My Biography
I am currently the Head of Legal (Assets & Operations) for Al Jomaih Energy & Water Co., a leading energy conglomerate with direct and indirect investments in ventures across Middle East and Asia, and based in Dubai, U.A.E. I received a full commendation in his Post-Graduate Degree, LPC, from the University of Oxford and stand qualified as an Advocate of the Punjab Bar Council. I have LLB (Hons.) degree from the University of London. I completed the Directors Training Programme from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance and holds certifications on Islamic Finance from the Securities & Investment Institute, London. He continues to be a Faculty Member at the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance conducting the Directors Training Programme courses.
What was the first cigar you ever smoked?
Romeo Jullieta Churchill
Which is your desert-island cigar?
H.Upmann Magnum 50
What is the worst cigar you’ve ever smoked?
Some Rocky Patel - my brain has blocked put the exact memory
What is your greatest cigar-related memory?
Smoking a H.Upmann Magnum 56 Edicion Limitada 2015 with the other Founding Members of The Cigar Lounge 1947, on my last night in Karachi, Pakistan.
What is your favourite cigar brand?
H.Upmann
What is your favourite cigar accessory?
Custom-made Pakistan branded Xikar X1 Cutter, Lighter, Caddy and Cigar Spear
What is your favourite cigar shop?
House of Grauer
What is your favourite lounge?
Churchill's Four Seasons DIFC, Dubai
What is your favourite method of ignition?
Jet Flame
What is your favourite cut?
Double V-cut (Crown Cut)