1. Aqeel Karim Dedhi: The Man with a Vision
Despite of being a trade oriented country, our society is declining economically day by day. In such
circumstances, people like Aqeel Karim Dedhi, are a ray of hope for everyone. He is not only the
ultimate business tycoon of the country, but also a visionary with a purpose to make the country grow
economically; and this is what makes him stand out among others.
It is his unbeatable business sense combined with his approach to grow, that has made him the ultimate
king of Karachi stock exchange market, with thirty years of experience in stock broking. He owns many
other businesses of his own, one of which are AKD securities and TMT Ventures but this is not all. Since
Akeel Karim Dedhi is not just an ordinary business man but an idealist, he keeps engaging himself with
new ideas and fresh approach towards success. For this, he encourage new talent in AKD Group and also
support them over many platforms. His TMT ventures is one of the example of his firm believe in
emerging talent. Even after having no experience in media, he invested great amount of fund in
animation campaign “Commander Safeguard” through TMT ventures; which was indeed a great hit.
“Business is about more than just money. It is about ideas,” He said in one of his interviews, stating his
perception over the versatility in his business methods and ideas. “Bhai, I’ll give you the money. Take it
from me. But don’t sell the ideas. Ideas are important.” He said further while explaining his priorities
when it comes to methods and dealings of the corporate world.
Akeel Karim Deedhi has always been the brave one to initiate something new and tends to add another
effort in his business profile. He is a man with a mindset of productivity and determination.
Akeel Karim Dedhi is an all in one energy force. He thrives for modern adaptability, but he also keeps
learning from the traditional rules.He makes sure he never forgets his roots. Since a very early age,
Dedhi started to take interest in his family business. He used to go to office with his father Haji Abdul
Karim Dedhi and learn from him. Yet it was his own passion towards trade that made him expand his
business everywhere with the period of time.
He is associated with a lot of nonprofit charity organizations such as The Shaukat Khanam Cancer
hospital, The Indus Hospital, World Memon Organization and many others. He donate a large sum of his
fortune annually to these organizations, trying to contribute in the betterment of the society.
The greatest thing about Dedhi is that he is unstoppable. He never tends to stop in his way of evaluation
and growth. “I have seen my father working at the age of 86, 87” he once said. So maybe this thirst of
growth is in his blood line which makes him the ultimate visionary of the era.