S. M. Muneer Explained

S.M. Muneer (1945 – 28 November 2022) was a Pakistani industrialist founded Din Group.

Early life

Muneer was born in 1945 in a Chinioti business family.^[1]

Career

Muneer also served as patron-in-chief of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI). Additionally, he was a board member for various banks and private businesses and had ties to the leather trade.^[2] He also managed several hospitals, maternity homes, schools, and institutions in Karachi, Faisalabad, and Chiniot while serving as chairman of Chiniot Anjuman Islamia.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Muneer was a member of the Institute of Business Management and Greenwich University, Karachi, boards of governors and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry.^[6] He was on the boards of The Kidney Centre Post Graduate Training Institute and Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Lahore.^[3]

Muneer died on 28 November 2022, at the age of 77.^[7]

Awards and honours

• Sitara-i-Eisaar (2006)
• Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2007)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Famous industrialist S M Muneer laid to rest. Recorder. Report. 30 November 2022. Brecorder.
2. Web site: MCB Bank Pakistan | About Mcb | Board Of Directors. www.mcb.com.pk.
3. Web site: KATI President SM Muneer passes away. www.thenews.com.pk.
4. Web site: S. M. Muneer - Vice Chairman at MCB Bank Limited. THE ORG.
5. Web site: Veteran industrialist SM Muneer dies of cardiac arrest. www.geo.tv.
6. Web site: Visit of FPCCI Official and S.M Munir (CEO Din Group) At FCCI. 22 November 2017.
7. Web site: Veteran industrialist SM Muneer dies of cardiac arrest . Geo.tv . 29 November 2022.