Javed Afridi

Javed Afridi
Born 1985 (age 30–31)
Bara, FATA, Pakistan
Alma mater Saïd Business School
London School of Economics
Regent's University London
Edwardes College
Occupation Businessman
Years active 2005-present
Relatives Shahid Afridi (cousin)[1]

Javed Afridi (Pashto/Urdu: جاويد افريدی; born 1985) is a Pakistani businessman and the current CEO of Haier Pakistan.[2] He has promoted many sports tournaments in Pakistan and also owns the franchise Peshawar Zalmi in PSL[3][4]

Career

Javed Afridi studied at Edwards College, Peshawar. In 2009, Afridi received Master's degree in Global Management from the London School of Economics of the University of London, England, and currently, he is doing his PhD from the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. He joined Haier as Marketing Manager and is now a chief executive officer at Haier Pakistan.

Investment in cricket

Haier Pakistan has sponsored many cricket tournaments under his supervision including Haier Super 8 T20 Cup and Pakistan Super League.[5][6] Afridi has also owned a cricket franchise Peshawar Zalmi for US$16,000,000 for a ten-year period.[7] In an interview he said: “Peshawar and KPK are close to my heart, and I want to develop the infrastructure around the game in my homeland.”[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "PSL: 'Peshawar is close to my heart,' says team owner Javed Afridi". DAWN. Kolkata, India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Haier Group". Haier PK. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "PCB unveils logo to launch Super8 T20 Cup". Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz. Web Desk. 9 May 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shahid Afridi likely to lead Peshawar". The News Tribe. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "PCB launches main round of local T20 Cup". The Express Tribune. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "PCB launches main round of T20 Cup". DAWN. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Super League: Seven Companies fight it out to buy franchises". Express etribune. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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