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3 - Sir Anwar Pervaiz UK
Ranking: 3 Worth: £750m ($1.5billion)
Industry: Businessman
Chairman of Bestway Group. The Bestway Group
started in 1976 with its first Bestway cash and
carry warehouse opened in London. Today the have
in total around 50 Cash and Carry’s. Including
their recent takeover of rival group Batleys for
around £100m. Bestway Group ventured into
Pakistan’s huge the cement business in 1995 and
set up cement manufacturing plant in Pakistan at
a cost of $120 million.
Taking Advantage of Pakistan growing economy
they also acquired a 25.5% stake in United Bank
Limited in 2002. Today, the Bestway Group has
interests in cash & carry wholesale, property
investments, retail outlets, milling of rice,
lentils and pulses, cement production and more
recently into banking. The group’s total sales
amounted to in excess of £ 2 billion. The group
provides direct employment to thousands in the
UK and Pakistan. The have many interests in
Pakistan too. Sir Anwar Pervaiz and his his
partners sheer hard work has bought them to
outstanding international levels, which
definitely makes him an ideal role model for
many young Pakistanis today. He still on the
move.
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