Kuwait Cricket Club, the official governing body for the game of cricket in Kuwait, appoints prominent Indian Businessman in Kuwait Mr Mohammed Abdul Asad Aleem Khan as the first advisor to the Kuwait Cricket Board.
In a glittering ceremony on Friday, 26th of April, during the inauguration of ICC Asia Cricket Week T20 Series “Yalla Shabab”, Kuwait Cricket President Mr. Haider Farman wholeheartedly welcomed Mr Asad Khan to the 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 (ICC - the world's governing body for cricket) and the Asian Cricket Council.
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 to join the well renowned Al-Sayer Group. Mr. Asad Khan worked in various leadership roles in Al-Sayer Group. In 1982, Al-Sayer Group started Kuwait Swedish Cleaning Services Company (KSCSC) with just 90 staff and tied-up with Sweden's AB Electrolux Company. Under the astute management of Mr. Asad Khan, the company achieved steady growth year after year. 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.
Further, as befitting his Nawabi aristocratic lineage, he has added kindness and compassion to his virtues and he is immensely admired and respected in society and held in high esteem by his staff as well as amongst the entire Asian Business community in Kuwait.
The entire Kuwait Cricket fraternity wishes Mr. Asad Khan all the very best and wholeheartedly welcomes him to the KCC family.