Amin Saigol

Amin Saigol
Born Khotian, British India
Residence Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Citizenship Pakistan
Alma mater University of the Punjab
Occupation Saigol Group
Religion Muslim

Amin Saigol (Urdu: امين سہگل ) was a businessman of Punjab, Pakistan.

The Saigol family belong to the Sahgal clan of the Muslim Khatri community.[1] Amin Saigol, the founder of the Saigol business family, was from the village of Khotian in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] This village is now known as Saigolabad. In 1890 he relocated to Kolkatta. The shoe shop he started there evolved into one of the biggest rubber manufacturers of South Asia prior to 1947.

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References

  1. ^ The Idea of Pakistan, Stephen P. Cohen, Brookings Institution Press, 2004
  2. ^ "The richy rich ones of poorly poor nation": http://dailymailnews.com/dmsp0204/dm001.html.