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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Javed Kureishi
| image =
| country = Pakistan
| full_name = Javed Kureishi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| role = All-rounder
| family = [[Omar Kureishi]] (father)

| club1 = [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|Pakistan International Airlines]]
| year1 = 1977/78–1979/80
| club2 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]
| year2 = 1979/80
| club3 = Pakistan International Airlines B
| year3 = 1979/80

|columns = 1
|column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
|matches1 = 8
|runs1 = 72
|bat avg1 = 10.28
|100s/50s1 = 0/0
|top score1 = 14
|deliveries1 = 873
|wickets1 = 14
|bowl avg1 = 31.07
|fivefor1 = 1
|tenfor1 = 0
|best bowling1 = 5/39
|catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
|date = 3 May
|year = 2026
|source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/javed-qureshi-41001 Cricinfo
}}

'''Javed Kureishi''' (born 25 August 1961) is a Pakistani banker and former [[cricket]]er. An all-rounder, he captained the [[Pakistan Under-19 cricket team|Pakistan Under-19s]] on their tours of Sri Lanka and India in 1978–79 and played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|Pakistan International Airlines]], [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]] and Pakistan International Airlines B.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/javed-qureshi-41001 |title=Javed Qureshi |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name="CA">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42469/42469.html |title=Javed Qureshi |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

Kureishi has served as the [[chief executive officer]] of the Pakistan Business Council since July 2025.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1922736|title=PBC appoints new CEO |date=8 July 2025|website=Dawn}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Kureishi was born on 25 August 1961. His father, [[Omar Kureishi]], was a Pakistani cricket commentator and writer.<ref name="DawnOmar">{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/385416 |title=Sports writer, columnist Omar Kureishi passes away |work=Dawn |date=15 March 2005}}</ref><ref name="PCBBOG">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/outcomes-of-59th-bog-meeting-held-in-lahore-on-monday.html |title=Outcomes of 59th BoG meeting held in Lahore on Monday |publisher=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=9 November 2020}}</ref> He studied at the [[University of Sussex]], from which he holds a BA (Hons).<ref name="PBCprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbc.org.pk/governance/management-team/ |title=Management Team |publisher=Pakistan Business Council}}</ref>

==Career==
Kureishi captained Pakistan Under-19s during the side's 1978–79 tour of Sri Lanka and India.<ref name="PCBBOG" /> The tour included five Youth Tests against India Under-19s, all of which were drawn; Kureishi captained Pakistan in the series and appeared in the fifth Youth Test at Lucknow in February 1979.<ref name="U19tour">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Pakistan_Under-19s_in_Sri_Lanka_and_India_1978-79.html |title=Pakistan Under-19s in Sri Lanka and India 1978/79 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref><ref name="LucknowU19">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-under-19s-tour-of-india-1978-79-325099/india-under-19s-vs-pakistan-under-19s-5th-test-325107/full-scorecard |title=India Under-19s v Pakistan Under-19s, 5th Test, Pakistan Under-19s tour of India 1978/79 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In the second Youth Test at Chennai, he scored 12 and bowled in both India innings as Pakistan drew the match.<ref name="ChennaiU19">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/pakistan-under19s-in-sri-lanka-and-india-197879/match/1623.html |title=2nd Test: India Under-19s vs Pakistan Under-19s at Chennai |publisher=Pakistan Cricket Board}}</ref>

At senior level, Kureishi played eight first-class matches between 1977–78 and 1979–80.<ref name="Cricinfo" /><ref name="CA" /> He scored 72 runs at a [[batting average]] of 10.28, with a highest score of 14, and took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 31.07.<ref name="Cricinfo" /> He did not score a first-class century or half-century, but took one five-wicket haul, with best bowling figures of 5 for 39.<ref name="Cricinfo" /> Later, he also represented Sussex Under-25 while studying in the United Kingdom.<ref name="PBCprofile" />

After his cricket career, Kureishi became a banker. He worked for [[Citibank]] in senior positions across [[Asia Pacific]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Egypt]], [[Africa]], the [[Middle East]], and Pakistan.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="PCBBOG" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1844076/citi-banker-likely-appointed-nbp-head|title=Citi banker likely to be appointed NBP head}}</ref>

In November 2020, Kureishi was appointed as an independent member of the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] Board of Governors for a three-year term.<ref name="PCBappointment">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/process-for-the-appointment-of-independent-members-to-the-bog.html |title=Process for the appointment of independent members to the BoG |publisher=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=9 November 2020}}</ref> The following day, he was named to the PCB Commercial Affairs Committee and the [[Pakistan Super League]] Governing Council.<ref name="PCB60">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/60th-bog-meeting-held-on-tuesday.html |title=60th BoG meeting held on Tuesday |publisher=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 November 2020}}</ref>

In July 2025, the Pakistan Business Council appointed Kureishi as its [[chief executive officer]], effective 11 July 2025.<ref name="BRceo">{{cite news |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40370427 |title=PBC appoints Javed Kureishi as new CEO |work=Business Recorder |date=1 July 2025}}</ref> As chief executive of the council, he serves on the boards of [[K-Electric]], [[Fauji Foods]], and KE Venture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2482672/govt-unable-to-appoint-ke-director|title=Govt unable to appoint KE director}}</ref> He has also held directorships at the [[Pakistan Stock Exchange]], [[Naya Nazimabad]], [[Samba Bank]], and has served as a consultant to IFC Pakistan.<ref name="PBCprofile" />

==Personal life==
Kureishi is married and has two children.<ref name="PBCprofile" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=41001}}

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