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Welcome to Waheed Group of Campanies
Waheed Group, established 40+ years ago, is now Pakistan’s largest business conglomerate. With a $350 million turnover, we impact the national economy across manufacturing, imports, real estate, and hospitality.
Boards of Directors
Abdul Waheed Sheikh
Chairman
Abdul Waheed Sheikh
Chairman
Mr. Abdul Waheed is a seasoned professional businessman with 50 years of experience in managing and maintaining an array of diverse businesses that includes handling of special projects publicly and privately at senior executive levels. He started his career at an early age of 11 years old. As a young entrepreneur, Mr. Abdul Waheed achieved success in his first business venture which was in the tea industry in 1971; later in 1982 he introduced his own brand, Margina Tea, which brought him rec- ognition among the business community at that time. After making a significant mark on the tea industry, Mr. Abdul Waheed diversified his investments by launching the first ever housing society in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 1986 by the name of Margina Town; in 1992 he stepped in to jewelry business and further established himself in the business community. During the year 1992, he also started the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) business as the pioneer of the industry and established the first ever CNG filling station in Private Sector by the name of Kandaan Associates. In 1994 he became the sole distributor for the Compare Wheel Compressor in Pakistan. After establishing his name in the CNG industry, He achieved yet another milestone by becoming the sole distributor of the Stefflini CNG kit in 1996. After this, Mr. Abdul Waheed stepped into the cooking oil industry in 1988 and in 1993 established his own Cooking Oil & Banaspati factory by the name of Waheed Hafeez Ghee Industries. Since stepping into the Cooking Oil and Banaspati trade, Mr. Abdul Waheed has launched over 71 brands in the local and international market over the last 25 years. Mr. Abdul Waheed has served as a primary liaison for many government and private agencies which includes and is not limited to Cham- bers of Commerce, Federations, Associations, personal and government agencies. With sheer determi- nation, team-work and vigor, Mr. Abdul Waheed has so far established 17 companies under the umbrel- la of Waheed Group of Companies.
Awais Karni
Director
Awais Karni
Director
Mr. Awais Karni is one of the key directors of the group and has lamented himself as a seasoned veteran of the palm oil industry with an experience of more than 18 years and has credited himself by creating and managing various brands of cooking oil and ghee which includes our flagship premium brand, Fauji Supreme. During his adolescence years, Mr. Karni attended Beacon house School System and, to further his education, travelled abroad and graduated from the prestigious Everest College, Canada. During his 10 years in WGC, Mr. Awais Karni has garnered many achievements which include receiving a gold medal from the President of Pakistan for “Highest Importer of Edible Oil” in 2018. Mr. Karni has kept himself engaged in the palm oil industry further by becoming Vice President of Pakistan Vanaspa- ti Manufacturer’s Association (PVMA) from 2011 to 2012. He has also received the award for “Highest Importer of Palm Oil” from Pakistan Edible Oil Conference (PEOC) in 2018. He was once again rewarded by the same award in 2020 as well. Internationally, Mr. Karni has become a known face of Pakistan’s palm oil industry by traveling the world while attending and participating in various palm oil familiariza- tion programs conducted by several countries, especially Malaysia.
Faad Waheed
Director
Faad Waheed
Director
Mr. Faad Waheed is an important and integral part of Waheed Group of Companies. He is Director Op- erations and PR of the group. In his early days, he studied from Beacon house School System and, to further his studies, travelled to Canada and graduated in Business Administration (Finance) from the prestigious Sheridan College. (During his time there, Mr. Faad Waheed achieved great success in the sport of snooker and became Pakistan’s youngest internationally recognized snooker coach as well as qualifying as the top 16th Canadian snooker players). While in Canada, Mr. Faad also became a member of the Canadian Association of accredited mortgage professionals (CAAMP). Mr. Faad delved into the palm oil industry and became an essential part of the organization. Mr. Faad also handles our day-to-day operations and management of our premium brand, Fauji Supreme cook- ing oil & banaspati, bringing it to new heights and recognition all across the country. He has also launched “Islamabad United Lions Club” which is an internationally recognized non-political service organization which aids those in need and brings attention to important issues plaguing the Pakistani community at large.
Hammad Waheed
Director
Hammad Waheed
Director
Mr. Hammad Waheed is a young and upcoming dynamic entrepreneur. He did his early education from John Frasier High School, Canada. For his higher education he graduated from York University, Canada. After moving back to Pakistan in 2016, he joined WGC and introduced various new systems in the orga- nization related to HR and Finance. In a short period of time Hamad Waheed has helped the organiza- tion to adopt international corporate practices. Besides, HR marketing and finance, Mr. Hamad also has introduced an international standard of supply chain management through-out the various segments of WGC specially in the import of Palm Oil and manages sales of local brands of the company. In 2023, under the Guidance of his father, he established state-of-the-art edible oil refinery at Waheed Hafeez Ghee Industry, Hattar, Pakistan. Bringing his innovative mind in the industry, this refinery is fully automated and a feather in the cap of Waheed Group of Companies and a testament of his creative and ever evolving talent.
Our Concerns
Waheed Hafeez Ghee Industries (Pvt) Ltd Hattar
Established in 1993, the Waheed Hafeez Ghee Industries is one of the largest suppliers of cooking oil and banaspati ...
AK Oil and Ghee Industry (Pvt) Ltd Hattar
The AK Oil and Ghee Industry is one of the latest ventures of the Waheed Group. Established in 2018, it is equipped with ...
Khadija Edible Oil Refinery (Pvt) Ltd Karachi
Khadija Edible Oil Refinery is again one of the largest physical oil refineries in Pakistan. The refinery was established in 2005...
Fahad Hammad Oil & Ghee Industry (Pvt) Ltd Karachi
Fahad Hammad Ghee Industry is another landmark achievement of the Waheed Group of Companies. Established in 2014...
Waheed Hafeez Refinery (Pvt) Ltd
In 2023, a new state-of-the-art refinery was established. This refinery is fully automated and has a production capacity of 200 Metric Tons per day.
Our Companions
News & Update
We dig deep to identify the root of complex problems and focus on delivering tangible results for clients, these are a selection of the operations challenges we regularly work on.