Full Name Jahangir Wasim Ethnicity Pakistani Name Jahangir Wasim | Residence London, United Kingdom Years active 2003–present Role Businessman | |
Born 15 January 1991 (age 33) ( 1991-01-15 ) Quetta, Pakistan Alma mater St. Mary's School (SSC 2007)
Pearl Institute of Information Technology (HSSC 2009) Occupation Humanitarian, businessman Known for Founder Origin
Chairman Solution9 Education PEARL Institute of Management and Information Technology (2009) | ||
Jahangir Wasim (Persian: جهانگیر وسیم ) (born 15 January 1991) is a businessman and humanitarian. Wasim is the Founder of Origin Community Development Organisation, which is a private funded non-profit organisation, vice-president Awam Group of Publications. His company was one of the sponsors of Joven Venezuela (Young Venezuela) annual modelling event in 2009 that was the first time when a South Asian company sponsored the event of its kind in South America. Wasim officially announced his retirement after a year.
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Early life
Jahangir Waseem is the youngest son of Waseem Ahmed. He was born in Quetta provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan. Wasim finished his schooling from St. Mary's School, Quetta Balouchistan and did his Intermediate in Computer Science from Pearl Institute of Information Technology. He started his career writing editorials on social issues for a daily newspaper.
Print media
Jahangir Wasim started his career at Daily Public, a newspaper from Quetta, Pakistan. His first article was on child labor and was published in 2005, when he was 14 years old. In 2009, he started working as Executive Director for Awam Group of Publications.
Online media
In 2010, OARAX Network, an independent internet company owned by Jahangir Wasim, bought the rights of Rediff Pakistan before clearing the controversies related to the name (Rediff Pakistan) and resolving the copyright objections. Nexus Technologies Pakistan, Co-Delegated by PKNIC, (PKNIC is responsible for the administration of the .PK domain name space) warned Wasim that this domain has copyright issues and is in observation by Government of Pakistan. Jahangir Wasim and companies associated with his name received claims of copyright violation and intellectual property disputes worth 2.03 million in total till February 2011.
Non-profit industry
In 2007 Jahangir Wasim launched Origin Community Development Organisation, a self-financed charitable organisation with main focuses on Women Rights, Child Abuse, Health and Education. Origin established a number of free medical camps around Balochistan, Pakistan with the support of local doctors and hospitals. The company launched an education program in 2011, according to which Origin will provide scholarships to competent students who leave education because of lack of funds. Origin started the project Fight for Charity in association with Hotona and the funds will go to the betterment of countries affected by the war on terror.
Business ventures
In 2011 Jahangir Wasim formed Solution 9 as the parent company for his other companies. Solution 9 have motto Solution that worth. After the launch of the company, Jahangir said in a press release:
Solution 9 aims to provide solution for everything, we provide you everything you need from a charter airplane to a simple HTML page. This company will be a complete solution for your all most all of the personal and business needs but of course they should be legal.
List of companies
Jahangir Wasim is in the board of director for the following organisations.
Notable activities
Jahangir Wasim is the founder Origin Community Development Organisation he is known for promoting education and health facilities for vulnerable people. Wasim worked in the fields with doctors to provide medical support in different areas of Blochistan and visited education institutes for the awareness sessions. He delivered the lectures to students in government educational institutes with health facilitators to provide gender and hygiene awareness. Jahangir received many awards including Youth Humanitarian Award (Balochistan), Khidmat-e-Khalq Award 2008 and 2010, NAXAF Best Businessman Award for Online Businesses 2009 and 2010, Origin Award for Volunteers for Humanity 2009 and TAQAZA Teen Entrepreneur Award 2008.
Threats
Jahangir Wasim and family received multiple threats to life, in late 2007 some unidentified people broke into the house of Waseem Ahmed at night for the assassination Jahangir Wasim or Waseem Ahmed but security lights and alarms raised on the backyard of house near Jahangir's room, police found no identification on the people involved in the attempt. In 2008 a powerful bomb exploded in the corporate office of Awam Group in Quetta city. According to news appeared in late 2008 Waseem Ahmed and his family have serious threats from local extremist of Balochistan and government advised them to take extra security measures.