Seven Pakistanis make it to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List for 2024
The list includes categories from sports, media marketing, showbiz, manufacturing and industries, retail e-commerce, social impact and games, among others.
Seven Pakistanis have made it to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List for 2024!
Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list includes 7 Pakistanis who have made remarkable achievements in a very short time in various fields.
The famous American economic magazine Forbes released a list of people who have served prominently at the age of 30 in different sectors from different regions.
The list includes categories from sports, media marketing, showbiz, manufacturing and industries, retail e-commerce, social impact and games, among others.
Each list released by Forbes includes 300 people, who are 30 years old or younger and have made a name for themselves in a very short period of time.
The seven young Pakistanis on the list include Sarkhil Buane (Abi), Adeel Abid (Linkstar), Aizaz Nair (Linkstar), Ali Raza (Linkstar), Aleena Nadeem (EjoFi), Kasra Zunnaiyyer (Trukkr) and Bushra Sultan (Artist).
Bushra Sultan
Lahore-based filmmaker and creative director Bushra Sultan is the only Pakistani to be inducted in the Arts category, highlighting the work of people working in the arts and style.
Bushra Sultan, 29, recently launched a campaign called Demesne Couture, also known as ‘Dolls’, which depicts how brides are controlled ‘like puppets’.
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Alina Nadeem
Alina Nadeem and Sarkhil Bavani, founders of a startup to help students with their education expenses, are featured in Forbes’ Finance and Venture Capital category.
Alina Nadeem is the founder of EduFi, a Lahore-based education startup that helps students pay university fees every month for their education expenses
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Sarkhil Bawani
Sarkhil Bawani is the head of Pakistan-based fintech company ‘Abhi’.
His company allows employees to withdraw part of their salary before the end of the month in case of an emergency.
Kasra Zunnaiyyer – Trukkr
Kasra Zunnaiyyer is the founder of Karachi-based startup Trukkr, a management platform for Pakistan’s logistics sector.
The startup has developed a management platform for Pakistan’s logistics sector, last year the platform raised $6.4 million in seed funding.
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Adeel Abid, Aizaz Nayyer, and Ali Raza – Linkstar
Karachi-based Adeel Abid, Aizaz Nair, and Ali Raza, co-founders of Linkstar, have been featured in Forbes’ Consumer Technology category.
Linkstar is a platform that helps freelancers create free portfolio websites that can be upgraded with advanced functionalities.
In 2023, Linkstar’s founders expanded their business by acquiring Oliv, a Dubai-based career marketplace, Oliv helps companies hire students
