Saif Group facts for kids
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| Holding | |
| Industry | Textile, Power Generation |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Founder | Khan Faizullah Khan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Revenue |  $2 billion |
| Owner | Saifullah Khan family |
The Saif Group is a big group of companies from Pakistan. It is mostly known for its work in the textile industry. The group is owned by the Saifullah Khan family.
Saif Group is based in Islamabad. It works in many different areas. These include making electricity, providing health care, producing textiles, developing real estate, and offering telecommunications services.
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What Does Saif Group Do?
The Saif Group manages and owns 11 different companies. They are involved in several important projects across Pakistan and even in other countries.
Health Care Services
The health care part of the group is called Saif Healthcare Limited. It owns and runs a special hospital:
- Kulsum International Hospital – This hospital is in Islamabad. It focuses on heart care and helps many people in the capital city get good medical services.
Textile Production
The textile division of Saif Group manages three companies that make fabrics and yarn:
- Saif Textile Mills Limited – This company is in Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has many machines (88,476 spindles) to make yarn. Saif Textile Mills is a public company, which means its shares can be bought and sold by people. The Saif Group owns most of it.
- Kohat Textile Mills – Located in Kohat, this mill also makes yarn. It has 44,400 spindles.
- Mediterranean Textile Company – This company is in Egypt. It has 63,312 spindles and makes yarn from 100% cotton.
Energy Projects
The Energy Division of Saif Group works on different ways to produce power. Jehangir Saifullah Khan helps manage the daily work in this division.
- Saif Power Ltd (SPL) – This company runs a power plant in the Sahiwal District of Punjab, Pakistan. It can produce 225 megawatts of electricity.
- Saif Cement Ltd (SCL) – This project is still being built in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It plans to make a special ingredient called Cement clinker that is used to make cement. It also aims to use waste to create energy.
- Saif Energy Limited (SEL) – This company works with other energy companies, like Pakistan's state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) and Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL), and Tullow Oil from Ireland. They look for oil and gas in different areas of Pakistan.
- In 1994, Saif Group also helped bring the first mobile phone service to Pakistan. This was a company called Mobilink, which they started with Motorola. However, the Saif Group sold its share in Mobilink in 2007.
Real Estate Development
The Saif Group is also building new areas. They are working with a real estate company from Egypt's Sawiris family (EIGHTEEN ISLAMABAD). They are turning a large piece of land near the Islamabad International Airport into a fancy new urban area with homes and other facilities.
