:House of Habib

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{{Infobox company

| name = House of Habib

| logo = House of Habib logo (2025).png

| image = Siddiqsons Tower, Karachi.jpg

| image_caption = Headquarters of House of Habib in Karachi

| type = Corporate group

| foundation = {{start date and age|1841}}

| founder = Habib Esmail{{cite web|url=http://www.hoh.net/?page_id=32|title=About us - House of Habib|website=www.hoh.net}}

| location = Karachi, Pakistan

| key_people =

| products =

| num_employees = 12,000 {{cite web|url=http://www.thallimited.com/about/overview.html|title=Thal Limited - Overview|website=www.thallimited.com|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225144805/http://www.thallimited.com/about/overview.html|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=dead}}

| revenue = {{increase}} {{USD|1.8 billion}}{{cite web |url=https://hoh.net/businesses/ |title = House of Habib}}

| assets = {{increase}} {{USD|1 billion}}

| homepage = {{url|www.hoh.net}}

}}

The House of Habib ({{IPA|ur|ha.ˈbiːb}} {{respell|hah|BEEB}}) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The group was originally founded by Habib Esmail in Bombay (British India) in 1841.[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=114388975 Company Overview of House of Habib (Private) Limited on Bloomberg.com website] Retrieved 25 July 2019Economic Review, November 1984 (P 59) p 14

History

The roots of House of Habib goes back to the 19th century when it commenced as Khoja Mithabhai Nathoo in 1841 in Bombay, operating as a family business. In 1891, a family member named Habib Esmail played a pivotal role in the company's expansion. Subsequently, the company evolved into a major trading firm. In 1921, his four sons joined the business, and Habib & Sons was established, which eventually transformed into today's HBL Pakistan or Habib Bank Limited.[http://www.pakistanbanks.org/members/listofmember.html Habib Bank Limited and Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited listed as members on Pakistan Banks' Association website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730074233/http://www.pakistanbanks.org/members/listofmember.html |date=30 July 2020 }} Retrieved 25 July 2019

The House of Habib occupies a significant place in Pakistan's early history. Habib Bank was relocated to Pakistan at the personal request of its first Governor General Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Mohammad Ali Habib extended assistance to the fledgling state "even before the Government of Pakistan was ready to issue appropriate government paper". He provided a Rs. 80 million loan when the Reserve Bank of India failed to release Pakistan's share of Rs. 900 million. It's reported that Mohammad Ali Habib presented a blank cheque from Lloyds Bank to Governor General Jinnah, who then filled in Rs. 80 million.[https://epaper.dawn.com/print-textview.php?StoryImage=23_03_2018_715_001 A glance at the past (Habib Bank Limited history)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725201518/https://epaper.dawn.com/print-textview.php?StoryImage=23_03_2018_715_001 |date=25 July 2019 }} Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 March 2018, Retrieved 25 July 2019[https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=23_03_2018_712_001 Habib Bank, Golden Jubilee Presentation on Dawn (newspaper)] Published 23 March 2018, Retrieved 25 July 2019

As early as 1912, the Habib family established offices in Vienna and Geneva. In 1921, Habib and Sons was incorporated, specializing in brass, metal scraps, and gold, bearing the embossed Lion of Ali and Zulfiqar. This emblem remained the insignia of Habib Bank for a significant duration of its history.{{cite web |title=AuVitronic Limited |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb092/is_n7_v28/ai_n28693148/ |access-date=15 October 2010 |publisher=Economic review}} The Rafiq Habib family oversees the House of Habib, distinct from the Dawood Habib family, which operates the Dawood Habib Group of Companies.

Family members

Esmail Ali
Habib Esmail Ali m. Rehmatbai Janmohamed
Ghulam Ali Habib
Ahmed Habib
Dawood Habib m. Zainab Rangoonwalla
Rashid D. Habib (1927 - 1994) m. Mehrunissa Fazelbhoy
Ali Raza Habib m. Razia Tharia
Abbad D. Habib m. Niamet Qasim
Hamid D. Habib (1926 - 2000) m. Nargis Jumani
Hussain D. Habib (1936 - 2003) m. Sakoon Gokal
Habib Mohamed D. Habib m. Shamim Fatemah Habib (1943-2012)
Zain Habib
Hyder Habib
Mohamedali Habib (1904-1958) m. Saker Rahim Currim Chatriwalla (1914–1987)
Rafiq Habib (b. 1937) m. Jamila Dharamsey
Suleman Habib (1931 - 1999) m. Meherafroze Mirza
Ali Suleman Habib
Hyder Habib (1930-2011) m. Zubeida Habib
H.M. Habib (1936 - 2013) m. Fatima Ladak
Shamim Fatemah Habib (1943-2012) m. Habib M. Dawood Habib

Subsidiaries

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Agriauto Industries
Agriauto Stamping Company
HabibMetro
Habib Insurance
Habib Rice
Habib Sugar Mills
Shabbir Tiles
Toyota Indus
Thal Limited
Habib Metro Pakistan
ThalNova Power{{cite web | url=https://hoh.net/energy/ | title=Energy }}
Thal Boshoku Pakistan
Thal Engineering{{cite web | url=https://hoh.net/autoparts/ | title=Auto Parts }}