Devastating floods impact rice export, quality.

Byline: KHALIL AHMED

Devastating floods impact rice export, quality

Interview with Mr. Abdul Rahim Janoo - a leading businessman

Profile:

Occupation: Export and import

Nature of export: Rice, grain, agro-based products

Business: Spices/sugar/wheat and by-products

Import: Milk powder/tea/rubber spices

Landlords: Property owners and giving properties on rent

Petrol pumps: Owners and operations of petrol pumps

President: Memon Leadership Forum (MLF) global

Convener: Memon Leadership Conference (MLC)

Chairman: South Zone Group (REAP); Haji Razak Janoo Memorial Trust, Karachi; Pakistan Economic Forum; Masjid Al-Razak, S.I.T.E /Masjid Al-Hamida, Super Highway/Jama Masid Haider-e-Karrar (Clifton)/Jama Masjid Mustafa (Nooriabad)/Jama Masjid Umer (Manzoor Colony)

Ex-chairman: Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) from 2001-2003 and 2008-2009.

Awards: FPCCI Export Trophy Awards and Achievement Award 2015 which organised two export trophies in which Prime Minister of Pakistan and one achievement award in which President of Pakistan were chief guest, these three functions also increased revenue for FPCCI accounts.

Curtailed un-necessary expenses and made FPCCI financially strong, fair and Exhibition Committee FPCCI 2015/2016 achieved record revenue for FPCCI, which was instrumental in starting finishing work of capital office building Islamabad and completion.

Ex-Senior Vice President: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Ex-Vice Chairman: Pakistan Rice Board, Govt of Pakistan

Ex-President: Dhoraji Cooperative Housing Society

Member Managing: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1999-2002)

Leader of delegations: Dubai, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Sri Lanka, UK, US, South Africa, India, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen

Member: Federal Export Board, Govt of Pakistan

Member Committee: Karachi Club/Muslim Gymkhana

Founder Chairman: Pakistan Sri Lanka Business Council (1991-95); Pakistan Milk Powder Importer's Association (2006-2008)

Chief Organiser: Baba Farid Free Eye Camp (the largest and most modern free eye

charity trust in Pakistan) has also done free eye camps in Azad Kashmir, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Till February 2023 have organised 343 free laser surgery eye camps in Pakistan and abroad with 325,000 free phaco eye charity surgeries and OPD of approx 8.5 million patients.

Establishment of the world's largest state-of-the-art operation theater for eye surgeries in Pak Pattan Sharif in the name of Mrs. Rashida Rahim Janoo...