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COURSE : HISTORY AND

SURVEYS OF PAKISTANI
ENTREPRENEURS

SUBJECT: BYRAN D AVARI

 BYRAN D AVARI
Byram Dinshawji Avari is a prominent Pakistani businessman and twice Asian Games
gold medalist. Together with his sons, Dinshaw and Xerxes, he owns and operates the
Avari Group of companies, of which he is the chairman. Hotel management is the Avari
Group’s core business. In Pakistan, the group owns and operates Avari Hotels which
includes 5-star deluxe hotel in Lahore, the 5-star Avari Towers and the seafront Beach
Luxury Hotel in Karachi.
 Biography

Byram Dinshaw Avari

Byram Dinshaw was born on February 7, 1941 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Son of
Dinshaw Byram and Khorshed Dinshaw (Vakil) Avari.

Education

Bachelor in Commerce, St. Patrick's College, Karachi, Pakistan. Bachelor of

Laws, Karachi University.

Family

Perfect couple

Mr Byram Avari married to Goshpi Byram (Patel) on September 22, 1966. They have 3
children, two sons Xerxes and Dinshaw and a daughter Zeena. [1]

Xerxes Byram Avari

Xerxes Byram Avari (b: 29 August 1968) is a Pakistani competitor in sailing at the Asian
Games. He is the son of Byram and Gosphi Avari, both gold medallists at the Asian
Games for Pakistan.
Career
Avari holds an MBA (Class of 1990) degree from Institute of Business Administration,
Karachi. He works with his father and brother in the family business, the Avari Group of
Companies.

Asian Games

Avari participated in the Men's Double Handed Dinghy 470 at the 2010 Asian Games in
China.

Avari towers

AH room interior
Mr Byram Avari has served in various companies
which are;

As Chairman
 Avari Group
 Avari Hotels Ltd
 Avari Towers Karachi/Avari Lahore
 Beach Luxury Hotel
 Avari Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
 Avari Suites Mall of Emirates, United Arab Emirates
 Avari Suites Emirates Golf Course
 Spencer & Company Ltd
 Spencer Pharma Ltd
 Avari International Hotels
 Avari Islamabad (under construction)
 Chairman Parsi New Year Celebration Committee, 1988
 Karachi Parsi Anjuman Trust Fund, 1990
 Vice-chairman English Speaking Union Pakistan, 1989.

As president

 President Dastur Doctor Dhalla Memorial Institute, Karachi, 1982

 International Hotel Association South Asia, 1984
Avari Hotel

Avari Hotels Limited is a group company of Avari Group of companies. The Avari Group
is owned by Mr. Byram D. Avari (Chairman) and his sons Dinshaw and Xerxes and their
direct families. Hotels are the core business of the Group. Inside Pakistan the Group
owns and operates 5-star “Avari Towers” Hotel at Karachi, the 5-Star “Avari Lahore”
Hotel and seafront “Beach Luxury” Hotel at Karachi. This is the first Pakistani Company
to have obtained Management Contracts to operate internationally. Outside Pakistan
they manage the 200-rooms 4-Star “Avari Dubai” Hotel in Dubai, UAE and the 200 room
Ramada Hotel Toronto Airport in Canada. The Group is actively pursuing opportunities
for owning and / or managing 3 and 4 star properties inside Pakistan. Internationally it is
targeting Management Contracts to operate hotels in the various Emirates of the Middle
East / Gulf, Saudi Arabia and on North American Destinations on the East Coast.

Other Companies

Other Companies in the Avari Group of Companies are

 Avari Plazas at Karachi and Lahore

 Spencer and Company

 Spencer Pharma (Pvt) Limited

 Beach Brewery (Pvt) Ltd

 Avari Travel Agencies (Pvt) Ltd (GSA for American Airlines)

The Avari Group has previous experience also in Power Generation and
Communications. It is highly respected in the business community within and outside
Pakistan for its ability to achieve targets and meet its objectives. [4]
Mr. Byram was threatened

Mr. Byram received threats

In year 2013, Famous businessman and a leader of Parsi community Byram D Avari
claimed that he has been receiving SMS on his cellphone from bhatta mafia for
payment of Rs5 million, but he was not afraid and he would not leave Pakistan at all. He
said he has spent all his age, 72 years, in Pakistan and nobody could scare him. He
said that acting on his complaint, the police have arrested three ‘criminals’ from Pannu
Aqil in Sindh. Avari said he knew those ‘criminals’ and he would expose their names at
an appropriate time. He said he was asked for extortion money due to an enmity but
“they could not make me afraid and I used the legal methods for their arrest.” He hoped
other members of the bhatta gang would also be arrested soon. He said he would never
leave Pakistan come what may. [5]
Gold Medalist

Couple Won gold medal

Pakistan’s first proudest moment in sailing came in 1978 when pair of Byram Avari,
business magnate, and Munir Sadiq, Pakistan Navy, won Enterprise Class gold medal
in the 8th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1978. The victory, which came as
a big surprise, opened a new chapter in Pakistan’s sports history as the nation went on
to dominate in that class for no less then 16 years before surrendering the title at
Hiroshima Games in 1994.

2nd Gold Medal

Byram Avari again won gold medal in the same class at the 1982 Asian Games in India.
This time Byram Avari’s partner was his wife Goshpi Avari. Pakistan won second gold
medal in OK Dinghy Class through Khalid Akhtar in the 1982 Games. No doubt these
yachtsmen put Pakistan’s flag on top in Asia

Thank you

Presented by:

Muhammad Mustafa