Siraj Teli Passes Away Due To Heart Attack

Pakistani industrialist and former president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Siraj Teli passes away due to a heart attack in Dubai.

Siraj Kassam Teli was a distinguished industrialist possessing eminent qualities of leadership. He belongs to a renowned family that has been active in business since the inception of Pakistan.

As Chairman of the Businessmen Group (BMG), Siraj Teli was recognized for his extraordinary leadership of the Business and Industrial community over the past 19 years. He had brought about revolutionary and progressive changes in trade politics and in the functioning of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the SITE Association of Industry, and other platforms of public service and social work. His purpose was always of benefit to the masses and to establish liaison with all tiers of the government to improve the economy of the country and the life of the people of Karachi.

Siraj Kassam Teli served as Director of Pakistan Beverage Ltd., (Pepsi-Cola) Karachi, Hyderabad, and Quetta. Apart from the beverage sector, he had considerable experience in textiles, dairy products, and energy and he was also a Director of Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, Metro Power Company, Yassir Fruit Juice, Haji Kassam Haji Mohammad & Co., and Pakola Products (Pvt) Limit.

Siraj Teli’s outstanding contribution to the national economy and public service, philanthropic work, and extra-ordinary indulgence in the Ashura incident. His Excellency the President of Pakistan Mr. Asif Ali Zardari was pleased to confer the award “Sitara-e-Imtiaz”.

His contribution to the economic development of the country was indeed creditable and commendable that is why he was conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) by the Faculty of Management & Social Sciences of the Institute of Business & Technology (BIZTEK).

He served on the boards of many government and semi-government organizations as a representative of the business community. These included SITE Limited, Land Utilization, Port Qasim Authority, Civil Aviation Authority Sindh Workers Welfare Board, Workers Welfare Fund, KESC, and many educational institutions.

Siraj Teli graduated from the Government College of Commerce & Economics, Karachi, in 1974. He spent the first eleven years of his career at Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited and Nakshbandi Industries. In 1985, he joined Pakistan Beverages Ltd. For the last 30 years, Pakistan Beverage Limited has been producing at its plants in Karachi, Hyderabad, and Quetta such international beverage brands as PEPSI, MIRINDA, Mountain Dew, 7-UP, Slice Juices, sting, and Aquafina Water for Sindh and Balochistan and commands distinct market leadership.

Mr. Siraj Kassam Teli’s services to the private sector, his efforts for industrial development, his endeavors for the unity of the nation in general and business and industrial community in particular, and his contribution to the economic development of the country, were indeed commendable.

Siraj Kassam Teli recently passed away due to a heart attack in Dubai on the 8th of December, 2020.

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