Adamjee Group is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The group was previously headed by Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood.
As of 2007, it is unofficially estimated that the owners of Adamjee Group are among the top 40 wealthiest families in Pakistan.[1]
History
Adamjee Group was founded by Haji Dawood in 1896.[2] The family holding company was formally registered as Adamjee Sons, Ltd. in Pakistan.[3] In 1964, Time described Gul Mohamed Adamjee as the jute king of Pakistan.[3] Initially originating as a jute and banking conglomerate, Adamjee later spread to other industries such as tea, textiles, matches, sugar, paper board, chemicals, engineering and insurance.[4]