Seth Abid Hussain

Seth Abid Hussain (1933 – 8 January 2021)[3] was a legendary Pakistani billionaire and gold merchant philanthropist.[4][5][6][7]

Seth Abid Hussain
Born1933
Died (aged 88)
Other namesThe King of Gold
OccupationBusinessman[2]

It is said that when the US government banned Pakistan from importing nuclear reprocessing plants, it was Hussain who delivered the nuclear reprocessing plant to Pakistan from France by sea.[8][9] His net worth in 2017 was estimated to be around US$3 billion. He was nicknamed "The King of Gold" in Pakistan.[10]

Welfare work

Hussain was founder of Hamza Foundation Academy for the Deaf in Lahore and initial donor of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre as per Imran Khan.[11][12]

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