The Sharif Group of Companies is one of the paramount & valued business groups of Pakistan. The Group has contributed to the country’s industrial and commercial progress right from its instigation by launching huge ventures, such as the Ittefaq Foundries, which immediately made an impact on the economy & remained a bench mark & inspiration to others in the local business sectors of the country.

Mian Muhammad Sharif (Late)

It is a fairy tale of a man who started with absolutely nothing but a vision & ended up being the biggest business tycoon of his country. It is a story of un matched courage in the face of adversity, determination & consistency through which Mian Muhammad Sharif accomplished what others can only dream about. Unfortunately he is not among us now but his legacy as a role model lives on. Mr. Sharif was a self-made son of a farmer. He had a lucid vision based upon a strong belief in Allah Almighty and hard work. He established & then converted his business into one of Pakistans leading organizations & became a catalyst for a mini industrial revolution within the country. May his soul rest in peace.

Sharif Group is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Pakistan, established in 1939 by late Mr. Muhammad Sharif, an ace entrepreneur of sub-continent, father of Mr. Nawaz Sharif, the former twice elected Premier of Pakistan and Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, the present elected Chief Minster of Punjab.

The foundations of the group were laid in 1939 with the establishment of a small steel melting unit, known as Ittefaq Foundry Ltd. which was later turned into the largest steel making unit in the private sector within Pakistan. The Group has been responsible for the manufacturing and installing 24 sugar factories within the country for the Group and other clients.

To compliment the earlier achievements, the next generation of the Sharif family made an outstanding effort to further enhance the business. During the crisis & in the absence of his seniors, Mr. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif (Elder son of Mr. Shahbaz Sharif) led by the principals set by his grandfather & by his own example & faced critical situations within the most demanding & difficult circumstances.

An LSE law graduate, Mr. Hamza has been blessed with many other virtues apart from his intellectual attitude. He remained in close co-ordination with his grand father & was a worthy student till the death of Mr. Muhammad Sharif.

Sharif feeds is spread out on almost 25 Acres. The erection was completed within the given stipulated period of a few months which in itself is nothing short of a record within the related industry of Pakistan. It serves as a pioneer of the concept of hygienic bird feed in Pakistan.

Concerned with the current development in the bird feed industry of Pakistan, Sharif Feeds has made it a point not to compromise on the quality & enhancing the production capacity simultaneously.

Late Mian Muhammad Sharif established Ramzan Sugar Mills in 1991. Ramzan Sugar Mills Limited is a one of the leading Refined Sugar Manufacturing Plant in Pakistan with a crushing capacity of 8000 TCD. Covered area of Ramzan Sugar Mill is spread out on almost 70 acres located on a rural area of district Chiniot which serves as a blessing to the locals, many of whom are employed with the said company.

As a part of a Cane Development & Research Plan, the Management of Ramzan Sugar Mills Ltd. signed an agreement with M/s. BSES, an Australian company which leads the way in R&D / relating to sugarcane within that country. Formed in 1900, BSES has a long history of developing, proposing & applying effective scientific solutions to the problems faced by the local sugarcane industry.

The Management of Ramzan Sugar Mills has since then arranged & carried out foreign study tours sending their Agriculture Scientists to Australia to attend the seminars and work with their Australian counter parts.

The generation & then its sale to FESCO of 04-06 MW electricity is also a feather in the cap of Ramzan Sugar Mills besides the installation of condensers and Spray Pound nozzles with clusters, Injection & Spray Pumps which has enabled the Mills to conserve approximately 800 KW Energy.

In the current situation and circumstances, Mr. Suleman Shahbaz, Director Sharif Group, an elegant personality with enlightened vision, fanatical mission and an Oxford University graduation degree has brilliant ideas to continue R&D for the sake of business expansion. Ramzan Sugar Cane Development Farms, established in 2005, by his continuous effort has brought a revolutionary change to the local sugar industry & to Sharif Group itself. The group acquired 600 acres of fertile land & established Ramzan Sugarcane Development Farms to develop their own variety Cane Seed to replace the discarded and less recovery cane in the area and for further multiplication of variety cane by distributing variety cane seed on interest free loan basis amongst the local growers. The farms stand extended to 2313 acres as of today.

The industrial concerns of Sharif Group in Pakistan have a net value of US $300 million approximately. The Sharif family also own substantial real estate and agricultural holdings valued at over US $ 100 million.