Cowasjee, Ardeshir
| Ardeshir Cowasjee | |
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| Born |
13 April 1926 Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Pakistan) |
| Died | 24 November 2012 (aged 86) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Residence | Karachi, Pakistan |
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| Children |
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| Parent(s) | Rustomjee Fakirjee Cowasjee |
Ardeshir Cowasjee (13 April 1926 – 24 November 2012) (Urdu: اردشير کاوﺳﺠﻰ) was a Pakistani newspaper columnist,social activist, and philanthropist. Belonging from Karachi, his columns regularly appeared in the country's oldest English newspaper, Dawn. He was also the Chairman of the Cowasjee Group and was engaged in philanthropic activities in addition to being regarded as an old "guardian" of the city of Karachi.
On 3 November 2013, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi launched the Ardeshir Cowasjee Centre for Writing in his honor.
Cowasjee was born on 13 April 1926 in Karachi to the well-known Cowasjee Parsi (Zoroastrian) family. His father, Rustom Fakirjee Cowasjee, was a businessman in merchant shipping, and the family spoke Gujarati at home. Ardeshir attended the Bai Virbaiji Soparivala (BVS) Parsi High School and graduated from DJ Science College, Karachi. Later, he joined his father's business, the Cowasjee Group. In 1953, he married Nancy Dinshaw, with whom he had two children – Ava (daughter) and Rustom (son).
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