Mir Mohammad Ali Khan

Mir Mohammad Alikhan, also known as MirMak, is a Pakistani investment banker based in Karachi, Pakistan.

Mir Mohammad Alikhan
میرمحمد علیخاں
BornSeptember 24, 1965 (1965-09-24) (age 56)
Karachi, Pakistan
OccupationInvestment banker, educationist
Spouse(s)Shamaila Alikhan
Children3
Websitemirmak.pk

Early life and education

Khan studied at Sharfabad Government School for the first few years of his education and then moved to St. Patrick's High School, Karachi.[1] He moved to the United States of America in his early teenage years along with his family. Khan worked for two years at a video rental store while he was a student at Rutgers University between 1985 and 1989.[2]

Controversies

Khan was charged by Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 17, 1999,[3] and by Manhattan Grand Jury on May 17, 1999 [4] for defrauding the investors .

Khan become fugitive from the US law by the time all the various legal agencies were ready to arrest him, Khan had disappeared with his wife and two young sons, leaving Gross and Kohli, his wife's brother, to face the consequences of the firm's collapse.[5]

According to Khan's interview, he alleges that he was targeted for being a Muslim working in a financial sector in United States of America.[6]

In 2017, Khan was accused and caught red-handed by Securities and Exchange Comission of Pakistan,[3] for pump and dump stocks to his followers on social media. Pakistani newspaper Dawn has covered this story "Mysterious Mir Mohammad Ali Khan, fugitive from US law, has allegedly been caught defrauding Pakistani investors.".[7]

References
  1. "St.Patricks High School — Per Aspera Ad Astra". Stpats.edu.pk. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. Henriques, Diana B. (2 January 2000). "Was He Wiser Than the Wise Guys?". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN" (PDF).
  4. "Stock Broker Indicted For $1.2 Million Securities Fraud". ag.ny.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. "Was He Wiser Than the Wise Guys? - The New York Times". The New York Times. January 2, 2000. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  6. "Watch Inspirational Interview Of Mir Mak Who Owned His Own Investment Bank In Wall Street America - UrduPoint Video". UrduPoint. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. Siddiqui, Asad Farooq | Zain (2017-05-09). "The story of MAK, the flamboyant Khan from Wall Street". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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