Ali Jehangir Siddiqui

The Global Artificial Intelligence Unicorn, Afiniti International Holdings, revised its advisory board at the start of 2019, appointing Ali Jehangir Siddiqui as the member of Advisory board with Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron joining as Chairman of the Board.

On 13 June 2019, Ali Jehangir Siddiqui was appointed as the Ambassador for Foreign Investments in Pakistan in an Honorary Capacity.

Under his tenure due to the efforts of the current government in encouraging foreign and local investments in the country, Hutchison Port Holdings — Hong Kong-based port operator—has committed on 15 October 2019 to invest US $240 million in Karachi Port in order to make it a major trading hub.

The Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan received the delegation of the group in October 2019, led by their Managing Director, Eric Ip. Many other Pakistani dignitaries attended the meeting, including Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Advisor to PM on Commerce Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Special Assistant to PM Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Ambassador at Large for Foreign Investment Mr. Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, Chairman Board of Investment Zubair Haider Gilani and other senior officials.

In March 2018, he was appointed as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States and commenced his duties on 29 May 2018.

In June 2018, Siddiqui presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump.

In July 2018, Siddiqui met James Mattis, the US Secretary of Defence. The meeting took place at the Pentagon where Siddiqui received a guard of honor on behalf of Pakistan.

During celebrations for Pakistan's 71st Anniversary of Independence in August 2018 at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Ambassador Alice Wells, the chief guest at the event, acknowledged Pakistan's sacrifices against terrorism and stated that Sididqui was "an important player here" and that "everyone in town has met you and is talking about the energy you bring to the job."

In October 2018, the Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced a change in Pakistan's ambassadorial appointments to multiple countries including the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Serbia, Cuba amongst others. The individuals being changed were appointed during the regime of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

Soon after Shahid Khaqan Abbasi became Prime Minister of Pakistan, Siddiqui joined the Government and served as a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister with the status of a Minister of State from August 2017 until May 2018.

As Special Assistant to the Prime Minister in 2017 and 2018, Siddiqui participated as a member of the Prime Ministers delegations to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, UN General Assembly, Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Council of Heads of Government Meetings and the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings.

Siddiqui was listed by Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue as amongst the top 100 individual taxpayers in Pakistan for the year 2013. In 2014, he was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Until he took up his government roles, Siddiqui was the CEO of the Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation (MJSF), which provides grants to the education, humanitarian relief, healthcare and social enterprise sectors in Pakistan. During the floods which struck Pakistan in 2010 onwards, MJSF established refugee camps housing more than 10,000 displaced individuals, providing food supplies to over 20,000 people and clean water for over 100,000 people during the 4 month relief operations period. MJSF worked in coordination with the UN agencies and INGOs.

Siddiqui founded JS Bank in 2006 by acquiring American Express Bank's Pakistan operations. JS Bank currently has an asset base of over $4 billion, with a work force of 5000 employees & presence in 180 cities of Pakistan.

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, علی جہانگیر صدیقی‬, (born 5 December 1976) is a Pakistani diplomat and entrepreneur. Currently he is serving as Pakistan's Ambassador for Foreign Investment in an Honorary Capacity

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui was born to Jahangir Siddiqui, a Pakistani businessman & Mahvash Jahangir Siddiqui, an educationist on 5 December 1976. At 15 years of age, he launched a technology business called Advance Micro Research which integrated computer network systems for corporations.

Jahangir Siddiqui founded Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd in 1970. This later became JS Group, an investment holding company with Rs. 413 billion (US$3.7 billion) in assets as of December 2017. The Group claims to employ more than 20,000 people in Pakistan and has invested in several companies in various sectors.