Shahzada Dawood was a prominent business figure in Pakistan. As vice chairman of the Pakistani Engro Corporation, he brought transformative changes to several industries. His involvement in the Dawood Foundation and the SETI Institute spoke to his commitment to education and scientific discovery. His loss will be deeply felt across the many fields he touched and in the many lives he influenced​.

Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman, were aboard the Titan submersible, which imploded on 18 June 2023 during a tourist expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic.