Syed Wajid Ali

Syed Wajid Ali (Urdu: سید واجد علی) (20 December 1911 – 14 June 2008) was a leading industrialist of Pakistan who is also known for his services to the Olympic Movement for 26 years.

During the movement, he was nominated by the Muslim League on a three-member Committee to oversee the 'British government-arranged referendum' in the then North West Frontier Province.

Among the major projects was a Ford car manufacturing plant, which was subsequently taken over by the Government in 1973 as part of the nationalisation process of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

[4] Ali was the first person, who in 1961, signed a joint venture agreement with Nippon Electric Company of Japan to initiate a television project in Pakistan.

A small studio within a tent in the Radio Pakistan compound in Lahore was set up to begin the television project work.

Syed Wajid Ali, All India Radio (AIR) - Calcutta - 24 June 1950
The leaders of the Muslim League, 1940. Jinnah is seated at centre.
The leaders of the Muslim League, 1940. Jinnah is seated at centre.
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