The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) was established in 1923. It was established to serve and represent the interests of the business community in Lahore, Pakistan.
History
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established by the businessmen and industrialists of Northern India in 1923 under the name of "Northern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry". In 1947 on creation of "The Islamic Republic of Pakistan", its name was changed to "West Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry". In 1960, the present name, "The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry", was adopted. Today, the chamber is the first ISO-Certified Chamber of Pakistan.
Aims and objectives
LCCI aims to represent its members and contribute to the nation's economic development through the promotion of trade and industry. LCCI acts as a bridge between the government and the business community. It plays an important role in policy formulation by maintaining a constant interaction with the relevant authorities.
Composition
LCCI is affiliated with the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry. It has two classes of membership, namely, Corporate and Associate. This Chamber has currently more than 32,000 members and LCCI claims to be the biggest chamber in Pakistan.
Management
The organization's policies and programs are determined by the 30 members of Executive Committee who are elected by the members, out of which one-third retire every year and in their place, new members are inducted through election. The office bearers are elected by the members of the Executive Committee every year. The President controls the working of the office and staff and directs all matters of the Chamber, with the assistance of Senior Vice-President and Vice-President.
Research and Development Department
In 1985, Research and Development Department was established at LCCI to act as the Think Tank and Advocacy Arm. The department is active to help business community is meeting their day to day need through providing updated information regarding business and economy and macro and micro business and economic policies of the government. The department is in contact with various government and international agencies in order to get consultation regarding important national and international policy matters which could affect directly or indirectly business, trade and industry.
Past Presidents
Ch. Nazer Muhammad (Late) 1967
Mian Rafique Saigol (Late) 1968
Mr. Naseer A.Sheikh (late) 1969
Mr. Majeed Mufti (Late) 1970
Ch. Muhammad Saeed (Late) 1971
Mian Tajammal Hussain 1972
Mr. Mumtaz A. Sheikh (Late) 1973
Mr. M. Amin Agha 1974
Mr. Abdullah Sheikh (Late) 1975
Mr. A. Aziz Zulfiqar 1976
Mr. M. Ijaz Butt 1977
Mr. Maqbool Sadiq 1978
Mr. Arshad Saeed 1979
Sheikh Iqbal (Late) 1980
Mr. Shahzada Alam Monnoo 1981
Mr. Abdul Qayyam (Late) 1982
Mr. Mohsin Raza Bukhari 1983
Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad 1984
Mr.Shahbaz Sharif 1985
Mr. Mohammad Arshad Naeem 1986
Mr. Mumtaz Hameed (Late) 1987
Mir Salah ud Din (Late) 1988
Mr. Tariq Hameed 1989
Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik 1990
Mian Mohammad Ashraf 1991
Mr. Salahuddin Ahmad Sahaf 1992
Mr. Ishaq Dar 1993
Mr. Bashir Ahmed Buksh 1994
Mr. Tariq Sayeed Saigol 1995-96
Sheikh Waheed Ud Din (Late) 1997
Sheikh Saleem Ali (Late) 1998
Mr. Pervez Hanif 1999
Mr. Ilyas M. Chaudhry 2000
Sheikh M. Asif 2001
Dr. Khalid J. Chowdhry 2002
Muhammad Yawar Irfan Khan 2003
Mian Anjum Nasir 2004
Mian Misbah ur Rehman 2005
Mian Shafqat Ali 2006
Mr. Shahid Hassan Sheikh 2007
Mohammad Ali Mian 2008
Mian Muzaffar Ali 2009
Mr. Mr.Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry 2010
Mr. Shahzad Ali Malik 2011
Mr. Irfan Qaiser Sheikh (Late) 2012
Mr. Farooq Iftikhar 2013
Engr. Sohail Lashari 2014
Mr. Ijaz Ahmad Mumtaz 2015
Sheikh Muhammad Arshad (Late) 2016
Mr. Abdul Basit 2017
Mr. Malik Tahir Javed 2018
Mr. Almas Hyder 2019
Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh 2020
Mian Tariq Misbah 2021
Mian Nauman Kabir 2022
Mr.Kashif Anwar 2023
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