Muhammad Tahir Lakhani is the Chairman and Managing Director of (DTA) Dubai Trading Agency LLC, Dubai UAE. Mr. Muhammad Tahir Lakhani was born in Karachi Pakistan on 27th April 1962 into a well- respected family.
Career
This business became very successful and by 1997 his business was the biggest “cash buyer” of ships in the world, buying and selling over 100 ships per year. In 1996 he concluded the purchase of three ex-Adriatic Tankers VLCC’s in international waters off the UAE and delivered them to breakers in Pakistan. At the time this was one of the biggest ship demolition deals ever made.
Personality
By 1999 the ship recycling business required a more international platform and he decided to move with his family to the UK where he built on his industry connections. He became a British citizen in 2009 and continued to visit Dubai on a regular basis, expanding the business in both volume and scale, eventually moving back in 2014.
Mr Tahir Lakhani is a member of the Propeller Club of the United States and Port of Monaco
Mr Tahir Lakhani represented the UAE as the Vice Chairman of the UAE Shipping Association until 2019
Mr Tahir Lakhani continues to play an important role in promoting the UAE as an important regional and international hub for maritime trade and logistics