Syed Turab Shah, Former Deputy Convener of FPCCI Central Standing Committee on Corporate Relations & Communication meets with Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz & Order of Merit Leader of Business Community & Senior Vice President, FPCCI. Meeting regarding current situation of COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan. On this Occasion Mirza Ishtiaq Baig, Chairman PAK-Morocco Business Council of FPCCI and Syed Farooq Shah, CEO, Daily THE AZB.
About Mirza Ikhtiar Baig
Prominent industrialist and Baig group chairman Dr. Ikhtiar Baig position is of paramount importance in the business community. His company, Baig Group, has served in various sectors in Pakistan, UAE and Morocco for the last 35 years.
Dr. Ikhtiar Baig holds a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Marketing from the United States while being a successful industrialist, he also has extensive banking and finance experience. Dr. Ikhtiar Baig has written seven books on national and international economic issues – Part I, Part II, “Economic Facts and Pakistan”, “Pakistan and the Economy”, “Economic Challenges facing Pakistan”, Is also the author of “Domestic Economy and Our Priorities” and “South Asian and Pakistani Economy.” He has been writing columns in the country’s leading newspapers on economic issues for the last 16 years, recently published his biography “Limitless Pakistani A”. The policy makers of the country attach great importance to Dr. Ikhtiar Baig expert opinion. Dr. Ikhtiar Baig also lectures on the national economy at the National Defense University (NDU), the National Institute of Management (NIM) and other universities.
He has been awarded the prestigious international journal “Economist” for his services to Dr. Ikhtiar Baig, while President Pakistan has also conferred on him the highest civilian award “Tamgha-e-Imtiaz” for his outstanding service. Dr. Ikhtiar Baig is the honorary consul general of the People’s Republic of Yemen in Sindh and the elected Dean of the honorary consul in Pakistan, Corps Sindh. Dr. Ikhtiar Baig is also a board member of the World Federation of Consulates (FICAC). The President of Yemen has given Dr. Ikhtiar Baig the “Order of Merit”, Yemen’s highest civilian award for promoting Pak-Yemen trade and investment. In recognition of his valuable services in the fields of banking and finance but he has been given many awards, including gold medals by President Pakistan. His company has been receiving the “FPCCI Special Export Merit Award” from the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan over the best export of denim fabric for the last 15 years. CEO Club Pakistan has consistently awarded him 100 Successful CEOs and Business Leaders Award for the last 3 years. Dr. Ikhtiar Baig has also won the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “World Goose Piece Prize 2018”.
Dr. Ikhtiar Baig as Federal Advisor Textile contributed to the formation of the first 5 year National Textile Policy (2009-14). He is also the chairman of the Think Tank of the 21st Century Business and Economic Club, which offers recommendations on important economic policies at the national level. Dr. Ikhtiar Baig has been associated with FPCCI for 25 consecutive years and has been chairman of FPCCI’s Banking, Credit and Finance Committee for the past 15 years. He is also the Chairman of Pak UAE Business Council. He represented the private sector in meetings of various Joint Ministerial Commissions for mutual trade and investment in Pakistan and abroad. Participate in social activities.
Dr. Ikhtiar Baig is the Founding Chairman of the Pakistan Denim Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The Federal Board of Revenue recently nominated Dr. Ikhtiar Baig to the ADR Committee for resolving business community income tax, sales tax and excise duty disputes in the FBR. Dr. Ikhtiar Baig is also the Secretary General of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Pakistan, an international organization that fulfills the ultimate aspirations of abused children.
