DUBAI – Pakistan’s former President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Siraj Kassam Teli passed away at the age of 67 in Dubai on Tuesday(today).
As per the sources, he was hospitalized in Dubai for the last few days and died of cardiac arrest during his stay at the hospital. He was on a ventilator from last two days. He left behind his wife, a son and a daughter.
Siraj Kassam Teli was a distinguished industrialist and belonged to a renowned family that has been active in business for a long time.
He also served as the Director of Pakistan Beverage Ltd. Apart from the beverage sector, he possessed considerable experience in textiles, dairy products and energy.
Siraj Teli’s outstanding contribution to the national economy and public service, philanthropic work, and extra-ordinary indulgence in Ashura incident the then president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari conferred the award “Sitara-e-Imtiaz”.
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