Kuwait Cricket club appoints Mr. Asad Khan as Advisor to the Board

Kuwait Cricket Club appoints prominent Indian Businessman in Kuwait Mr. M.A. Asad Khan as the first advisor to the Kuwait Cricket Board. Kuwait Cricket Club is the official governing body for the game of cricket under the auspices of Public Authority of Sport and Kuwait Olympic Committee in association with the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council.

KCC President Mr. Haider Farman wholeheartedly welcomed Mr. Asad Khan as the first advisor to the Kuwait Cricket Board in a glittering ceremony held on Friday, 26th of April, during the inauguration of ICC Asia Cricket Week T20 Series “Yalla Shabab” and the grand presentation ceremony of KCC T20 Desert Championship & KCC T10 Ramadan League.

Mr. Haider Farman, speaking to the audience and media at Sulaibiya Cricket Ground on this memorable occasion sincerely thanked Mr. Asad Khan for the long-standing support towards KCC activities (domestic and international) in the State of Kuwait for as many as 12 years and added that such well-established personalities and pioneers of their fields like Mr. Asad Khan from the business community will continue to play a vital role towards the development and growth of KCC in the coming years.

Addressing the occasion during a one of its kind presentation ceremony, Director General Mr. Sajid Ashraf echoing the words of KCC President Mr. Haider added that “corporate giants like Mr. khan in the form of advisory is very much essential for sports organizations to thrive in an increasingly competitive and commercialized sports landscape that we now have in the region. By collaborating with the best business leaders, sports organizations such as KCC can access the resources, expertise, and support needed to achieve our common goals and make a positive impact on the sport and all the communities that we aim to serve”.

Mr. Asad Khan is a former member of FIFA in the media committee and, a former advisor to the Thailand Football Association as well. He has also formed a successful Elite Cricket Team in KCC tournaments as the managing partner of Kuwait Swedish, G5 and Al Lewaa and under his patronage, several players from his team have gone on to represent the Kuwait National Team as contracted players.

Mr. Asad Khan hails from a prominent and well-known family of Hyderabad, India and he came to Kuwait in 1977 and worked in various leadership roles in Al-Sayer Group. His contribution to the growth of the Al-Sayer Group has been recognized and acknowledged by them by making him a partner in their G5 General Trading & Contracting Co., a unit of the holding company. Today, Mr. Asad Khan, as the Managing Partner of the company, controls a multi-national group of companies and staffs more than 3000 people under his unparalleled leadership.

If there is one thing that Mr. Asad Khan can be reticent about, it is his contribution to charities. A philanthropist to the core, he donates generously to deserving causes, but prefers to maintain a cloak of anonymity at all times. His support has been the major factor in the success of many charitable associations in Kuwait.

Mr. Asad Khan has been associated with IFL in all our social causes since the beginning. He was serving as IFL president during the year 2017-2018.

The charismatic personality of Mr. Asad Khan is a rare combination of aristocracy, humbleness, sincerity and high moral values. Further, as befitting his Nawab lineage, he has added kindness and compassion to his virtues and always lends a helping hand to people in distress – the hand of a Royal Gentleman.

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