| Azam Saigol | |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1951 |
| Death Place: | Boston, United States |
| Resting Place: | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Education: | Aitchison College, Lahore, Government College University, Lahore |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oxford |
| Occupation: | Businessman, politician |
| Organization: | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Office: | may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) --> |
| Term: | 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Ahmad Mukhtar |
| Successor: | Aijaz Haroon |
| Boards: | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Spouse: | Amber Haroon Saigol |
| Children: | Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani |
Azam Saigol (17 November 1951 – 24 January 2018) was a Pakistani businessperson and politician.[1] [2] He held executive positions at Kohinoor Industries, Saritow Spinning Mills, Pak Elektron, and Azam Textile Mills. He was on the Pakistan International Airlines board from 2013 to 2016, before serving as chairman in 2016.
Saigol was born on 17 November 1951 to Mian Yousuf Saigol, who founded Saigol Group.[3] [4] He was educated at the Aitchison College, Lahore and Government College University, Lahore.[3] For further education, he went to England and studied at the University of Oxford and completed a Bachelor's in economics.[3]
He held executive positions at Kohinoor Industries, Saritow Spinning Mills, Pak Elektron, and Azam Textile Mills. He was on the Pakistan International Airlines board from 2013 to 2016, before serving as chairman in 2016.[3] He resigned in December 2016 citing personal reasons. Press noted that a week prior, a Pakistan International Airlines plane had crashed with 47 fatalities, with The News stating that Saigol had been pressured to resign afterwards.[5] The airline went without a chairman until December 21, 2016, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that the chairmanship had gone to Irfan Elahi, Aviation Secretary.[6]
He was married to Amber Haroon Saigol, a scion of Haroon family, who currently heads Dawn.[3] [7] Their daughter, Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, married into the Lakhani family.[7] Saigol died on 24 January 2018.[3]