Prince Dawood and Suleiman Dawood, who died in the submarine accident, belong to a well-known business family of Pakistan.
Prince Dawood, who landed in the Atlantic Ocean in a special submarine to see the wreck of the Titanic, was the son of Hussain Dawood, a well-known Pakistani businessman and chairman of the Dawood Foundation.
Prince Dawood's father, Hussain Dawood, serves as the chairman of the Dawood Foundation, which focuses on promoting values-based education and non-formal education in Pakistan, with the aim of driving the economy and society. It has to play a significant role in the following sectors.
Hussain Dawood also holds the position of Board Chairman of 'Dawood Hercules Corporation' and is known as the founder of 'Engro Corporation'.
Hussain Dawood's commitment to human development is reflected in his role as Founder and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Karachi School of Business and Leadership.
Hussain Dawood has been associated with various institutions including the Karachi Education Initiative and the Islamabad Policy Research Institute since 1992 and leads the group's engagement with the World Economic Forum in Geneva every year.
He has played an important role in the development of the local health sector, he has served on the board of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, he has been serving as a trustee in the internationally renowned Al Shifa Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi. Dawood Hercules Corporation, Engro Corporation and every member of the Dawood family actively participated in the challenges that arose throughout.
Prince Dawood's father Hussain Dawood is recognized by the world for his national services.
He was awarded the 'Order of Merit of the Italian Republic' by the Italian government for serving as Honorary Consul of Italy.
Prince Dawood, son of Hussain Dawood, joined the board of 'Engro Corporation' in 2003 and was serving as Vice Chairman till the end.
According to the British media, Hussain Dawood's son Shahzada Dawood was born in Pakistan but later moved to the UK where he obtained a law degree from the University of Buckingham and later an MSc in Global Textile Marketing from the University of Philadelphia.
Prince Dawood was also a trustee of 'SETI' Institute, a space research company.
Suleiman Dawood, son of Prince Dawood and grandson of Hussain Dawood, aboard the ill-fated submarine, was a student at the University of Glasgow where he had completed his first year at the business school.
It should be noted that the submarine Titan, which was going to see the wreckage of the passenger ship Titanic, which was destroyed in 1912, disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean on June 18, 2 hours before the start of its journey.
Ocean gate, the company that owns the submarine, confirmed the death of all five people on board on June 22, including two Pakistani father and son Prince Dawood and Suleiman Dawood.
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