{{short description|Pakistani conglomerate}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = Bibojee Group | logo = | type = Corporate group | traded_as = {{karse|BNWM}} <br/> {{karse|GAMON}} <br/> {{karse|GAL}} <br/> {{karse|GHNI}} <br/> {{karse|GTYR}} <br/> {{karse|JDMT}} <br/> {{karse|UVIC}} | founded = {{Start date and age|1963}} | founders = Gohar Ayub Khan <br/> Habibullah Khan Khattak | hq_location_city = Karachi | hq_location_country = Pakistan | area_served = <!-- or: areas_served = --> | key_people = | owner = <!-- or: owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | subsid = Ghandhara Automobiles Limited <br/> Ghandhara Industries Limited <br/>Ghandhara Tyre | website = {{URL|bibojee.com.pk}} }} '''Bibojee Group''' ({{IPA|ur|biː.boˈdʒiː}} {{respell|bee-bo-JEE}}) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi. It is among the major enterprises in Pakistan, incorporating businesses in manufacturing – textiles, automotive vehicles, tyres, insurance, and construction industries.<ref name=CSM>{{cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/1206/120655.html |title=How a 'simple soldier' turned into a millionaire |newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor (newspaper)|author=Mary Anne Weaver |date=6 December 1982|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref><ref name=BR/>
==History== Bibojee Group was founded by retired military officer Lieutenant General Habibullah Khan Khattak during Ayub Khan administration. Ghandhara Industries Limited was acquired by Gohar Ayub Khan and his father-in-law, Habibullah Khan Khattak from General Motors. In August 1969, following the political overthrow of Gohar Ayub's father, Ayub Khan, he sold all his shares in the company to the National Investment Trust and the Investment Corporation of Pakistan.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://brill.com/previewpdf/journals/jaas/8/3-4/article-p241_7.xml |title=Economic Reforms under the Bhutto Regime |first=W. Eric |last=Gustafson |website=Brill}}</ref> The subsequent nationalization of Gandhara Industries in 1973 was viewed by some as a move against Gohar Ayub's interests, possibly serving as political retribution.<ref name="auto1"/> Additional acts of perceived political vengeance included the cancellation of the government's sale of Bannu Sugar Mills and Sutlej Textile Mills to Bibojee Group during the waning days of martial law.<ref name="auto1"/>
In 1970, Bibojee Group established Ghandhara Diesels Limited, focused on manufacturing and selling diesel engines under the Bedford brand for trucks and tractors.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/5069/assets-of-bela-engineers-up-for-sale|title=Assets of Bela Engineers up for sale|first=Dilawar|last=Hussain|date=7 November 2001|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> The company was nationalized in 1972 and was later renamed as Bela Engineers Limited.<ref name="auto"/> The following year, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.<ref name="auto"/>
==Subsidiaries== ===Current=== * Bannu Woollen Mills Limited, established in 1953 by the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation and divested in 1963 to Bibojee Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dps.psx.com.pk/company/BNWM|title=BNWM - Stock quote for Bannu Woollen Mills Limited - Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)|website=dps.psx.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bwm.com.pk/about.php|title=Company Overview | ABOUT | Bannu Woollen Mill Ltd|website=www.bwm.com.pk}}</ref> * Gammon Pakistan Limited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dps.psx.com.pk/company/GAMON|title=GAMON - Stock quote for Gammon Pakistan Limited - Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)|website=dps.psx.com.pk}}</ref> * Ghandhara Automobiles Limited<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1185345 |date= 1 June 2015|title= A promising business venture|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|author=Dilawar Hussain|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref> * Ghandhara Industries Limited * Ghandhara Tyre<ref name=BR>[https://fp.brecorder.com/2019/06/20190613485689/ General Tyre and Rubber (Pakistan)] Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 13 June 2019, Retrieved 22 August 2021</ref> * Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dps.psx.com.pk/company/JDMT|title=JDMT - Stock quote for Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited - Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)|website=dps.psx.com.pk}}</ref> * Rahman Cotton Mills<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcm.com.pk/governance.php|title=Profile of Board of Directors | GOVERNANCE | Rahman Cotton Mills Ltd|website=www.rcm.com.pk}}</ref> * The Universal Insurance Company<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dps.psx.com.pk/company/UVIC|title=UVIC - Stock quote for The Universal Insurance Company Limited - Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)|website=dps.psx.com.pk}}</ref>
===Former=== *Babri Cotton Mills Limited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/08/23/bibojee-group-merges-both-of-their-textile-spinning-mills/|title=Bibojee Group merges both of their textile spinning mills|first=Profit|last=Report|date=23 August 2020|website=Profit by Pakistan Today}}</ref> * Ghandhara Diesels Limited<ref name="auto"/>
==Management== *Habibullah Khan Khattak *Ali Kuli Khan Khattak *Gohar Ayub Khan
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.bibojee.com.pk}}
Category:1963 establishments in Pakistan Category:Conglomerate companies of Pakistan Category:Conglomerate companies established in 1963 Category:Companies based in Karachi