Daily Times

It is informed with deep sorrow and grief that SNGPL Board of Directors Chairman Syed Dilawar Abbas passed away of cardiac arrest on November 13,2019 in Islamabad. His funeral procession will start at 11:am from his residence 176 Block L DHA 01 Lahore and funeral prayer will be performed at Police line Qila Gujjar Singh at 1 pm on Thursday 14-11-2019.

Syed Dilawar Abbas was appointed Chairman Board of Directors SNGPL in April 2019.

He served in Pakistan’s Oil & Gas Sector for over 45 years. After completing his BA from Government College, Lahore and L.L.B from Punjab University Law College, he embarked on his corporate career with the Attock Oil Group in Pakistan. Mr. Abbas took charge as Chief Executive Officer at the young age of 39and a year later was elevated to the position of Group Chief. He continued to perform this role from 1986 till 1995 before taking an early retirement. As Managing Director of Attock Oil Co. Ltd. U.K, he served as a Director on the Board of Attock Oil Refinery, Pakistan Oilfields Ltd, Attock Chemicals, and Cap Gas (Pvt.) Ltd. He was also appointed Chief Executive and Managing Director of Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd, while balancing his role as board member of Pharos Holding Companies. During his corporate career he twice accompanied the Prime Minister of Pakistan to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Post retirement he formed his own Management Consultancy Group called Priority Group. In 2003 he was elected as Member of the Upper House (Senate) of Pakistan from Punjab. He served as Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Resources for 6 years, and was member of several other key committees including Defense & Defense Production; Industries & Production; Prime Minister task force on WTO; and Member of Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources of Pakistan. During the caretaker cabinet of Justice (r) Ijaz Nisaar he served as Minister of Irrigation & Power, Punjab. Senator Abbas is an avid sportsman and has been playing tennis regularly for the last 40 years. He has served two terms as President of Pakistan Tennis Federation. He also served as a Board Member and Senior Vice President of Asian Tennis Federation for eight year. He was Patron, Pakistan Tennis Federation; Honorary Life Time Senior Vice President, Asian Tennis Federation; Member Constitution Committee, International Tennis Federation; and Senior Vice President, Punjab Olympics Association.