Javed Afridi
Muhammad Javed Afridi | |
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| محمد جاويد افريدی | |
| Born | Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (MBA) London School of Economics Regent's University London Edwardes College |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for |
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| Father | Haji Sabil Khan[1] |
| Relatives | Ayub Afridi (uncle)[2] |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz |
Muhammad Javed Afridi (Urdu, Pashto: محمد جاويد افريدی; born 14 August 1985) is a Pakistani businessman based in the United Arab Emirates.[3] He is best known as the CEO of Haier Pakistan and as the owner of MG Motors Pakistan. Afridi is also the chairman of the cricket franchise Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan Super League (PSL) and also co-founder/CEO of JoChaho.[4] His net worth is estimated to be US$313 million.[5]
Business career
Haier Pakistan
Haier Pakistan was founded in 2001 as a joint venture between Ruba Group (now known as JW-SEZ Group) and Haier with an initial investment of US$500 million.[6][7]
In 2004, Haier began manufacturing home appliances in Pakistan, including microwave ovens.[6]
In 2015, Haier invested $5 million to establish a mobile phone assembly plant in Lahore, which would annually manufacture over 1.5 million cellphones for the Pakistani market.[8] In 2017, Haier established a plant to assemble laptops in Pakistan.[9]
MG Motors Pakistan
MG JW Automobile Pakistan is owned by JW Auto Park, which in turn is owned by Javed Afridi.
MG Motors Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morris Garages (MG) Motor UK Limited, owned by SAIC Motor to bring electric vehicles in Pakistan. It will establish an electric car manufacturing plant. MG Motors has launched two models namely MG HS and MG ZS EV in Pakistan in 2020.[10][11][12][13][14] Morris Garage (MG) Motors Pakistan launched MG ZS priced at Rs 4.1 million in the same year.[15]
Cricket
Javed Afridi has sponsored many cricket tournaments under his supervision including Haier Super 8 T20 Cup and Pakistan Super League.[16][17] Afridi has also owned a cricket franchise Peshawar Zalmi for a ten-year period.[18] 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.”[19]
References
- ^ "PCB, PHF condole with Javed Afridi over his father's death". The News International (newspaper). 23 July 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Manzoor Afridi set to become caretaker CM of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". Dawn (newspaper). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (25 August 2020). "Imran asks Chinese entrepreneurs to establish offices in Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (25 August 2020). "Imran asks Chinese entrepreneurs to establish offices in Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "How many MG cars is Chelsea Football club worth? | Profit by Pakistan Today". 30 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ a b Jamal, Nasir (11 May 2015). "Innovation-driven business". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Joint ventures: Haier-Ruba plans expansion, investment of $1.5b". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2015.
- ^ Haq, Shahram (21 December 2015). "With encouraging response, Haier Pakistan to expand more aggressively". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Haier set to manufacture laptops in Pakistan". Profit by Pakistan Today. 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Chinese president to inaugurate 'Electric car manufacturing plant' in Pakistan". Automark. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Javed Afridi all set to launch 'affordable' British SUVs in Pakistan". Global Village Space. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ eVentures, Pak. "MG 2020 New Car Models Price & Pictures in Pakistan". www.pakwheels.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "MG Motors Pakistan". mgmotors.com.pk. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "MG Motors receives 10,000 orders for its Rs5.5 million SUV | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "MG Motors Pakistan Finally Revealed Prices for its SUV MG ZS". Brecorder. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "PCB launches main round of local T20 Cup". The Express Tribune. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "PCB launches main round of T20 Cup". DAWN. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan Super League: Seven Companies fight it out to buy franchises". Express etribune. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "PSL: 'Peshawar is close to my heart,' says team owner Javed Afridi". DAWN. Kolkata, India. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2015.