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Born at Karachi, Wajeeh is
pretty much a self made man. His family moved to
Abu Dhabi when he was barely 2 years old. He got
his early schooling from Sheikh Khalifah Bin Zayed
Pakistani School in Abu Dhabi, and also from
Pakistan College in Sharjah.
Petaro was a new experience for him. Leaving
behind the comforts of life one enjoys in the
Middle East, Wajeeh had to learn how to survive in
the relatively tougher environment at Petaro.
He was a good sportsman, and soon after joining
Petaro he was selected to become a member of the
college Football team. Later on he also became a
member of the College Hockey team, Table Tennis,
Lawn Tennis and Shooting teams. He was also the
President of the
Chemical Hobbies Society at Petaro.
During his last year at Petaro, he was appointed
the Senior Leading Cadet of Latif Division.
After leaving Petaro, Wajeeh joined Hamdard
Institute of Management Sciences, Hamdard
University Karachi in 1996. He obtained a
Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and
then obtained his MBA in 2001.
In 2002, he got a great opportunity to join Maersk
Lines, the world's largest shipping line
(headquartered in Denmark) as Senior Executive
(Supply Chain) based out of Karachi. During this
period, he got a chance to travel extensively in
Far East and Europe for training and workshops.
In 2005, he got admission to study Supply Chain
Management at the Birmingham City University in
the UK. He obtained his MSc with distinction from
there in 2007. It should be noted that just as he
was about to leave for the UK, as per the wishes of his parents,
his nikah ceremony with Dr. Saba was conducted. The rukhsati
was a year later, when she accompanied him to the UK.
Due to his excellent performance in the UK, he
immediately got a lucrative job with Kuehne Nagel
in Birmingham and then transferred to Dubai as
Operations Manager.
In 2008, he moved to APL Logistics (a sister
company of NOL Group) as Regional Service Integrity Manager
(Middle East & Africa). This was a great challenge for
him.
Wajeeh has been one of the prime movers and
organizers for Petarian activities in the UAE. He
is the first General Secretary of the
Petarian Association of UAE
(PAUAE).
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