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Sabrina Dawood

Sabrina Dawood is a Pakistani businesswoman and philanthropist, Vice Chair of The Dawood Foundation, who led the TDF MagnifiScience Centre, Pakistan's first interactive science center, opened in 2021.

Saif Group

Saif Group is a family-owned industrial and services conglomerate based in Islamabad, Pakistan, founded by Khan Faizullah Khan and operating across power generation, textiles, oil and gas, and healthcare.

Saifullah Khan

Saifullah Khan was the founding generation of the Saifullah family of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, whose early construction and power ventures grew into the Saif Group, an Islamabad-headquartered conglomerate.

Samson H. Chowdhury

Samson H. Chowdhury (স্যামসন এইচ চৌধুরী; 1925–2012) was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur who founded Square Pharmaceuticals in 1958 with three friends and built Square Group into one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates, the country's leading drugmaker since 1985.

Square Group

Square Group is a Bangladeshi family-founded conglomerate anchored by Square Pharmaceuticals, the country's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, founded by Samson H. Chowdhury in 1958 and the industry leader since 1985.

Vehbi Koç

Vehbi Koç (Ahmet Vehbi Koç, 1901–1996) was a Turkish businessman and philanthropist who founded Koç Holding, Turkey's first holding company, starting from an Ankara grocery store in 1926.

Yapı Kredi

Yapı Kredi is a private commercial bank headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Kazım Taşkent in 1944, it is one of Turkey's largest private banks.