Hussain Dawood


Hussain Dawood is a Pakistani businessman, educationalist and philanthropist.

Early life and career

Hussain Dawood was born in 1943 in Bombay, British India. He is the Chairman of Engro Corporation, Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited, Karachi Education Initiative, Karachi School for Business & Leadership, and The Dawood Foundation.
He is also a member of the World Economic Forum and its Global Agenda Councils of Anti-Corruption and Education.
His previous responsibilities include:
Hussain Dawood has an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, United States, and is a graduate in Metallurgy from Sheffield University, UK.

Philanthropic work

The Dawood Foundation is a private charitable trust in Pakistan, formed by Hussain's father, Ahmed Dawood, in 1961. Hussain Dawood assumed the chairmanship of it in 2000. It operates various schools and supports the Engro Foundation. It has also done work in the sphere of medical care and has assisted in Pakistan those affected by the 2005 earthquake, 2010 floods, and the tsunami of 2004 in Pakistan,and covid19 in 2020.

Awards and recognition