Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) held its annual Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) Luminites Association Awards in which it honours ex-graduates of the School who have achieved distinction in their professions.
The three people that the Association chose to honour unanimously this year were Arif N. Butt (MBA ’89) Dean, SDSB; Duraid Qureshi (MBA ’97), CEO of HUM Network Ltd and Momina Duraid (MBA ’97), CEO MD Productions for their ground-breaking contribution to the entertainment industry of Pakistan. It may be noted that this is the first time that people from the media were recognized for their contribution by the business school alumni. The Rector of LUMS, Abdul Razak Dawood presented the ‘Pride of LUMS awards’ to the distinguished MBA alumni.
Dr Arif Nazir Butt is a professor and Dean at the Suleman Dawood School of Business at LUMS. He teaches Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management in the graduate and PhD programmes. Besides his academic engagements, he is a board member of Progressive Education Network (PEN), and Namal Education Foundation (NEF).
Duraid Qureshi started his career with Al-Abbas Sugar Mills as resident director and chief operating officer. He left to join MD Productions, taking care of marketing, and later launched a television network, now known as HUM Network Ltd – the first media house to be listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange – as its CEO, a position he holds to date. Under its umbrella he is overseeing three top channels: HUM, Masala and HUM Sitaray.
Momina Duraid, the CEO of MD Productions has been churning out award-winning drama serials since the day she took over the production house and has become a name to be reckoned with in the world of drama productions. She has also directed plays and written lyrics for hit OSTs. Her hit serials include the blockbuster Humsafar.
