Aneel Mussarat


Aneel Mussarat is a British-Pakistani businessman. He is the Founder of MCR Property Group.

Early life

Aneel was born in Manchester in November 1969, and is of Pakistani descent. After completing high school, Aneel started to buy, renovate and rent out properties in Manchester.

Career

Aneel founded Classic Homes in 1989, and is currently CEO of MCR Property Group, a real estate investment and development company.

Politics

Aneel Mussarat became affiliated with Pakistan-based political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2012 and has done considerable fundraising for them in the United Kingdom. Due to Mussarat's background in real estate development, he has advised Imran Khan on a key manifesto pledge, which was to implement a policy framework for building 5 million homes in Pakistan by the year 2023.

Philanthropy

Mussarat set up the Rafay Mussarat Foundation. The Rafay Mussarat foundation has partnered with Minhaj Welfare Foundation to provide aid to Rohingya refugees during the Rohingya crisis. The foundation also supports the National Autistic Society.

Personal life

Mussarat is married, and has 4 children. He lives in Cheshire. He is a Muslim.

Awards and recognition

In 2008, Mussarat was listed on the Sunday Times Rich List, and ranked the 550th richest person in the United Kingdom. He was also awarded Businessman of the Year, at the British Muslim Awards in 2013.
In 2018, he received an honour for his business and philanthropic work at the Greater Manchester Business Leaders Dinner & Awards for his work in founding the Rafay Mussarat Foundation and his ongoing work to provide aid for Rohingya people.
In 2019, Mussarat was nominated in the category of Businessman of the Year in the English Asian Business Awards.