Javed Afridi | |
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Born | 1985 (age 31–32) Bara, FATA, Pakistan |
Alma mater |
Saïd Business School London School of Economics Regent's University London Edwardes College |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 2005-present |
Javed Afridi (Pashto/Urdu: جاويد افريدی; born 1985) is a Pakistani businessman and the current CEO of Haier Pakistan. He has promoted many sports tournaments in Pakistan and also owns the franchise Peshawar Zalmi in PSL
Haier Pakistan has sponsored many cricket tournaments under his supervision including Haier Super 8 T20 Cup and Pakistan Super League. Afridi has also owned a cricket franchise Peshawar Zalmi for US$16,000,000 (equivalent to $16,166,222 in 2016) for a ten-year period. In an interview he said: “Peshawar and KPK are close to my heart, and I want to develop the infrastructure around the game in my homeland.”