Umar Ahsan Khan, CEO and Managing Director of Dawlance (Private) Limited, has been elected President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI). The Chamber announced the results at its Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday. Ahmed Zahid Zaheer, Country Chairman and GM Chevron Lubricants Pakistan (Private) Limited, was elected Senior Vice President, and Dr. Syed Amir Ali, President and CEO Meezan Bank Limited, was elected Vice President. Umar Ahsan Khan succeeds Yousaf Hussain, who led the Chamber during 2024-26.

Umar Ahsan Khan said the Chamber’s advocacy would remain grounded in evidence. “Our advocacy must remain constructive, credible and evidence-based. We should not simply highlight what needs to change. Wherever possible, we should bring practical solutions to the table and work with the government and other stakeholders to make them happen,” he said.

He noted that foreign direct investment fell 34 per cent to USD 1.65 billion last financial year. “Macroeconomic stabilisation may get a country onto an investor’s shortlist, but it is the broader investment environment that ultimately determines whether capital is committed,” he said.

Managing Committee 2026-28

•              Umar Ahsan Khan, President – Dawlance (Private) Limited

•              Ahmed Zahid Zaheer, Senior Vice President – Chevron Pakistan Lubricants (Private) Limited

•              Dr. Syed Amir Ali, Vice President – Meezan Bank Limited

•              Ahsan Zafar Syed – Engro Corporation Limited

•              Amin Mohammad Khowaja – J.P. Morgan Pakistan (Private) Limited

•              Erum Shakir Rahim – GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited

•              Khurram Shahzad Khan – Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited

•              Sami A. Wahid – Coca-Cola Export Corporation (THE)

•              Syed Anis Ahmed – Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited

•              Syed Kashan Hasan – FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited