Abdul Razak Dawood
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Abdul Razak Dawood | |
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| Advisor for Commerce and Investment 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 | |
| In office 20 August 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker) |
| Advisor for Textile and Industry & Production 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 | |
| In office 20 August 2018 – 6 April 2020 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Hammad Azhar |
| Federal Minister for Commerce | |
| In office 6 November 1999 – 23 November 2002 | |
| Chief Executive | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Ishaq Dar |
| Succeeded by | Humayun Akhtar Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Bilquis Dawood |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Suleman Dawood (father) |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University Columbia University |
Abdul Razak Dawood is a Pakistani businessman who founded Descon and served as its chief executive officer (CEO) until 2018. He was the Federal Minister of Commerce, Industries & Production between 1999 and 2002 in the Pervez Musharraf administration and later served as the Adviser for Commerce and Investment to then-Prime Minister Imran Khan from 2018 until 2022.[1][2]
After initial schooling in the UK, Dawood studied and graduated in mining engineering from the Newcastle University. In 1968 he obtained his master's degree in business administration (MBA) from the Columbia University.[3]
He is a nephew of the late Seth Ahmed Dawood (1905–2002) who was considered one of the pioneering industrialists of Pakistan.[4]
