Alumni In Focus

Through Alumni In Focus, we celebrate accomplishments of our distinguished Old Boys, individuals who exemplify skill and prestige in their chosen paths. They continue to inspire the next generation of students through their achievements.

Mr. Fawad Ahmed Mukhtar, CEO of Fatima Group, is a distinguished leader in Pakistan's industrial sector. After graduating from Aitchison College in 1982, he pursued a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and later completed an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. Over the past three decades, Mr. Mukhtar has successfully expanded his family business into one of the country's prominent conglomerates. He holds leadership positions across several key companies, including Pakarab Fertilizers, Fatimafert Limited, Fatima Cement Limited, and serves as Chairman of multiple group ventures. Deeply committed to philanthropy, he actively leads initiatives such as the Fatima Fertilizer Trust, Fatima Fertilizer Education Society, and the Mukhtar A. Sheikh Welfare Trust. He also serves on the Board of the National Management Foundation, the sponsoring body of LUMS. We sincerely thank Mr. Fawad Ahmed Mukhtar for his generous support towards Aitchison College, specifically for the establishment of the Mian Mukhtar Ahmed Sheikh Housing Block.

Saroop Ijaz is a lawyer, human rights activist and has been the Senior Counsel Asia for Human Rights Watch (HRW) for the past 12 years, splitting his time between Lahore and New York. In 2014, Saroop joined Human Rights Watch (HRW) in New York as one of the youngest country representatives for HRW in over 90 countries. He is a member of the governing Council of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). He is also a visiting faculty member at Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS) and lectures regularly at the National School of Public Policy (NSPP).

In 2025, Saroop Ijaz was nominated to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), the highest constitutional body responsible for deliberation and recommendations for appointments to the superior judiciary of Pakistan. He has been nominated as an independent member of the JCP by the Parliament through its Speaker. The other members of the thirteen-member commission include the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Senior judges, senior parliamentarians from the opposition and government, Law Minister and Attorney General. He is the youngest person to be nominated for this constitutional office.

Basit Riaz Sheikh is an AI entrepreneur, technology leader, and former Head Boy of Aitchison College. He earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin with Highest Honors and went on to complete a fully funded M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at Cornell University, graduating with Highest Honors. His research was recognized internationally with multiple patents and awards, including the Best Paper Award at the International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems.

He has held senior leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, serving as Advisor to the Ministry of IT & Telecom in Pakistan and as CEO of the Universal Service Fund Company, where he advanced nationwide broadband access

With more than a decade of entrepreneurial and C-level experience, Basit is the Founder & CEO of Operator Labs, a US-based company developing next-generation AI platforms, including an AI voice agentic system for business automation. He is also the Founder of Insta World, a high-growth logistics and fintech company, and Co-Founder & Managing Director of Capital TV, one of Pakistan’s leading broadcast and digital news networks.