CEO & Director
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Warren G. Bennis
Mr. Chaudhry Iftikhar Bashir is the visionary leader who has always led the company through challenging times by putting in hard work and providing the key leadership Shaheen required to grow into the trusted brand it is today. With his interest vested in the industry, he started working part-time at the factory at a very early age during the late ’70s. Later he officially joined in 1980 and drove the company towards growth. Key clients such as Panther Tire, PVI/ATS Synthetic, Diamond Paints, and many others joined hands with him. Truly ambitious he visited UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, and Saudi Arabia many times to gain knowledge and expertise by participating in many exhibitions and collaborating with experts across the globe.
His early achievements include setting up a Raymond Mill in Lahore, Pakistan by International Combustion Derbyshire, United Kingdom, and later ATP by Alpine Hosokawa, Germany.
Furthermore, initiated a Marble Mine in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir in 2007 and was the first one to start a coating mill for Calcium Carbonate in 2010. Shaheen Group is the major group of marble processing for various industries as Paints, Paper, Artificial Leather, Cables, and PVC Pipe industry.
- Former President Defense Raiwind Road Association Industrial Association (DRRIBA)
- Former Board Member Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
- Executive Committee Member PCA (Pakistan Coating Association)
- He is a member of MJF Lions Club and is a trustee of,
- “Subhan, the helper Trust”
- He is a Board Member Governor Punjab Social Welfare Committee (SWC).