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Ashraf
Group
Ashraf Group
of Industries is one of the leading industrial and trade group,
actively involve in diversified manufacturing,
import and export activities.
Tribute
to Founder Haji Muhammad Ashraf Khan
A
graduate of historic Islamic College belongs to
land lord family of Nasirpur Peshawar, Pakistan. Started
Business in partnership with one of his
friends Mr. A. Rauf Siddiqui in 1949 in the name of Ashraf
sons but the later got employment in education deptt
in 1951 and decided to quit the business, since then the founder
single handedly managed the business in the name and
style of M/S Javed Brothers and with his honest, sincere hard
work and (1962 on-ward) with assistance
and participation of his sons (the present directors) with
the grace of Allah he could see in his life time the growth
and progress. Now the group consists of but not limited to the followings.
(A)
Vanaspati Ghee, edible oils, soap and industrial gases unit.
(1)
Ashraf Industries (Pvt) Ltd Peshawar.
(2) Husnain Dawood oil Mills
(Pvt) Ltd Hattar
(3) Ashraf Gomal oil Mills (Pvt)
Ltd D.I. Khan
(B)
Flour and General Mills
(1)
Ashraf Flour and General Mills (Pvt) Ltd Peshawar
(C) High Quality
Safety Match Production Unit
(1)
Ashraf Match (Pvt) Ltd Peshawar
Now thw group managed by
sons and grandsons of Late Haji Muhammad
Ashraf. The board of directors are as follows,
Haji
Muhammad Asaf Managing
Director
Muhammad Aslam Director
Haji Muhammad Javed
Director
Haji Muhammad Afzal Director
Haji Muhammad Akhtar Director
Muhammad Anees Director
Muhammad Asad Ashraf Director
The Eldest son Haji
Muhammad Asaf, after completing his Master degree became
the right hand of his father and after his death took
over the control of family business.
Muhammad Aslam, the second
son got Gold Medal in M.Com from Healey College of Commerce Lahore
and his achievement was recognized personally by Seth
hameed D. Habib, the founder of Habib Bank Ltd by directly appointing
him officer in the Bank. Mr. Muhammad Aslam is presently
working as Executive Vice President and General Manager
of Habib Finance Australia- a joint venture of HBL and Australian
government.
The couple third son
Haji Muhammad Javed, Gold Medalist Mechanical Engineering from Peshawar
University, after working in top National & International
organizations and serving in many countries, shifted to Politics
and won many elections and served as Provincial Minister
for Physical Planning, Housing Industries etc and at present he
is Human Right Ambassador to Pakistan, Chairman Skill
Development Council Besides having many other port folios and
looking after a vegetable Ghee owned by the family viz Ashraf Industries
(Pvt) Ltd.
Fourth son Haji Muhammad
Afzal graduate from Islamia College Peshawar is a renowned Trade
unions Leader and prominent businessman of the Province.
He also has the distinction of being the best Distributor of Ghee
Corporation of Pakistan and is presently Senior Vice
President of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and President
of Traders of Peshawar besides being Managing Director
of the family owned Match Manufacturing Unit viz Ashraf Match
(Pvt) Ltd an ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 14001 certified Unit.
Fifth son is Haji Muhammad
Akhtar who has responsible of setting up of various Industrial Units
of the family and is considered to be expert of Installation
and Erection of Industrial Undertakings. He has also been leading
Flour Mills, Ghee Mills, Industrial Estate Associations
at both Provincial and Central Levels and is presently Managing
Director of Hussnain Daud Oil & ghee Mills (Pvt)
Ltd Hattar, another family owned Ghee Unit.
Sixth son Muhammad Anees
after getting education from Edwards College Peshawar has been actively
engaged in looking after various trading concerns of
the family and is presently looking after the family owned Flour
Milling Unit viz Ashraf Flour and General Mills (Pvt)
Ltd.
Seventh and the last
is Muhammad Asad Ashraf who after graduation in Commerce from Peshawar
university with Distinction has looking after the Head
Office of the family owned Units and is responsible for Finance,
Imports, Exports and Marketing of various Products being
produces at family undertakings. Besides these responsibilities,
he is a Social worker and affiliated with World’s
largest service organization. The International Association of Lions
Clubs
Haji Muhammad Ashraf
and Shirin Taj’s daughters are also not much behind their
brother. Afshan Ashraf the Elder daughter is a graduate
from Peshawar University and is working as Educationalist. Seema
Ashraf the younger is Medical graduate from Khyber Medical
College Peshawar and is presently working for Pakistan Telecommunication
Ltd as Senior Doctor.
After 44 years of trading
business Haji Muhammad Ashraf and Sons entered the manufacturing
arena and by the grace of God within very little time
became one of the leading Industrial group of the Province running
the following units.
Now the group consists of but not limited to the followings.
1. Ashraf Flour & General Mills (Pvt) Ltd-Flour
Milling unit since 1986.
2. Ashraf Industries (Pvt) Ltd-Vegetable Ghee unit since
1992.
3. Hussnain Daud Oil & Ghee Mills (Pvt) Ltd-Vegetable
Ghee unit since 1997.
4. Ashraf Match (Pvt) Ltd-Match Manufacturing unit since
1998.
5. M. Ashraf Gomal (Pvt) Ltd-Vegetable Ghee unit since
2000
At present three of the
above units have been Exporting their products thus earning valuable
Foreign Exchange for the country, besides supplies to
organizations like Pakistan Army, International Committee of the
Red Cross and Utility Stores Corporation etc now Para
now the blessings of God continued on us in the form of Haji Muhammad
Ashraf’s grandsons viz.
Muhammad Yousaf Mechanical Engineering
& MBA from USA
Shiraz Aslam Bachelor in Information and Technology
(BIT) from UK
Mubashir Javed Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
& MBA
Musadiq Javed Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
& MBA
Faisal Afzal Bachelor in Computer Science (BCS)
In the end we
pray to Almighty Allah to continue showering his blessings on us
and give us courage to further improve and continue
the expansion and also give us prowess to share our Profits with
the under privileged and deserving people.
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