Anwar Pervez net worth is estimated at about .1 billion, the figure on Wikipedia’s list of Pakistanis by net worth, which places him fourth on the A1 Blogs Rich List 2026. Sir Anwar went from driving buses in Bradford in the 1950s to founding the Bestway Group, which today runs UK wholesale, the Well Pharmacy chain, Bestway Cement and a large stake in United Bank Limited in Pakistan.
#4A1 Rich List- Net worth
- Est. $3.1B (Wikipedia, List of Pakistanis by net worth; Sunday Times Rich List). Sunday Times figures have ranged from £1.36bn (2021) to over £3bn in earlier years.
- Source of wealth
- Bestway Group, Bestway Cement, UBL
- Industry
- Wholesale, pharmacy, cement, banking
- Self-made or inherited
- Self-made
- Born
- 15 March 1935
- Age
- 91
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Residence
- London
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Anwar Pervez net worth in 2026
Wikipedia’s list of Pakistanis by net worth puts Sir Anwar Pervez at about $3.1 billion. The Sunday Times Rich List has valued him and his family at more than £3 billion in some years and £1.36 billion in 2021, a spread that shows how hard it is to value a private company such as Bestway. The group reports annual turnover of about £4.5 billion and employs more than 41,000 people.
From bus conductor to shopkeeper
Anwar Pervez was born on 15 March 1935 in British India and studied at Forman Christian College in Lahore. In 1956, aged 21, he moved to England and worked as a bus conductor and driver in Bradford, often seven days a week.
In the early 1960s he moved to London and opened a small grocery shop in Earl’s Court called Kashmir, selling food for South Asian customers. He added more shops through the 1960s and early 1970s.
Founding Bestway
In 1976 he founded Bestway as a trade-only cash-and-carry wholesaler, opening its first warehouse in Acton, west London, with his own savings and money from friends. Bestway grew into one of the largest independent wholesalers in the UK, supplying convenience stores, restaurants and other independent retailers.
In 2014 the group bought 774 pharmacies from the Co-operative Group for £620 million and rebranded them as Well, now one of the UK’s biggest pharmacy chains.
Bestway in Pakistan
Sir Anwar never cut his ties with Pakistan. Bestway Cement, set up in the 1990s, has become one of the country’s largest cement producers. In 2002 Bestway and the Abu Dhabi Group bought United Bank Limited when it was privatised, and Bestway remains a major shareholder in UBL, one of Pakistan’s biggest banks. For overseas Pakistanis, our guide to the Roshan Digital Account explains how to invest back home through banks such as UBL.
Honours
He was appointed OBE in 1992 and knighted in 1999. Pakistan awarded him the Hilal-i-Pakistan in 2000. In 2025 the UK Parliament hosted an event to mark his 90th birthday and Bestway’s contribution to British business.
Philanthropy
The Bestway Foundation, set up in 1987, gives a share of group profits to education and health projects in the UK and Pakistan. It has donated more than £42.5 million, including scholarships, hospital equipment and disaster relief.
Succession
Sir Anwar is now chairman emeritus. His nephew Lord Zameer Choudrey became chairman on 1 July 2024, with Haider Choudrey as chief executive, while Sir Anwar’s son Dawood Pervez is managing director of Bestway Wholesale.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sir Anwar Pervez’s net worth?
About $3.1 billion according to Wikipedia’s list of Pakistanis by net worth. Sunday Times Rich List figures for the family have ranged from £1.36 billion to more than £3 billion.
What does Bestway own in Pakistan?
Bestway Cement, one of Pakistan’s largest cement producers, and a major stake in United Bank Limited.
Who runs Bestway now?
Lord Zameer Choudrey has been chairman since July 2024, with Sir Anwar as chairman emeritus.
See the full list of the richest people in Pakistan, and his biography on Wikipedia.
