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Danial Schon (born 17 August 1983), is a Pakistani billionaire businessman, and the President of the conglomerate, Schon Group, and his private investment office. He is recognized as the 9th richest businessman in Pakistan


 * Nationality:	Pakistani
 * Education:	Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington
 * Occupation:	Businessman
 * Known for:	Real estate development
 * Net Worth:	USD $ 1.0 Billion
 * Title:		President, Schon Group
 * Spouse:	Married
 * Children:	2
 * Website:	www.danialschon.com/en

Schon Group is considered one of the largest family businesses in Pakistan. Danial ranks as the 9th richest businessman in Pakistan with an estimated net worth of USD $ 1.0 Billion

Schon is diversified into the fields of real estate development, aviation, tech, finance, and fitness. Danial has been listed among the 100 most influential people in Dubai in 2017 by Arabian Business. He has delivered over 1.6 million square feet of property in his career and is currently involved with his private office investments.

Early Life

Danial Schon is the second eldest of four children. His father, Tahir H Schon, is the Chairman of the Schon Group and founded the group in Singapore in 1971. Tahir grew and diversified his business interests to become involved with 10 different industries by 1996 including owning his private airline and private bank.

Schon started two businesses in Indiana University Bloomington which involved a fashion label and a student’s delivery platform.

Career

Danial started in 2006 in Dubai property. Within 3 months he made his first deal and closed the commission for his company of USD $ 27 million. He was dubbed the ‘the boy with the Golden Touch’ and started his career at the age of 22. In 2007, he became President of Schon Properties. The company was involved in several development projects in Dubai including the Schon Business Park project and Dubai Lagoon in Dubai Investment Park.

In 2008, Danial set up a 300,000 MT per annum Single Super Phosphate fertilizer plant in Haripur Hazara in Pakistan with a market value of USD $ 100 million.

In 2015, Schon Properties successfully delivered a 1.6 million square feet project with a market value of USD $ 350 million called Schon Business Park, consisting of 72 retail outlets and 304 offices.

In February 2017, Danial was instrumental in making an opportune land sale to Xanadu of Dubai Lagoon project for an undisclosed sum. In August 2018, the Dubai agency canceled two of Schon's projects, iSuites Smart Residences, and Ava Residences.

In August 2019, Schon Properties signed an agreement with its investors to complete the Dubai Lagoon Lotus project. The housing project comprises 442 units and is 500,000 square feet.

Schon’s private office is involved with real estate development in Pakistan, technology, finance, private market investments, and venture capital.

Personal Life

In 2012, he married his wife Hina Malik, a dentist who studied at the University of Bristol. Danial and Hina live in London with their daughter and son.

Philanthropy

Many of Danial’s ventures focus on charitable causes. His philosophy is the Law of Giving and Receiving and he constantly focuses on microfinance loans to commence businesses. In 2015 he worked with Dubai Cares.

One of his technology companies in 2020 donated to Deaf Reach, to help support education and vocational training for deaf children in Pakistan.