(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The outgoing President of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan (ESUP), Aziz Memon, in recognition of his exemplary services, was installed as the first-ever Patron-in-chief of the body during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 26 while Kalim Farooqui was elected unopposed as President for the term 2022-23.
It’s another feather in the cap of the popular figure of Aziz Memon, who was also elected as the Vice President of ESU International, becoming the first Pakistani to achieve the global recognition for his services and initiatives.
After having led the ESUP with distinction, he has now passed on the baton to Kalim Farooqui, who also happens to be the President of the Pakistan Japan Business Forum and is on the board of various bilateral forums as well as the Horticulture Society of Pakistan.
The following were also unanimously elected on the National Committee of the Executive Council of ESUP: Senior Vice President (Pervez Madraswala), Vice President (Irfan Qureshi), Secretary General (Majyd Aziz), Honorary Treasurer (Najeeb Moochhala), and Joint Secretary (Afshan Lalani) while members are Moin Fudda, Shahzad Sabir, Bakhtiar Khan, Ghulam Ali Muhammad, Farooq Afzal, Sunayna Ismail, Athar Iqbal, Dr Farhan Essa, Saleem Zamindar, Nadeem Kazmi and Abbas Lavingia.
Moin Fudda, Chairman of the Rules Committee, proposed innovative amendments to the ESUP Rules that were unanimously approved by the AGM. It’s for the first time that new categories of youth and journalist have been introduced.
Aziz Memon announced that due to his extensive lobbying and in recognition of the fact that ESUP is the most active chapter among all ESU Chapters, his proposal that the next international conference of Members would be held in Karachi on October 28, 29 and 30, 2022 was approved at the ESU International meeting in London.
Kalim Farooqui, in his acceptance speech, requested members to fully support ESUP and pledged to enhance the exposure and influence of ESUP during his tenure. He paid glowing tributes to Aziz Memon who during his tenure introduced far-reaching changes and ideas. Past Presidents Byram Avari and Abdul Kader Jaffer and a large number of members attended the AGM.
