Byram Dinshawji Avari

Byram Dinshawji Avari is a prominent Pakistani Parsi entrepreneur in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Together with his sons Dinshaw and Xerxes and their direct families, he owns and operates the Avari Group of companies, of which he is the chairman.

Byram Avari is the Honorary Consul, or diplomatic representative, for Canada. He was a gold medallist in 'enterprise class' yachting at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok and again at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi . He also won a silver medal at the Enterprise World Championship held in Canada in 1978.

Hotel management is the Avari Group's core business. In Pakistan, the group owns and operates Avari Hotels which includes 5-star deluxe hotel in Lahore, the 5-star Avari Towers and the seafront Beach Luxury Hotel in Karachi. The group is also actively pursuing opportunities for owning and/or managing 3 and 4-star properties elsewhere in Pakistan.

The Avari Group is the first Pakistani company to have obtained international hotel management contracts: they operate the 200-room 4-star hotel in Dubai in United Arab Emirates and manage the 200-room Ramada Inn in Toronto at Pearson Airport in Canada.

See also

Avari Hotels
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