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Adamjee Group of Companies is a conglomerate company based primarily in Karachi, Pakistan. The group was headed by Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood. As of 2007, it is unofficially estimated that the owners of Adamjee Group are among the top 40 wealthiest families in Pakistan.WEB,weblink People who own greatest amount of wealth, Dilawar, Hussain, 9 December 2007,

History

The company was founded by Haji Dawood in 1896.WEB,weblink Rober Barons, The company has had to change fortunes over the past 50 years, initially originating as a jute and banking conglomerate, later spreading to other industries such as tea, textiles, matches, sugar, paper board, chemicals, engineering and insurance.WEB,weblink Great fortunes do not see third generation, 14 June 2004,

Subsidiaries

Enterprises under the umbrella of the group are:

• Ad powerWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Panther Trading (Pvt.) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Commodities Trading (Pvt.) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Matual Trading Co. (Pvt) Ltd.WEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Adamjee Pharmaceuticals LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Coastal Enterprises (Pvt.) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Adamjee Diesel Engineering (Pakistan) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Pacific Multi Products (Pvt) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Adamjee Engineering (Pvt) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Engineering, www.adamjee-engg.com, 2018-06-03,
• Chempro Pakistan LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Enesel Industries (Pvt) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Sahara Buying ServicesWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Adamjee Automotive LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Adamjee Polymers Company (Pvt) LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Adamjee Durabuilt LtdWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,
• Adamjee CorporationWEB,weblink Adamjee Group of Companies, www.adamjees.com, 2018-06-03,

Former enterprises which were based in East Pakistan are:WEB, Local News on Bangladesh,weblink 2020-05-24, www.sdnbd.org, WEB, Adamjee Group of Companies,weblink 2018-06-03, www.adamjees.com,

• Jute
  • Adamjee Jute Mills
  • Jute Fibers Ltd.
  • R. Sim & Co. (operated jute presses)
• Sugar
  • Adamjee Sugar Mills
  • National Sugar Mills
• Textile
  • Orient Textile Mills
  • Meghna Textile Mills
  • Khulna Textile Mills
  • Adamjee Cotton Mills
  • Bangladesh Textile Mills (now a state-owned enterprise run by the Government of Bangladesh)WEB, Local News on Bangladesh,weblink 2020-07-15, www.sdnbd.org,
• Tea
  • National Tea
  • Aroma Tea
  • Patrakola Tea Company
  • Adamjee Tea GardensNEWS, 1972-07-05, Abdul W. Adamjee, Pakistani Magnate, Millionaire, Is Dead, en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2020-05-24, 0362-4331,

• Cement
  • Assam Bengal Cement Company
• Steamship
  • Bengal Assam Steamship Company
  • Chittagong Steamship Company
• Insurance
  • Premier Insurance Company
• Other
  • Dhaka Vegetable Oil Mills
  • National Tubes (produced galvanized iron pipes and fittings)
  • Dacca Tobacco Industries (now owned by Akij Group)WEB, Dhaka Tobacco Industries - Tongi Tobacco Processing Plant,weblink 2020-05-23, www.industryabout.com,
  • Gammon East Pakistan Ltd. (a civil engineering and construction firm)
  • Premier Laminations (a company that produced polyethylene bags)
  • Star Particle Board Mills (now owned by Partex Group)WEB, HOME {{!, Partex Star Group Corporate|url=https://partexstargroup.com/companies/partex-star-particle-board-mills-limited/home/|access-date=2020-05-23|language=en-US}}
  • Adamjee Sons Ltd. (A holding company which owned the shares of the group's subsidiaries along with properties, tea gardens, and stock in other corporations on behalf of the Adamjee family. It was nationalized by the Government of Bangladesh in 1971 and continues to be run as a state-owned enterprise today.)WEB, Adamjee Group of Companies,weblink 2020-06-28, adamjees.com,

Other former enterprises:

• Adamjee Insurance (acquired by Nishat Group in 2004)WEB, Mansha group takes over AIC,weblink 2004-05-30, DAWN.COM, en, 2020-05-23,
• Muslim Commercial Bank (nationalized in 1972 under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, reprivatised to Nishat Group )
• Orient Airways (became PIA in 1955)
• Adamjee Industries (a textile manufacturing company in Pakistan which now operates as al-Karam Textile Mills)

See also

• List of largest companies in Pakistan

References

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External links

• Adamjee Group