Amazing Pakistani Entrepreneurs
Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood
"Your Problem is solved" - the 4 worded sentence by Sir Adamjee Dawood in reply to Quaid-e-Azam's appeal to fund the newly born nation can be regarded as one of the greatest service any one did for Pakistan and founder of Pakistan. Sir Adamjee Dawood was approached by Finance team of newly formed Government of Pakistan on orders of Quaid-e-Azam on August 27, 1947 - just 13 days after the country gained its independence. Country ran into financial trouble because of planned stoppage of funds it was supposed to receive.
At that critical moment of history, Sir Adamjee Dawood replied with these four words and wrote a blank cheque secured against all his assets. He literally gave away all his assets which included a business conglomerate besides other personal wealth. His sacrifice enabled the country to tackle this crisis successfully.
Born in 1880, Sir Adamjee showed signs of a great entrepreneurship from teenage. He established trading business and successfully led it to become a conglomerate. He also started participating in Indian politics and funded many humanitarian causes.
He was also nominated as the first president of Muslim Chamber of Commerce & Industry by Quaid-e-Azam in 1944. Among his established conglomerate, the Adamjee Group, Sir Adamjee also established Muslim Commercial Bank on July 9, 1947 on Quaid-e-Azam's instructions. The bank went on to become one of largest banks in Pakistan today.
Sir Adamjee lived only few months in Independent Pakistan and breathed his last on Jan 12, 1948. Quaid-e-Azam stated on his death:
“He was a loyal Muslim and rendered great service in our struggle for Pakistan. His loss will be felt all the more now, when having achieved our goal we need his services for building Pakistan. His death will leave a Gap in Muslim Business Community which will be difficult to fill. His death is a National Loss to Pakistan."
Earlier Quaid paid tribute to Sir Adamjee during the partition movement with these words:
“If we had a dozen men like Sir Adamjee, Pakistan would have been achieved earlier”
For more about life and times of Sir Adamjee and his association with Founder of Pakistan, please visit the link:
http://adamjees.net/AdamjeeJinnah.aspx
At that critical moment of history, Sir Adamjee Dawood replied with these four words and wrote a blank cheque secured against all his assets. He literally gave away all his assets which included a business conglomerate besides other personal wealth. His sacrifice enabled the country to tackle this crisis successfully.
Born in 1880, Sir Adamjee showed signs of a great entrepreneurship from teenage. He established trading business and successfully led it to become a conglomerate. He also started participating in Indian politics and funded many humanitarian causes.
He was also nominated as the first president of Muslim Chamber of Commerce & Industry by Quaid-e-Azam in 1944. Among his established conglomerate, the Adamjee Group, Sir Adamjee also established Muslim Commercial Bank on July 9, 1947 on Quaid-e-Azam's instructions. The bank went on to become one of largest banks in Pakistan today.
Sir Adamjee lived only few months in Independent Pakistan and breathed his last on Jan 12, 1948. Quaid-e-Azam stated on his death:
“He was a loyal Muslim and rendered great service in our struggle for Pakistan. His loss will be felt all the more now, when having achieved our goal we need his services for building Pakistan. His death will leave a Gap in Muslim Business Community which will be difficult to fill. His death is a National Loss to Pakistan."
Earlier Quaid paid tribute to Sir Adamjee during the partition movement with these words:
“If we had a dozen men like Sir Adamjee, Pakistan would have been achieved earlier”
For more about life and times of Sir Adamjee and his association with Founder of Pakistan, please visit the link:
http://adamjees.net/AdamjeeJinnah.aspx
