Alamgir Tareen
Alamgir Khan Tareen, or simply Alamgir Tareen, was a Pakistani businessman and founder of the Multan Sultans cricket team. He was the younger brother of politicians Jahangir Tareen and Seemi Aizdi. Tareen was a leading businessman in Multan. He was also the managing director of Shamim and Company Ltd, which is the official bottler and franchise of PepsiCo for Multan region.
Alamgir Tareen was born on 5 November 1959 in Multan, Pakistan to father Allah Nawaz Tareen, a police officer, and mother Zahida Khan Tareen. He was the youngest of four siblings, having two older sisters and an older brother. He belonged to a Pashtun family of the Tareen tribe. He was a leading businessman in Multan. He was the managing director of Shamim and Company Ltd, which is the official bottler and franchise of PepsiCo for Multan region. He did his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and later completed his master's degree from Yale.
Multan Sultans
Tareen acquired the Multan Sultans franchise in 2018 along with his nephew Ali Tareen, the son of influential Pakistani businessman and politician, Jahangir Tareen.
Death
Alamgir Tareen died by suicide at his home in Lahore on 6 July 2023, at the age of 63, after battling with a prolonged illness.
Personal life
Tareen was born and raised in the city of Multan and lived in Karachi for some time, before eventually settling in Lahore. At the time of his death, he was unmarried and had no children but was engaged and set to marry in December 2023.