Education
He completed his schooling from Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi. He obtained his BA from DJ Arts College and completed one year of law school.
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Jerome D'Silva
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In 1952 he briefly got involved politically as a Municipal Alderman. The firm, which became one of the largest developers in Pakistan, was fully integrated and included property brokerage, land acquisition and development, leasing and operations. The developments included a major shopping centre, a complex of 430 condominiums, over 50 farms, and a township with 500 bungalows, which is named Hussain-D'Silva after the two partners.
Hussain-D'Silva company was also responsible for financing and starting The East and West Savings and Loan Association to finance house purchases in their residential delopments. At the time it was the only savings and loans association in Karachi. In 1974 Jerome D'Silva decided to emigrate to Canada.
He believed that the politically instability in Pakistan at the time would make it difficult for the future of his family. In 1989 he decided to sell his interest in his Pakistani businesses.
