Who is Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman? The Pakistani mogul stuck on OceanGate Titanic submarine
- Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19, are on board the missing sub
- They are heirs to a business dynasty and amongst the richest people in Pakistan
Among the five Titanic tourists trapped in the missing Titanic submarine are UK-based board member of the Prince’s Trust charity Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman.
Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his teenage son were on board the small underwater craft taking paying tourists to view the famous wreck, which lies 12,500ft beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
The pair are heirs to the great Dawood business dynasty and amongst the richest people in Pakistan – although they live in Surrey, England.
U.S. and Canadian ships and planes have swarmed the area about 900 miles east of Cape Cod, some dropping sonar buoys that can monitor to a depth of 13,000ft close to the Titanic.
Inside the sub, that can only be opened from the outside, are five men – some illustrious adventurers, others are amongst the richest in the world.
Shahzada Dawood (right) and his son Suleman (left) were in the tiny underwater craft when it lost signal in the Atlantic Ocean, 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada
Shahzada , 48, (pictured with his wife Christine) is a UK-based board member of the Prince’s Trust charity
Alongside the Dawoods on board the missing craft are British billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding, French world-renowned explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.
In a statement, the Dawood family said: ‘We are very grateful for the concern being shown by our colleagues and friends and would like to request everyone to pray for their safety.’
They are amongst the richest in Pakistan, but have strong links to the UK and Shahzada is believed to live in a Surrey mansion with his wife Christine, who works as a life coach, son Suleman and daughter Alina.
They live in Surbiton, south-west London, but had gone to Canada for a month before the fateful Titanic expetition.
Shahzada is the Vice Chairman of Engro Corporation, which makes fertilisers, food and energy, as well as the Dawood Hercules Corporation, which makes chemicals.
He was born in Pakistan but moved to the UK where he studied law at the University of Buckingham.
Shahzada is the Vice Chairman of Engro Corporation, which makes fertilisers, food and energy, as well as the Dawood Hercules Corporation, which makes chemicals
They are amongst the richest in Pakistan, but have strong links to the UK and Shahzada is believed to live in a Surrey mansion with his wife Christine, who works as a life coach, son Suleman and daughter Alina
He is also a trustee of SETI, the California-based research institute. SETI is a generic acronym that stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
Scientists doing SETI experiments are looking for proof – not merely of life elsewhere – but of intelligent beings in other star systems.
Shahzada also serves as a Member of the Global Advisory Board, Prince’s Trust International, contributing towards its vision that every young person should have a chance to succeed.
He is also in the Founder’s Circle of The British Asian Trust, who have joined in sending their thoughts and prayers to the family.
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