January 2002(2002-01-02) (aged 96) Karachi, Pakistan |
Resting place | Mewa Shah Graveyard 24.358°N 67.038°E / 24.358; 67.038 |
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Years active | 1920–2002 |
Known for | Patriarch of the Dawood Group leading Pakistani Businessman in the 1950-60s Founder of The Dawood Foundation (TDF) |
Title | Chairman |
Term | 1947–2002 |
Successor | Hussain Dawood |
Spouses | Aysha
(m. 1923; died 1933)Mariam Bai (m. 1940) |
Children | 5, including Hussain |
Relatives | Abdul Razak Dawood (nephew) |
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