Mr Abdul Razak Dawood is an industrialist and engineer, and the founder of Descon, which he led as Chief Executive and Chairman until 2018. He served as Federal Minister for Commerce, Industries and Production from 1999 to 2002. From 2018 to 2022, he was Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, with the status of Federal Minister, and until 2020 he was also Adviser on Textile, Industries and Production. Earlier in his career, he worked in the family business, Lawrencepur Woollen and Textile Mills, and was Managing Director of Dawood Hercules Chemicals. A founding member of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Mr Dawood established its Suleman Dawood School of Business and has served on the university’s Board of Trustees. He also founded the Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood Foundation, which supports education and social welfare. He holds a degree in Mining Engineering from Newcastle University, UK, and an MBA from Columbia University, USA.