Azam Saigol (17 November 1951 – 24 January 2018) was a Pakistani businessperson and politician.[1][2] He held executive positions at Kohinoor Industries, Saritow Spinning Mills, Pak Elektron, and Azam Textile Mills. He was on the Pakistan International Airlines board from 2013 to 2016, and was chairman in 2016.[3]
He held executive positions at Kohinoor Industries, Saritow Spinning Mills, Pak Elektron, and Azam Textile Mills. He was on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) board from 2013 to 2016, before being chairman in 2016.[3] He resigned in December 2016 citing personal reasons. Press noted that a week prior, a PIA plane had crashed with 47 fatalities, with The News stating that Saigol had been pressured to resign afterwards.[5] The airline went without a chairman until December 21, 2016, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that the chairmanship had gone to Irfan Elahi, Aviation Secretary.[6]
Personal life
He was married to Amber Haroon Saigol, a scion of Haroon family, who heads Dawn.[3][7] Their daughter, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, married into the Lakhani family.[7] Saigol died on 24 January 2018.[3]
