PJBF appoints Murtaza Mandviwalla as Chairman, new 20-member board
KARACHI: Pakistan-Japan Business Forum (PJBF) has successfully concluded its elections, appointing a new 20-member Board of Directors for the 2026–2029 tenure. Maintaining its commitment to foster trade and investments, the board comprises of ten Pakistani and ten Japanese directors.
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PAKISTANI DIRECTORS JAPANESE DIRECTORS
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1. Murtaza Y. Mandviwalla 1. Itaru NAKAMURA
- Mandviwalla Motors Pvt Ltd - Marubeni Corporation.
2. M. Kalim uddin Farooqui 2. Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
- Technology Links (Pvt) Ltd - Mitsubishi Corporation
3. Syed Feroz Alam Shah 3. Taishi KAWAI
- Federal Trading Corporation - Mitsui & Co.
4. Hamza Bin Tariq 4. Koji NISHIZAKI
- Business & Engineering Trends - Sumitomo Corporation
5. Sitara Arif - 5. Yasutaka YAMAZAKI
Superior Information Systems Toyota Tsusho Corporation
6. Islam Salim - 6. Akihiro YOSHIMURA
Security Packers - Sojitz Corporation
7. Saleem Khan Tanoli - 7. Takuo IKEDA -
FAKT Exhibitions (Pvt) Ltd MUFG Bank
8. Irfan Hussain Ali Vazir 8. Hiroshi KAWAMURA -
- AIV Pvt Ltd PAK Suzuki Motor Company
9. Mion ur Rehman 9. Takayuki NAKAMICHI
- Otsuka Pakistan Ltd - Nippon Express
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PJBF Board in its 167th meeting, elected, Murtaza Yousuf Mandviwalla, as Chairman, spearheading a strategic mandate to bolster industrial & trade relations between the two friendly nations.
The newly elected leadership reaffirmed the Forum’s role as a primary bridge for economic cooperation aiming to streamline the ease of doing business and foster joint ventures. PJBF extends its gratitude to the outgoing directors for their stewardship.
The new directors are scheduled to commence their three year term on April 22, 2026.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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