Mr. Bashir Ali Mohammad (Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Justice of Peace) joined the Board of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited in 1982. He is a fellow member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United Kingdom.

Mr. Bashir has a very rich and extensive experience in commerce and industry. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited and Founding Director and Former Chairman of the Pakistan Business Council. He is also the Director of Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Education Fund for Sindh and Habib University Foundation. Mr. Bashir is Honorary Consul General of Sweden, Member of Pakistan France Business Council, Pakistan German Business Council and Pakistan Swedish Business Council.

Mr. Bashir has also served as the President of International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) and Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association.

In recognition of his services he was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 2006 and has also been conferred as Justice of Peace. On April 7, 2017, Mr. Bashir was awarded with the Grade d’ Officier in the National Order of Merit by the President of the French Republic.