Who are the richest people in Pakistan in 2026? The A1 Blogs Rich List ranks the top 20, from Lahore-born Shahid Khan, worth about $16.3 billion, to the bankers, industrialists and media owners whose fortunes are built inside Pakistan. For each person you will find an estimated net worth, the source of that estimate, their companies and industries, and a full profile. Tap any name to open it.
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Top 20 richest people in Pakistan at a glance
The table ranks everyone by net worth. Figures marked Forbes are Forbes’ real-time estimates from early October 2026. All others are the most widely cited published estimates, explained on each profile.
| Rank | Name | Net worth | Industry | Citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shahid KhanOwner, Flex-N-Gate | $16.3BForbes | Automotive, sports | United States |
| 2 | Hussain DawoodChairman, Engro Holdings | $5.5BEstimate | Fertiliser, energy, chemicals | Pakistan, Malta |
| 3 | Mian Muhammad ManshaChairman, Nishat Group and MCB Bank | $5BEstimate | Banking, textiles, cement, power | Pakistan |
| 4 | Sir Anwar PervezFounder and chairman emeritus, Bestway Group | $3.1BEstimate | Wholesale, pharmacy, cement, banking | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Sadruddin HashwaniChairman, Hashoo Group | $2–4BEstimate | Hotels, oil and gas | Pakistan |
| 6 | Sualeh AsifCo-founder, Cursor | $2.7BForbes | Technology (AI) | Pakistan |
| 7 | Lord Zameer ChoudreyChairman, Bestway Group | $1.9BEstimate | Wholesale, pharmacy, cement, banking | United Kingdom, Pakistan |
| 8 | Malik RiazFounder and chairman, Bahria Town | $1.1–2.5BEstimate | Real estate | Pakistan |
| 9 | Abdul Razak DawoodFounder, Descon | $1.5BEstimate | Engineering, construction | Pakistan |
| 10 | Muhammad Ali TabbaCEO, Lucky Cement | $1.5BEstimate | Cement, cars, chemicals, power, textiles | Pakistan |
| 11 | Tariq Sayeed SaigolChairman, Kohinoor Maple Leaf Group | $1.2BEstimate | Cement, textiles, power | Pakistan |
| 12 | Lakhani familyOwners, Lakson Group | $1B+Estimate | Consumer goods, media, food, aviation | Pakistan |
| 13 | Arif HabibChairman, Arif Habib Group | $920MEstimate | Finance, fertiliser, cement, aviation | Pakistan |
| 14 | Dewan Yousuf FarooquiChairman, Dewan Mushtaq Group | $900MEstimate | Cars, cement, textiles, sugar | Pakistan |
| 15 | Bashir DawoodFounder, Dawlance | $850MEstimate | Home appliances, investments | Pakistan |
| 16 | Syed Babar AliFounder, Packages Limited and LUMS | $800MEstimate | Packaging, food, insurance, education | Pakistan |
| 17 | Salman IqbalPresident and CEO, ARY Digital Network | $600MEstimate | Media, gold, property | Pakistan |
| 18 | Jahangir Khan TareenFounder, JDW Group | $550MEstimate | Sugar, power, agriculture | Pakistan |
| 19 | Anwar Saifullah KhanCo-chairman, Saif Group | $500MEstimate | Power, textiles, real estate | Pakistan |
| 20 | Jahangir SiddiquiFounder and chairman, JS Group | $270MEstimate | Banking, investments | Pakistan |
Profiles of Pakistan’s 20 richest people
Shahid Khan
- Industry
- Automotive, sports
- Source
- Flex-N-Gate, Jacksonville Jaguars, Fulham FC
- Citizenship
- United States
Arrived in the US at 16, bought the bumper maker he worked for, then the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC.
Full profile
Hussain Dawood
- Industry
- Fertiliser, energy, chemicals
- Source
- Engro, Dawood Hercules
- Citizenship
- Pakistan, Malta
Turned his family business into one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates through Engro: fertiliser, Thar coal, power, PVC and telecom towers.
Full profile
Mian Muhammad Mansha
- Industry
- Banking, textiles, cement, power
- Source
- Nishat Group, MCB Bank
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
The first Pakistani on the Forbes billionaires list; built Nishat into a group spanning MCB Bank, textiles, cement and power.
Full profile
Sir Anwar Pervez
- Industry
- Wholesale, pharmacy, cement, banking
- Source
- Bestway Group, Bestway Cement, UBL
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
A former Bradford bus conductor whose Bestway Group owns Well Pharmacy, Bestway Cement and a major stake in UBL.
Full profile
Sadruddin Hashwani
- Industry
- Hotels, oil and gas
- Source
- Hashoo Group (Pearl-Continental, Marriott)
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
The hotel king of Pakistan: controls the Pearl-Continental chain and the Marriott hotels in Islamabad and Karachi.
Full profile
Sualeh Asif
- Industry
- Technology (AI)
- Source
- Cursor (Anysphere), acquired by SpaceX
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Karachi maths olympiad star who co-founded the AI code editor Cursor, sold to SpaceX for $60 billion in 2026.
Full profile
Lord Zameer Choudrey
- Industry
- Wholesale, pharmacy, cement, banking
- Source
- Bestway Group
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Pakistan
Joined his uncle’s Bestway as financial controller in 1984 and rose to chairman; a member of the House of Lords since 2019.
Full profile
Malik Riaz
- Industry
- Real estate
- Source
- Bahria Town
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Built Bahria Town into Pakistan’s largest private housing developer; declared a proclaimed offender by an accountability court in May 2026.
Full profile
Abdul Razak Dawood
- Industry
- Engineering, construction
- Source
- Descon
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Founded the engineering giant Descon in 1977 and served twice as Pakistan’s commerce minister and adviser.
Full profile
Muhammad Ali Tabba
- Industry
- Cement, cars, chemicals, power, textiles
- Source
- Yunus Brothers Group (Lucky)
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Runs Lucky Cement and the Yunus Brothers Group, from Kia cars and the former ICI Pakistan to power plants and Tabba hospitals.
Full profile
Tariq Sayeed Saigol
- Industry
- Cement, textiles, power
- Source
- Maple Leaf Cement, Kohinoor Textile Mills
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Heads the Kohinoor Maple Leaf branch of the Saigol family, one of Pakistan’s oldest industrial dynasties.
Full profile
Lakhani family
- Industry
- Consumer goods, media, food, aviation
- Source
- Lakson Group
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Behind Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, McDonald’s Pakistan, Express Media, Century Paper and the airline Fly Jinnah.
Full profile
Arif Habib
- Industry
- Finance, fertiliser, cement, aviation
- Source
- Arif Habib Group, PIA
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Started as a 17-year-old stockbroker; his consortium bought 75% of PIA for Rs135 billion in December 2025.
Full profile
Dewan Yousuf Farooqui
- Industry
- Cars, cement, textiles, sugar
- Source
- Dewan Group
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Heads the Dewan Group, once a major name in cars, polyester fibre and cement, which has been restructuring since its 2008 defaults.
Full profile
Bashir Dawood
- Industry
- Home appliances, investments
- Source
- Dawlance (sold in 2016)
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Founded Dawlance in 1980 and built it into Pakistan’s best-known fridge brand before selling it to Turkey’s Arcelik.
Full profile
Syed Babar Ali
- Industry
- Packaging, food, insurance, education
- Source
- Packages Group, Nestlé Pakistan (Milkpak)
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
At 100, the founder of Packages, Milkpak (now Nestlé Pakistan) and LUMS is Pakistan’s elder statesman of business.
Full profile
Salman Iqbal
- Industry
- Media, gold, property
- Source
- ARY Group
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Runs the ARY media empire, from ARY Digital and ARY News to the Karachi Kings cricket team.
Full profile
Jahangir Khan Tareen
- Industry
- Sugar, power, agriculture
- Source
- JDW Sugar Mills
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Built JDW into one of Pakistan’s biggest sugar producers, then spent two decades in politics before stepping back in 2024.
Full profile
Anwar Saifullah Khan
- Industry
- Power, textiles, real estate
- Source
- Saif Group
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
Co-chairman of the Saif Group and a former federal minister from one of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s best-known business families.
Full profile
Jahangir Siddiqui
- Industry
- Banking, investments
- Source
- JS Group (JS Bank, JS Investments)
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
A former Karachi Stock Exchange president who built JS Bank and one of Pakistan’s largest private asset managers.
Full profileHow we built this list of the richest people in Pakistan
Pakistan has no official wealth register, and most of its biggest fortunes sit in private or family-controlled companies, so no two lists agree. We used a consistent method:
- Forbes first: where Forbes tracks a person, we use its real-time figure and date it. That applies to Shahid Khan and Sualeh Asif.
- Most-cited estimate next: for everyone else we use the estimate most often cited in published sources, such as Wikipedia’s list of Pakistanis by net worth, the Sunday Times Rich List and Pakistani business publications, and we name the source on each card.
- Ranges: where reports give a range, as for Sadruddin Hashwani and Malik Riaz, we rank on the midpoint and show the full range.
- Business owners only: we include people whose wealth comes from business, including some who also served in government. We leave out career politicians, whose wealth estimates are based mainly on speculation.
Estimates for private fortunes can be far apart. Hussain Dawood, for example, appears at $5.5 billion on Wikipedia’s list but much lower in some other rankings. Treat every figure except the Forbes ones as a guide, and check the date.
Who is the richest man in Pakistan?
If you count people of Pakistani origin anywhere in the world, the richest man is Shahid Khan, worth about $16.3 billion according to Forbes. He was born in Lahore but has been a US citizen since 1991.
Among Pakistani business leaders, Hussain Dawood of Engro is estimated at $5.5 billion and Mian Muhammad Mansha of the Nishat Group at around $5 billion, followed by Sir Anwar Pervez of Bestway, a British Pakistani, at about $3.1 billion. The richest Pakistani citizen on Forbes’ own list is Sualeh Asif, the 26-year-old co-founder of Cursor, worth about $2.7 billion.
The industries behind Pakistani fortunes
The pattern is clear when you look at the richest people in Pakistan side by side:
- Textiles gave many groups their start, including Nishat, the Saigols and the Yunus Brothers Group.
- Cement, fertiliser and power turned them into conglomerates, often through privatisations: Engro, Lucky, Maple Leaf, Bestway Cement and Saif Power.
- Banking and finance followed: MCB under Nishat, UBL under Bestway, JS Bank and the Arif Habib Group.
- Property created the most visible and most disputed fortune, at Bahria Town.
- Consumer brands, hotels and media built Lakson, Dawlance, Packages, Hashoo and ARY.
- Engineering and agriculture created Descon and JDW Sugar Mills.
- Technology is the newest source, with Sualeh Asif’s Cursor showing that a young founder can join the list within a few years.
For context on how many of these companies trade, see our guide to the KSE-100 index.
Self-made or inherited?
The list includes several genuinely self-made fortunes. Shahid Khan arrived in the US with little money. Sir Anwar Pervez started as a bus conductor in Bradford. Arif Habib began at 17 on Rs60 a month. Malik Riaz built Bahria Town from small contracting jobs, and Bashir Dawood built Dawlance from scratch. Others, such as Mian Mansha, Hussain Dawood, Tariq Saigol and the Tabba and Lakhani families, took over family businesses and expanded them far beyond their original size.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the richest person in Pakistan in 2026?
Shahid Khan is the richest person of Pakistani origin, at about $16.3 billion according to Forbes. Among Pakistani business leaders, Hussain Dawood and Mian Muhammad Mansha lead with estimates of about $5.5 billion and $5 billion.
How many billionaires does Pakistan have?
Forbes tracks two billionaires of Pakistani origin in 2026. On published estimates, 12 people on our list are worth $1 billion or more.
Who was the first Pakistani billionaire on Forbes?
Mian Muhammad Mansha of the Nishat Group.
Why do net worth figures differ between websites?
Most Pakistani fortunes sit in private companies whose value is not published. Different publications use different methods, so we show the source of each figure.
Live figures for the two Forbes-tracked billionaires are on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list.
