Rafiq Habib, one of Pakistan’s prominent business leaders and philanthropists, died Wednesday in Dubai. He was 88.
Born in 1937, Habib was the former chairman of Habib Habib, a leading financial and business conglomerate in Pakistan.
In addition to his business management, Habib played a key role in promoting higher education. He was the basic chancellor of the Habib University Foundation and remained actively engaged in shaping his educational vision focusing on innovative and inclusive learning.
Habib University confirmed the news of his passing away in a statement and said, “With deep grief, Habib University makes sure to pass by his basic chancellor.”
Wasif Rizvi, President of Habib University, paid rich tribute to Rafiq Habib.
“Rafiq Sahib was the visionary of the legendary Habib family to imagine a world-class institution with higher education founded in Karachi. Where others may have seen uncertainty, he saw fate. he said in a statement about the Habib family’s century-long commitment to the public good, to education and to the higher values of service, ”he said.
“As the Founding President of the University, I was Blessed to Share a Unique Affinity and History with Him. In Those Earliest Days, It Often Field Like We Were A Two-Person Crew, HE, AS The Anchor and Guardian of the Vision, and I, as ITS First Steward, Working Side To Set In Set In Set In Motion WHAT WOULD COME HAVE HABE University.
“The thousands of young women and men who have gone through the gates of Habib University and will do so in future generations are a living testimony to his vision. His generosity was never about recognition, it was an act of affection to knowledge that service and to faith are the noblest legacy one can give to society.
“We will very much miss you, rmh. Your presence gave us confidence, your absence leaves us deprived of us, but your heritage will forever turn on our way. Habib University will continue to strive in every step to honor the vision you have entrusted to us,” the statement concluded.
