Alamgir Khan Tareen (5 November 1959 - 6 July 2023), or simply Alamgir Tareen, was a Pakistani businessman and founder of the Multan Sultans cricket team. He was the younger brother of politicians Jahangir Tareen and Seemi Aizdi. Tareen was a leading businessman in South Punjab. He was also the managing director of Shamim and Company (Pvt) Ltd, which is the official bottler and franchise of PepsiCo for Punjab.

Early life and career

Alamgir Tareen was born on 5 November 1959 in

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to father Allah Nawaz Tareen, a police officer, and mother Zahida Khan Tareen. He was the youngest of four siblings, having two older sisters (including Seemi Ezdi) and an older brother (Jahangir Tareen). Tareen was a leading businessman in South

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. He was the managing director of Shamim and Company (Pvt) Ltd, which is the official bottler and franchise of PepsiCo for South Punjab. He did his bachelor's degree from the

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and later completed his master's degree from

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Multan Sultans

Tareen acquired the

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franchise in 2018 along with his nephew Ali Tareen, the son of influential Pakistani businessman and politician,

Jahangir Tareen Jahangir Khan Tareen () (born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani industrialist and politician who is the founder of JDW Sugar Mills, also known as JDW Group, a conglomerate specializing in the manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, e ...

Death

Alamgir Tareen died by suicide at his home in

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on 6 July 2023, at the age of 63, after battling with a prolonged illness.

Personal life

Tareen was born and raised in the city of

and lived in

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for some time, before eventually moving to

. At the time of his death, he was an unmarried man and had no children but was engaged and set to marry in December 2023.

References

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