Mian Anjum Nisar

A four-decade career across chemicals, textiles, plastics & synthetic leather.

Who he is

A builder of enterprises — and of institutions.

For over forty years, Mian Anjum Nisar has stood at the intersection of industry and advocacy — building enterprises that create jobs and exports, and speaking for the wider business community in the country's most important trade institutions.

Beyond his own enterprises, he has led the country's apex chambers — serving as President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and, earlier, of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI). He is the long-serving Chairman of the Businessmen Panel (BMP) and Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Industrial & Traders Associations Front (PIAF), and represented Pakistan's private sector as a Vice President of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

ChairmanATS Group of Industries
Diversified industrial group, Lahore

ChairmanBusinessmen Panel (BMP)
FPCCI's national business group

Patron-in-ChiefPakistan Industrial & Traders Associations Front (PIAF)
Lahore / Punjab

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The enterprises

An industrial house, four sectors deep.

The ATS Group of Industries — founded in 1968 and led today by Anjum Nisar — spans petrochemicals, synthetic leather, textiles and plastics.

Parent group

ATS Group of Industries

Diversified industrial group · Chairman

The family's flagship house, founded by Mian Nisar Elahi in 1968. A diversified group spanning synthetic leather, petrochemicals, spinning and plastics — and a pioneer of Pakistan's man-made-leather industry.

Chemicals

Nimir Chemicals Pakistan Limited

Petrochemicals · Group leadership

A major Pakistani producer of phthalic anhydride (PA), plasticisers (DOP), maleic anhydride and alkyd resins — inputs that feed the country's paints, plastics and coatings industries. Acquired by the group from Knightsbridge Chemicals, London.

Flagship

ATS Synthetic (Pvt) Ltd

Synthetic & PVC leather · Group leadership

The original family enterprise and one of Pakistan's largest synthetic-leather manufacturers — producing PVC leather, flooring and sheets used in footwear, sports goods, upholstery and export manufacturing.

Plastics

Pakistan Vinyl Industries

Man-made leather & PVC · Group company

A sister operation in coated fabrics and PVC — vinyl flooring, PVC sheets and films, rigid plastics and vinyl flex — extending the group's leadership in man-made leather.

Textiles

Nisar Spinning Mills (Pvt) Ltd

Textiles & spinning · Chief Executive & Chairman

The group's textile arm, spinning contamination-free cotton yarn on tens of thousands of spindles, with a newer venture into non-woven fabrics.

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The journey

Five decades, one throughline.

2004

President, Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Elected to lead the LCCI, one of Pakistan's oldest and most influential chambers — his first major stewardship of a national business institution.

2005

Nisar Spinning Mills established

The group expands into textiles and spinning, adding contamination-free cotton yarn to a portfolio already spanning chemicals and synthetic leather.

2011

Nimir Chemicals Pakistan acquired

The group acquires Nimir Chemicals Pakistan Limited from Knightsbridge Chemicals, London — deepening its petrochemicals base in phthalic anhydride and plasticisers.

2018

Caretaker Provincial Minister, Punjab

Called into public service in the caretaker Punjab cabinet, holding the portfolio for Industries, Commerce & Investment.

2020

President, FPCCI

Elected President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry on the Businessmen Panel ticket, becoming the national voice of Pakistan's business community.

2023

Vice President, SAARC Chamber

Elected Vice President of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry, carrying Pakistan's private-sector agenda across the eight-nation regional bloc.

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Leadership & elections

The enduring voice of the Businessmen Panel.

Elections & candidates →

2004 PresidentLCCI · Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry Elected

2020 PresidentFPCCI · Businessmen Panel (BMP) Won · 186–166

2021 Panel — President: Nasser Hyatt MaggoFPCCI · Businessmen Panel (BMP) Won · 180–178

2022 Panel — President: Irfan Iqbal SheikhFPCCI · Businessmen Panel (BMP) Won · 187–159

What he stands for

An agenda for industry.

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A competitive cost of business

Lower policy and interest rates and reduced input costs so Pakistani industry can compete at home and abroad.

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Exports & industrialisation

Championing value-added exports and new industrial investment as the engine of jobs and foreign exchange.

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Financing for SMEs

Accessible, soft financing for the small and medium enterprises that form the backbone of the economy.

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Regional trade cooperation

Deeper trade integration across the SAARC region and stronger private-sector diplomacy.