Years active 1982–present Name Amjad Alvi | Website brain.pk | |
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Born 10 August 1962 (age 61) ( 1962-08-10 ) Lahore, Punjab,Pakistan Residence Singapore, Singapore City, Lahore, Punjab,Pakistan Occupation IT Entrepreneur, Chairman and Founder Brain Telecommunications, Inventor of Computer Virus Siblings Basit Farooq Alvi, Shahid Farooq Alvi Nationality Pakistani Similar Aqeel Karim Dhedhi, Syed Babar Ali, Anwar Saifullah Khan | ||
Brain: Searching for the first PC virus in Pakistan
Amjad Farooq Alvi (born 10 August 1962) is a Pakistani businessman, entrepreneur, computer programmer, inventor and IT Industrialist. Amjad Alvi is the founder and chairman of Brain Telecommunications Ltd, the pioneer of Internet in Lahore. He also created the Brain Computer Virus.
Contents
- Brain Searching for the first PC virus in Pakistan
- Early life
- Entrepreneurial life
- Professional life
- References
Early life
Amjad Farooq Alvi was born in Lahore, Pakistan, to Muhammad Farooq Alvi and Sadiqa Begum. His father is a doctor who belongs to the Alvi people in Punjab. Amjad was educated at Andrews High School Lahore, Islamia College and University of Punjab. He holds a B.Sc in Mathematics and Physics. He resides in Lahore with family, but also has a residence in Singapore.
Entrepreneurial life
After his initial education, Amjad started his own company called Brain Computer Services, located in Allama Iqbal Town, in Lahore, at the age of 18. Despite being a self-taught computer specialist, his business was successful and it thrived as one of Pakistan's first computer firms. At the age of twenty, he with his brother Basit Farooq Alvi made the first computer virus for MS-DOS to protect his software from piracy. Later, he migrated to Singapore and worked for a few telecommunication companies before starting his own enterprise.
Professional life
In the late 1990s, Brain Telecommunication had two branches - one run by his brother in Pakistan and the other being run by himself in Singapore. In 2001, Amjad migrated back to Pakistan to help the Pakistani branch of the company. Brain Telecommunication offers high speed Internet in Lahore, VOIP services, video streaming, and IP phone services. Due to the low costs associated with the services, PTCL and PTA often involve Brain Telecommunication into cases questioning the legality of its services. Despite many cases, Brain Telecommunication has always defended its position - however its services remain suspended due to PTAs demand.