Private company

Gul Ahmed Group

Logo: Gul Ahmed Textile Mills, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Pakistani textile company

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited (Urdu pronunciation: gull ah-MED) is a Pakistani textile company which manufactures and sells clothing through a chain of retail outlets under the name Ideas by Gul Ahmed.2 It was founded by Haji Ali Mohammad.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 1953Founded1
Ideas, Dolmen Mall, Tariq Road, Karachi
Photo: Sareena Moin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited (Urdu pronunciation: [ɡʊl ɑːˈɦ.məd] gull ah-MED) is a Pakistani textile company which manufactures and sells clothing through a chain of retail outlets under the name Ideas by Gul Ahmed.2

The story

Founded by Haji Ali Mohammad on Apr 1, 1953.1

Gul Ahmed began trading in textiles in the early 1900s.

In 1953, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited was incorporated as a privately limited company, subsequently converted into public limited company on 7 January 1955. In 1970, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

In 2003, Gul Ahmed expanded to the retail sector and founded Ideas by Gul Ahmed retail chain. It offers a range of home textiles and furnishings for the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, as well as men's and women's apparel. It also provides in-house monogramming, embroidery and tailor-made services.

In 2025, Gul Ahmed Ideas launched largest flagship store and Ideas Cafe inside Dolmen Mall Clifton.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gul Ahmed, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • textile

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1953Founded Founded1

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