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Imtiaz Rastgar

Imtiaz Rastgar  (born 27 May 1946) is an entrepreneur, founder and Chairman of Rastgar Group. He spent a lifetime in Metallurgy, metal casting and gained world recognition as a manufacturing specialist. He has been consulting and advising companies on behalf of the Dutch Government in export preparation and building strategy for European Market.

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Contents

  1. Early life
  2. Business career
  3. Companies founded 
  4. Business Support Organizations Founded
  5. Boards
  6. Engineering Development Board (2004–07)
  7. CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries)
  8. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
  9. Awards and honors
  10. Articles
  11. Interviews
  12. References

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Early life

Im­tiaz Ali Rast­gar was born on 27 May 1946 in Ja­land­har, India , in an Arain family. His fam­ily mi­grated to Pak­istan, while he was an infant. His first school was Muslim High School, Rawalpindi, then Saint Mary’s Murree Road, later Saint Mary’s Chaklala 1954-58. He at­tended PAF (Pak­istan Air Force) Pub­lic School, Sar­godha ( 1958-61) and Gor­don Col­lege, Rawalpindi, 1(961-63). Im­tiaz Rast­gar grad­u­ated from Hai­ley Col­lege of Com­merce, La­hore (1963-1966). Having inherited the reading habit from his father and grandfather, he was an avid reader throughout the education years of much more than was taught in class. Physics, Technology, Economics and Business were always his favourite subjects.

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Business career

  1. Rastgar Group: Chairman (1967 – till date)
  2. CBI– Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries, The Netherlands: External Expert (2007 – till date)
  3. EDB – Engineering Development Board: CEO (2004–2007)
  4. Pakistan Aernautical Council– Convener (2017– till date)

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Companies founded

Im­tiaz Rast­gar, a vi­sion­ary leader and a suc­cess­ful en­tre­pre­neur, has laid the foun­da­tions of the fol­low­ing busi­ness or­ga­ni­za­tions:

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Rastgar Engineering Co (Pvt) Ltd

Founded 1967, it is  a leading manufacturer and exporter of Auto parts for assembly lines in Pakistan , and the global aftermarket. The company is particularly strong in Metallurgy, machining and assembly techniques, which makes it a choice supplier for world leading OEMs like Toyota, Hino, Nissan, Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso, Massey Ferguson etc. More than 70 % of its production is exported to more than 40 countries, including United State, UK and Western Europe.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=”RastgarCo”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Rastgar & Co (Pvt) Ltd

A distributor and market leader in the field of Industrial Machinery in Pakistan, distributing Alup Air Compressors in Pakistan in 1980. Later, in 1989, it established the Boge air compressor brand in Pakistan. As the market demand for more diverse range of compressors grew, the company started distribution of CompAir Brand in Pakistan. Currently there is a vast range of industrial products sold and serviced including Hyundai Forklifts, Donaldson Filtration. As the company grew, it developed a wide range[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=”BusinessSupport”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Business Support Organizations Founded

Over the years, Imtiaz Rastgar has participated in the inception of the following trade bodies in Pakistan:

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Boards

Imtiaz Rastgar has been a member of Boards of several government organizations educational institutions:

  1. Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan. (2003-Present)
  2. Pak Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Science & Tech, Haripur, Pakistan. (2020-Present)
  3. Heavy Industries Taxila, Pakistan (2013-Present)
  4. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra, Pakistan. (2016-Present)
  5. National Centre for Physics, Islamabad. 
  6. National Institute of Vacuum Technology, Islamabad. 
  7. HEC-Higher Education Commission: Convener of Committee on Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) (2011 – till date)
  8. TUSDEC
  9. National Productivity Organization
  10. Member of the Executive Committee Employers Federation of Pakistan
  11. Member, Board of Governors Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  12. National Training Board
  13. Chairman Skill Development Council, Islamabad
  14. Member of Corporate Advisory Board NUST
  15. Member, Advisory Council, Planning Commission of Pakistan.

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Engineering Development Board (2004–07)

Mr. Rastgar was requested by the Government in December 2004 to head the Engineering Development Board (EDB), a techno-economic arm under the Ministry of Industries and Production. He became the first person from the private sector to lead a government body on an honorary basis. Soon after taking over, Mr. Rastgar evolved EDB into a dynamic organization by expanding its scope to areas of policy formulation, business development , export marketing of engineering goods & services and enhancing efficiency and competitiveness of the indigenous engineering industry through engineering interventions as well as policy support.

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Engineering Development Board, Federal Ministry of Industries, Islamabad (2005 – 2007)

Imtiaz Rastgar was CEO and Vice-Chairman of the Engineering Development Board techno-economic arm under the Ministry of Industries and Production. During his tenure (2004-07), he was part of an economic team, which de-bottlenecked the economy. Resulting in high industrial outputs and investments in auto, motorcycle, white goods, and other engineering manufacturing industries and exposed the engineering manufacturing sector of Pakistan to the global export market for their products.

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CBI External Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands: (2007 to date)

He also works as a Consultant and External Expert for CBI, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Pakistan Engineering Sector, and has been instrumental in turning several engineering sector Pakistani SMEs into becoming successful exporters. His commitment, practical experience, vast network, and knowledge of the industry contributed to the success of the CBI programs in Pakistan.

BSOD-CBI:

He initiated a BSOD (Business Support Organization Development) program with CBI assistance,  to sustain the export of Pakistan’s Engineering Sector SMEs. The signing of CBI MOUs with EDB, NPO, SMEDA, TDAP, PAAPAM, and PFA was organized. A formal program of capacity building was planned and executed in 2013 to date, together with the firm DART, Islamabad.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=”PAeC”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (2016 to date)

Imtiaz Rastgar is a Member of the board of Pakistan Aeronautical ComplexKamra, Pakistan, and Convener of the Pakistan Aerospace Council. He also led a group of Pakistani Aeronautical Industries to AIRTEC 2017, in Munich, Germany, where Ten Pakistani Companies  showcased their products for the global aeronautical market.

Tie Islamabad Chapter Founding Member

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Awards and honors

Year Award
2008 Valuable contribution at the 2nd IFCE
2007 JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) “Towards Development of Pakistan Automotive Industry”
2005 Export Performance Award by ICCI (Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
1998 Export Performance Trophy from President of Pakistan
1995 Pakistan Auto Show Achievement by PAAPAM
1993 Best Performance in Metallurgy Technology by RCCI (Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
1985 Quality Award from President of Pakistan

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Articles

His ar­ti­cles and pre­sen­ta­tions are taught in var­i­ous uni­ver­si­ties. He often de­liv­ers lec­tures in uni­ver­si­ties i.e. NUST (Na­tional Uni­ver­sity of Sci­ences and Tech­nol­ogy), Com­sats, Bahria University, PIDE (Pak­istan In­sti­tute of De­vel­op­ment Eco­nom­ics) and par­tic­i­pates as a trainer in work­shops. Some articles written by Mr. Rastgar are:

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Interview

Pakistan Television

He is among those few en­tre­pre­neurs whose suc­cess story was shared on Na­tional Tele­vi­sion Net­work of Pak­istan.

PTV News

He also appeared on PTV News’ show 45 Minutes as an expert for Business & Entrepreneurship in Pakistan.

Startup.pk

In­ter­view with Im­tiaz Rast­gar on the topic; Why Busi­ness is the No. 1 Profession and, Em­pow­er­ing Star­tups and En­tre­pre­neurs.

IBEX Magazine

Published a detailed interview on; Why Cost of Doing Busi­ness in Pak­istan is increasing?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”References”][vc_column][vc_column_text]

References

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  14. ^ https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/ImtiazRastgar/how-an-air-audit-brings-down-costs-66759223
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  18. ^ “Accoutancy & Finance Articles: Be brave, step out and export By IMTIAZ RASTGAR”. afaicap.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  19. ^ “Business Recorder – Author IMTIAZ RASTGAR”Business Recorder. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  20. ^ http://cybervision.com.pk/rastgar-co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Corrosion-in-steel-Pipes-by-Imtiaz-Rastgar.pdf
  21. ^ “PakistanTextile Journal. April-2016 – Feature: Waste is the enemy: Increasing productivity through reducing ”seven wastes” in operations”. ptj.com.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  22. ^ “How Germany Became An Export Powerhouse”Rastgar Air Compressors. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  23. ^ “How A Small Company Is Making A BIG Difference To Profits of Large Companies”airaudit.com.pk. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  24. ^ “Removing Oil & Water from Your Compressed Air System”Rastgar Air Compressors. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  25. ^ “PTV Interview Imtiaz Rastgar on 03-12-2014 on Vimeo”. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via Vimeo.
  26. ^ “Why Cost of Doing Business in Pakistan is Increasing?| IBEX”. ibexmag.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

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