| Sultan Ali Lakhani | |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Senator |
| Office: | Member of the Senate of Pakistan |
| Term Start: | March 1988 |
| Term End: | March 1994 |
| Birth Date: | 1948 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Gondia, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Party: | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Occupation: | Politician Businessman |
Sultan Ali Lakhani is a Pakistani businessman and former senator who is the co-founder of the Lakson Group and owner of McDonald's Pakistan.[1] He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 1988 to March 1994.
Lakhani was born on 24 July 1948 in Gondia, Maharashtra, India.[2] He holds a degree in economics from the University of Karachi.[2]
Lakhani was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League on the general seat from Sindh. He was a member of the Senate between March 1988 and March 1994.[2] [3]
He was arrested in 2000 on the orders of National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) for alleged loan defaults and being a business partner of Hassan Nawaz, son of the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif. They co-owned fast-food chain McDonald's (Pakistan). They were arrested for failing to pay back loans they had taken from various banks.[4] [5]
Lakhani is also the owner of Lakson Group and was the Honorary Consul of Mexico in Karachi.[2]
In 2012, Lakhani received the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) conferred by then President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari.[6]