Senator Sultan Ali Lakhani | |
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Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
In office March 1988 – March 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gondia, Maharashtra, India | 24 July 1948
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
Occupation | Politician Businessman |
Sultan Ali Lakhani is a Pakistani businessman and former senator who is the co-founder of the Lakson Group and owner of McDonald's Pakistan. [1] He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 1988 to March 1994.
Lakhani was born on 24 July 1948 in Gondia, Maharashtra, India. [2] He holds a degree in economics from the University of Karachi. [2]
Lakhani was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League on the general seat from Sindh. He was a member of the Senate between March 1988 and March 1994. [2] [3]
He was arrested in 2000 on the orders of National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) for alleged loan defaults and being a business partner of Hassan Nawaz, son of the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif. They co-owned fast-food chain McDonald's (Pakistan). They were arrested for failing to pay back loans they had taken from various banks. [4] [5]
Lakhani is also the owner of Lakson Group and was the Honorary Consul of Mexico in Karachi. [2]
In 2012, Lakhani received the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) conferred by then President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. [6]