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Safi Qureshey was born on 15 February, 1951 in Karachi, Pakistan, is a Computer engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist. Discover Safi Qureshey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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| Occupation | Computer engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist |
| Age | 73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | 15 February, 1951 |
| Birthday | 15 February |
| Birthplace | Karachi, Pakistan |
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Safi Qureshey Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Safi Qureshey Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Safi Qureshey worth at the age of 73 years old? Safi Qureshey’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from . We have estimated Safi Qureshey's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
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Timeline
After leaving AST, Qureshey founded Quartics, an Irvine, CA-based semiconductor startup developing systems-on-a-chip (SoC) for wireless video transmission. The company's products were chips that allowed PCs to transmit content to televisions, and HD video codecs. Qureshey served as the company's CEO until November 2008.
In 2004, the LA Times called Qureshey "one of Southern California's leading Muslim philanthropists". He has worked to use new media and television to fight illiteracy. He founded the Active Learning Initiative Facility (ALIF) in Pakistan, which brought Sesame Street characters to that country to facilitate learning. He also provided funding for the Silicon Valley-based Koshish Foundation, a non-profit corporation focusing on education-related projects, to translate over 1,700 math and basic science videos to Urdu for e-learning company Khan Academy.
In 2003, Qureshey was named by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to his transition team, to help him put together his new administration. Qureshey was also a member of President Clinton's Export Council, where he traveled to emerging countries with successive Secretaries of Commerce to promote international business.
In 2000, Qureshey launched the Irvine Ventures incubator with a $50M investment. The group works with UCI and other local research institutions to launch new companies.
In 1998, Qureshey received the American Muslim Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to work community and humankind, from the Los Angeles-based Muslim Public Affairs Council.
Safi Urrehman Qureshey is a Pakistani-American entrepreneur. He was the co-founder and CEO of AST Research, Inc., a personal computer manufacturer acquired by Samsung Electronics in 1997. Qureshey is involved with several start-up technology companies as an advisor, board member and seed investor. Qureshey currently serves as regent's professor at the University of California, Irvine's (UCI's) Graduate School of Management, and also actively supports U.C. Irvine's Bonney Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Qureshey graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1975 as a Computer Science Major. In 2000 he created the eponymous "Safi Qureshey Foundation" to provide "a conduit of support for socially and economically underserved children and adults to build better and more secure futures".
He founded the Safi Qureshey Foundation, which supports socially and economically underserved children and adults, and he is a trustee with Give2Asia, a group dedicated to developing a social responsibility and philanthropy presence in Asia. The Qureshey Research Laboratory (QRL) at University of California, Irvine UCI, completed in 1997, was named for his daughter after a large donation from Qureshey.
In 1995, UCI awarded Qureshey its highest honor, the UCI medal, for his contributions to the school.
In 1980, he and two colleagues, Albert Wong and Tom Yuen formed AST Research, in Irvine, California. Qureshey served as the company's CEO. The name AST came from the first letters of their first names. The company originally provided consulting services, moved to building motherboards for IBM computers and eventually started building their own PCs. They shipped their first computer in 1986, and shipped the first sub-$1,000 computer in 1990. Samsung acquired the company in 1997 and Qureshey stepped down as CEO.
Qureshey was born in Karachi, Pakistan on February 15, 1951. He attended the University of Karachi and received a Bachelor's of Science in Physics. He later came to the United States and attended the University of Texas, Arlington, where he graduated with a BS in electrical engineering after transferring from the physics department.
