Anwar Pervez
| Sir Anwar Pervez OBE | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mohammed Anwar Pervez 1935 (age 80–81) Gujar Khan, British India (now Pakistan) |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | British & Pakistani |
| Occupation | Chairman, Bestway |
| Net worth | US$1.5 billion (2011)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Sabiha Qasim |
| Children |
Rizwan Pervez Dawood Pervez Farah Pervez |
| Relatives | Zameer Choudrey (nephew) |
Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez OBE, HI (Urdu: سر انور پرویز), (born March 1935) is a Pakistan-born British businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway.
Early life
Mohammed Anwar Pervez was born in March 1935,[2] and moved to the UK at the age of 21.[3]
Career
In 1963 he established his first convenience store in London's Earls Court.[3] By the early seventies he had changed the company's name to Bestway and was operating ten convenience stores in and around West London.[3] In 1976, Pervez opened Bestway’s first wholesale warehouse in Acton, West London.[3] The company has since grown to a multi-billion pound enterprise, and as of 2014 Bestway is the second largest independent wholesaler in the UK.[4]
Honours
Pervez was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1992[5] and a Knight Bachelor in 1999.[6]
Personal life
He is married to Sabiha Qasim, and their sons Rizwan Pervez and Dawood Pervez (born February 1975)[2] are directors of Bestway.[7][8]
In 2012, their daughter Farah married Syed Abid Hussain Imam, the son of Pakistani politicians Abida Hussain and Fakhar Imam, lives in Lahore and is not involved in Bestway.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "The richy rich ones of poorly poor nation". The Daily Mail. 2005-05-15. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- 1 2 "Bestway Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Midgley, Dominic (21 July 2014). "Anwar Pervez: The Billionaire cash and carry King". Express. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Bounds, Andrew; Barrett, Claer (18 July 2014). "Cash-and-carry group Bestway to buy Co-op pharmacies for £620m". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52952. p. 11. 12 June 1992. Retrieved 15 January 2012. (United Kingdom)
- ↑ "Honours and Awards". London Gazette. 14 September 1999. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Bestway’s Pervez steps back as son joins board". Thegrocer.co.uk. 2004-07-17. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- 1 2 Midgley, Dominic. "Anwar Pervez: The Billionaire cash and carry King". Daily Express. Retrieved 2015-12-15.