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Kohat Textile Mills Limited was established by Late Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan in 1967. She was a prominent figure in Pakistan known for her distinguished services in the corporate, social, and political spheres. With strategic vision and business insight, she established the foundation for what would later become the renowned Saif Group, making a lasting impact on the business world. She was chairperson of the Saif Group of companies from 1964 to 1990.
Saif Group is one of the leading business conglomerates of Pakistan in the fields of textiles, power generation, healthcare, real estate, oil and gas exploration and software industries. Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan was a founding member of the All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) and served as an advisor to its founder, Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan. She also contributed to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Handicapped Children’s Association, held leadership roles in craft councils, and represented Pakistan at international forums, including the United Nations General Assembly. As a public representative, she served in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federal Council, and the National Assembly. Notably, she made history as the first woman federal minister in Pakistan, holding positions in Population Welfare, Organisation and Methods, and Commerce.
In 2008, Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan was honored with the Hilal-i-Imtiaz civilian award by former President of Pakistan Gen. Retr. Pervez Musharaf for her commendable services to the country. May Allah rest her soul in peace and grant her the highest place in Jannah. (Ameen)
Mr. Khan is a globally acclaimed business leader with deep and comprehensive expertise in
introducing new projects in emerging markets. He has been serving as the Chairman of Saif Group for over three decades. He is also the Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Kohat Textile Mills Limited, Saif Power Limited (SPL), Saif Textile Mills Limited, and Saif Energy Limited. He also serves as Director of Saif Holdings Limited.
Under Mr. Khan’s leadership, Saif Group have successfully established new businesses and developed projects in different sectors including Telecom, Power Generation, Healthcare, Textile, and Information Technology. It was his vision to set up SPL’s power plant with gross capacity of 225 MWs which commenced commercial operations in April 2010. He is credited with launching Mobilink (now Jazz), the first ever GSM cellular company in the subcontinent, which is now the leading cellular company in Pakistan. He also developed Mediterranean Textile Company, located in Alexandria – Egypt, which produces yarn for the premium segment of the European shirting market.
Mr. Khan has served as Chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) for two terms, Member Board of Directors of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and Board Member of Habib Bank Limited, and Member Board of Investment – Government of Pakistan.
He represented Pakistani employers in ILO meetings in Geneva twice, led APTMA delegation to ITMF conference in Cairo in 1984 and also represented Pakistan in textile quotas conference in Berlin in 1984. As a member of Prime Minister’s entourage, he has visited USA, China, Germany and Italy.
In recognition of his expertise of Pakistan’s corporate sector and his dedication to successfully attracting foreign direct investment into Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan awarded Mr. Khan the prestigious Sitara I Imtiaz, one of Pakistan’s highest Civil Awards, in 2007.
Mr. Khan enjoys playing golf and takes keen interest in social welfare work, from the platform of Saifullah Khan Trust which serves the poor segment of society. Mr. Khan graduated with a BA in Economics; History from Carnegie Mellon University and went on to receive his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973.
In accordance with the requirements of Code of Corporate Governance (CCG), our Board of Directors (BOD) has established an Audit Committee (Committee) of Three members comprising of one independent director. The chairman of the Committee is an independent director as per the requirement of CCG. The Terms of Reference of the Committee have been approved by the BOD.
In accordance with the requirements of Code of Corporate Governance (CCG), our Board of Directors (BOD) has established an Human Resource and Remuneration (HR & R) Committee comprising of Three members including one independent director. The chairman of the Committee is an independent director as per the requirement of CCG. The Terms of Reference of the Committee have been approved by the BOD.
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Assad Saifullah Khan is the CEO of Kohat Textile Mills Ltd and Director of Legal Affairs for the Saif Group. As Head of the Legal Department, he is responsible for coordinating all legal and contractual matters for Group subsidiaries and associated companies.
Assad Saifullah Khan brings with him the considerable experience gained through working in the UK and Pakistan. During his legal education, Assad Saifullah Khan worked with Orr, Dignam & Co (Islamabad) and as a caseworker for the current Deputy Leader of the Labor Party – the Right Honorable Harriet Harman MP, QC.
After completing the Bar Vocational Course, Assad interned for several months at J.D. Spicer & Co. a leading solicitor’s practice in London, before moving back to Pakistan during the summer of 2007.
This was followed by a one-year tenure as an Associate at Hassan & Hassan (Lahore). Under the tutelage of Dr. Parvez Hassan, Assad handled company law cases and corporate work for several large multinationals.
Assad Saifullah Khan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, majoring in History and Culture and a minor in French. He then moved to London to pursue his legal education by attaining his Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law in 2005, and certification in the Bar Vocational Course from the Inns of Court School of Law (ICSL) in 2007.
Anwar Saifullah Khan was the Co-Chairman of the Saif Group of Companies. He was also the Chairman of Saif Energy Ltd, a former Member of the Board of Directors of Pakistan Mobile Communications Ltd (Mobilink), and a former Member of the Policy Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. He was also Chairman of Saif Textile Mills, Gadoon, and Kohat Textile Mills, Kohat.
Anwar Saifullah Khan joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1970. During his years in government service, he held key field and staff appointments, including Deputy Commissioner of Mardan and Kohat Districts. He served as Consul General of Pakistan in Montreal, Canada from 1980 to 1984. He resigned from the Civil Service in 1984 to join the Saif Group.
In the General Elections of 1988, Mr. Anwar S. Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan. Following the 1990 General Elections, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan representing the NWFP and served as a Senator until March 1997. In the 2008 General Elections, Mr. Anwar S. Khan was elected from two constituencies to the North West Frontier Provincial Assembly from his native Lakki Marwat District.
During his service as a public representative, Mr. Anwar S. Khan held the following Cabinet positions:
Mr. Anwar S. Khan is a third-generation elected public representative. He is a grandson of Khan Sahib Faizullah Khan who served as an elected member of the first NWFP Assembly representing the Lakki East constituency of Bannu District from 1937 – 46. Since then, family members have been elected in the 1962, 1970, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 & 2008 General Elections.
Anwar Saifullah – Khan holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Peshawar, an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Christ Church – the University of Oxford and a master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California, USA. He has played tennis since childhood and served as the Pakistan Tennis Federation’s president from 1996 to 2001. He frequently attended the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.
Hoor Yousafzai is the Chairperson of Saif Healthcare. She Joined the Saif Group in January 2007 as Director of Saif Holdings.
As a Chartered Accountant, Mrs. Yousafzai is also responsible for leading the development and Implementation of the Corporate Taxation and Regulatory Compliance of the Group, while also assisting the Chairman and Co Chairman in Strategic Planning and Project Evaluation.
Prior to joining the Saif Group, she worked at KPMG where she gained considerable experience while completing her Articles. Mrs. Yousafzai was admitted as an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan in 2008. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and Computer Sciences
Mr. Asif Saifullah Khan was appointed as Director of Saif Holdings Limited in 2020. Mr. Asif Saifullah Khan was appointed a director of Saif Holdings Limited in 2020. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, he began his legal career in the corporate finance team of an international law firm in London. He then worked as legal counsel at asset management firms in London and Dubai. Throughout his legal career, Asif has been responsible for corporate, commercial, and regulatory compliance matters, dealing with significant stakeholders and regulators, including the London Stock Exchange, Bank of England, and the Financial Conduct Authority.
More recently Asif has worked with start-ups and SMEs in the technology sector advising on corporate, commercial, and fundraising matters.
He has a BA in International Studies and Arabic from Emory University, USA and an MA in Law from the University of Cambridge, UK. He was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2011. He is an Advocate, Lahore High Court and a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales.
Rana Muhammad Shafi at present is an Advisor to the Board of Director of Saif Group of Companies. He advises the BOD for Investments, mergers and acquisition on new ventures and on financial matters of Saif Group Companies. He also advises on securitization of assets, treasury functions for acquisitions of funds for new projects and dealing with capital markets
He has over 46 years of rich and varied experience in the field of Cost and Management Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Administration, Management control, Treasury & Financial Management. He is associated with Saif Group since January 1981 and has worked in the capacities of Cost & Management Accountant, Chief Accountant, Commercial Manager, General Manager Finance, Executive Director Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
He has conducted a number of workshops on corporate accounting, leadership management and treasury financing. Before joining Saif Group, he has been associated with Ali Textile Mills Ltd., Jhang (3 years), Mansoor Textile Mills Ltd., Lahore (3 years) and Nishat Mills Ltd. Faisalabad (5 years).
He holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Punjab and Cost and Management Accountant Finalist from Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan.
Mr. Abdul Rehman Qureshi has worked as Commissioner in the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. He has vast experience in the corporate affairs of the Companies. He has acted as member of different committees including National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) Steering Committee, NAB, Islamabad, Member Board of Governors (under the chairmanship of Governor, KPK), Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar etc. He has also worked Secretary to the Commission and the Securities and Exchange Policy Board for 7 years.
Mr. Abdul Rehman Qureshi has also worked as Acting Chairman of the Commission from 17.02.2003 to 19.08.2003.
Sardar Aminullah Khan joined the Inland Revenue Service of Pakistan in 1977 in BS-17 through CSS exam and retired after serving as Member, Chief Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner in Income Tax department of Federal Board of Revenue. He served for 35 years in several Government departments within and outside Pakistan in various capacities. He has been engaged in tax management, project management, cooperative housing management, social clubs management, investment promotion, framing and interpretation of laws on investment and taxation, trade and economy, tax reforms etc. His last held position was Director General, KP Revenue Authority in 2014.
