Pakistan Refinery Limited Chairman Tariq Kirmani resigns on health grounds

Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday that Tariq Kirmani has stepped down as chairman and independent director, citing ill health. The resignation takes effect from October 9, 2026, and the company did not name a successor in its notice. Profit by Pakistan Today reported the filing, which was made under the Securities Act, 2015, and the PSX Regulations.

According to PRL's website, Kirmani has a corporate career spanning over 50 years, with senior management and board posts in Pakistan and abroad. After completing a Master's in business administration, he joined Caltex in 1969, which later became Chevron Pakistan. He moved to Pakistan State Oil as deputy managing director in 1999, and in 2001 was made managing director and chief executive, before the government named him chairman and CEO of PIA in 2005.