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'''Azam Saigol''' (17 November 1951 – 24 January 2018) was a Pakistani businessperson and politician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-25 |title=Famed industrialist Azam Saigol passes away |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/178617-famed-industrialist-azam-saigol-passes-away |website=www.geo.tv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-25 |title=Industrialist Azam Saigol passes away in US |url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/25/industrialist-azam-saigol-passes-away-in-us/ |website=Pakistan Today}}</ref>
'''Azam Saigol''' (17 November 1951 – 24 January 2018) was a Pakistani businessperson and politician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-25 |title=Famed industrialist Azam Saigol passes away |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/178617-famed-industrialist-azam-saigol-passes-away |website=www.geo.tv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-25 |title=Industrialist Azam Saigol passes away in US |url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/25/industrialist-azam-saigol-passes-away-in-us/ |website=Pakistan Today}}</ref> He held executive positions at Kohinoor Industries, Saritow Spinning Mills, [[Pak Elektron]], and Azam Textile Mills. He was on the [[Pakistan International Airlines]] board from 2013 to 2016, before serving as chairman in 2016.<ref name="dawn1385172"/>


==Early life and education==
==Biography==
Saigol was born on 17 November 1951 to Mian Yousuf Saigol who founded [[Saigol Group]].<ref name="dawn1385172">{{Cite web |date=2018-01-25 |title=Azam Saigol passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1385172 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-26 |title=Obituary: Azam Saigol to be laid to rest today |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1619311/obituary-azam-saigol-laid-rest-today |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Aitchison College, Lahore]] and [[Government College University, Lahore]].<ref name="dawn1385172"/> For further education, he went to England and studied at the [[University of Oxford]] and completed a Bachelor's in economics.<ref name="dawn1385172"/> He was married to Amber Haroon Saigol, a scion of [[:Category:Haroon family|Haroon family]], who currently heads ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]''.<ref name="dawn1385172"/><ref name="mom-rsf">https://pakistan.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/the-haroon-saigol-family/</ref> Their daughter, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, is married in [[Lakson Group|Lakhani family]].<ref name="mom-rsf"/>
Saigol was born on 17 November 1951 to Mian Yousuf Saigol, who founded [[Saigol Group]].<ref name="dawn1385172">{{Cite web |date=2018-01-25 |title=Azam Saigol passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1385172 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-26 |title=Obituary: Azam Saigol to be laid to rest today |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1619311/obituary-azam-saigol-laid-rest-today |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Aitchison College, Lahore]] and [[Government College University, Lahore]].<ref name="dawn1385172"/> For further education, he went to England and studied at the [[University of Oxford]] and completed a Bachelor's in economics.<ref name="dawn1385172"/>


In 2016, for a brief period, he headed [[Pakistan International Airlines]].<ref name="dawn1385172"/> He resigned in December 2016 citing personal reasons. Press noted that a week prior, a Pakistan International Airlines plane had crashed with 47 fatalities, with ''The News'' stating that Saigol had had been pressured to resign afterwards.<ref name="1-1">[https://www.reuters.com/article/pakistan-pia/pakistan-international-airlines-chairman-resigns-days-after-plane-crash-idUSL5N1E80HM "Pakistan International Airlines chairman resigns days after plane crash"], Reuters, 12-12-2016</ref> The airline went without a chairman until December 21, 2016, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that the chairmanship had gone to Irfan Elahi, Aviation Secretary.<ref name="1-2">[https://www.dawn.com/news/1372939L "PIA's free fall"], Dawn, 11-26-2017</ref>
In 2016, for a brief period, he headed [[Pakistan International Airlines]].<ref name="dawn1385172"/>

==Personal life==
He was married to Amber Haroon Saigol, a scion of [[:Category:Haroon family|Haroon family]], who currently heads ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]''.<ref name="dawn1385172"/><ref name="mom-rsf">https://pakistan.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/the-haroon-saigol-family/</ref> Their daughter, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, is married in [[Lakson Group|Lakhani family]].<ref name="mom-rsf"/>


Saigol died on 24 January 2018.<ref name="dawn1385172"/>
Saigol died on 24 January 2018.<ref name="dawn1385172"/>

Revision as of 23:16, 12 January 2023

Azam Saigol
Born(1951-11-17)November 17, 1951
DiedJanuary 24, 2018(2018-01-24) (aged 66)
Boston, United States
Resting placeLahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationAitchison College, Lahore, Government College University, Lahore
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)Businessman, politician
OrganizationPakistan International Airlines
SpouseAmber Haroon Saigol
ChildrenNazafreen Saigol Lakhani

Azam Saigol (17 November 1951 – 24 January 2018) was a Pakistani businessperson and politician.[1][2] He held executive positions at Kohinoor Industries, Saritow Spinning Mills, Pak Elektron, and Azam Textile Mills. He was on the Pakistan International Airlines board from 2013 to 2016, before serving as chairman in 2016.[3]

Early life and education

Saigol was born on 17 November 1951 to Mian Yousuf Saigol, who founded Saigol Group.[3][4] He was educated at the Aitchison College, Lahore and Government College University, Lahore.[3] For further education, he went to England and studied at the University of Oxford and completed a Bachelor's in economics.[3]

In 2016, for a brief period, he headed Pakistan International Airlines.[3] He resigned in December 2016 citing personal reasons. Press noted that a week prior, a Pakistan International Airlines plane had crashed with 47 fatalities, with The News stating that Saigol had had been pressured to resign afterwards.[5] The airline went without a chairman until December 21, 2016, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that the chairmanship had gone to Irfan Elahi, Aviation Secretary.[6]

Personal life

He was married to Amber Haroon Saigol, a scion of Haroon family, who currently heads Dawn.[3][7] Their daughter, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, is married in Lakhani family.[7]

Saigol died on 24 January 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Famed industrialist Azam Saigol passes away". www.geo.tv. 2018-01-25.
  2. ^ "Industrialist Azam Saigol passes away in US". Pakistan Today. 2018-01-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Azam Saigol passes away". DAWN.COM. 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Azam Saigol to be laid to rest today". The Express Tribune. 2018-01-26.
  5. ^ "Pakistan International Airlines chairman resigns days after plane crash", Reuters, 12-12-2016
  6. ^ "PIA's free fall", Dawn, 11-26-2017
  7. ^ a b https://pakistan.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/the-haroon-saigol-family/


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