Muhammad Javed Afridi (
Urdu
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, ; born 14 August 1985) is an Emirati businessman.
Business Interests
He is best known as the CEO of
Haier Pakistan and
owner of
MG Motors Pakistan. Afridi is also Chairman of the
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
franchise
Peshawar Zalmi in
Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League (PSL), also known as HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan, organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Founded by the PCB in 2015, the league features six city-bas ...
(PSL) and also co-founder/CEO of JoChaho.
Javed Afridi is an Emirati businessman. According to different sources, his net worth is estimated to be US$4 billion. He is known for his investments in various businesses.
MG JW Automobile Pakistan
MG JW Automobile Pakistan is owned by JW Auto Park, which in turn is owned by Javed Afridi. MG Motors Pakistan has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Morris Garages (MG) Motor UK Limited, owned by
SAIC Motor
SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese State-owned enterprises of China, state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai. Founded in 1955, it is currently the largest of the ...
to bring electric vehicles in Pakistan. It will establish Electric car manufacturing plant. MG Motors has launched two models namely
MG HS
The MG HS is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor under the British MG marque. The vehicle was launched in 2018, replacing the MG GS. In MG's global line-up, the HS is positioned above the subcom ...
and
MG ZS EV in Pakistan in 2020. Morris Garage (MG) Motors Pakistan launched
MG ZS priced at Rs 4.1 million.
Investment in cricket
Javed Afridi has sponsored many
cricket tournaments under his supervision including
Haier Super 8 T20 Cup and
Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League (PSL), also known as HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan, organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Founded by the PCB in 2015, the league features six city-bas ...
. Afridi has also owned a cricket franchise
Peshawar Zalmi for a ten-year period.
In an interview he said: “Peshawar and KP are close to my heart, and I want to develop the infrastructure around the game in my homeland.”
See also
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Super 8 T20 Cup
References
External links
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Pakistani chief executives
Pashtun people
Pakistan Super League franchise owners
1985 births
Edwardes College alumni
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Alumni of Regent's University London
Alumni of Saïd Business School
People from Khyber District
Living people
Peshawar Zalmi
Javed
Pakistanis named in the Pandora Papers