Anwar Pervez

Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez OBE, HPk (; born 15 March 1935) is a Pakistani-born British billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway Group.

According to the Sunday Times Rich List, in 2020 Pervez's net worth was £3.1 billion, and the richest Pakistan-born Briton in the UK. The 2021 list gave his family's assets as £1.364 billion, placing them 125th on the list.

Early life

Mohammed Anwar Pervez was born on 15 March 1935 to a subsistence farming family in Rawalpindi, then under British rule. He did his matriculation in Pakistan. He studied at Forman Christian College. In 1956, he moved to the UK at the age of 21.

Career His first paid employment was as a telephone operator for Pakistan's state-owned telecommunications company PTCL.

In 1956, Pervez emigrated to England. He initially worked as a bus conductor and driver in Bradford.

From 1963 to 1968, Pervez focused on operating specialized Asian shops in South Kensington before serving a wider community. In 2014, his group bought 774 pharmacies from The Co-operative Group for £620 million.

Personal life

He is currently married to his second wife Sabiha Kasim with whom he had four children. A son from his first marriage and another from his second are directors of Bestway.

In 2012, their daughter married Syed Abid Hussain Imam, the son of Pakistani politicians Abida Hussain and Fakhar Imam. and a Knight Bachelor in 1999.

In March 2000, he was awarded Hilal-i-Pakistan by the Pakistani Government for his services to Pakistan.