Mohammad Zahoor: 'I think Ukraine is a place where you need to be Ukrainian or you need to be corrupt.'

The 6th and latest episode of Brian Bonner's "Ukraine Calling" podcast on Hromadske Radio was released on Friday, April 5, 2024.

How a Pakistani came to Ukraine and became a millionaire. The story of Mohammad Zahoor

Ukraine is often regarded as a poor country struggling with corruption. Is it even possible to become a self-made millionaire there?

Mohammad Zahoor came to Ukraine as a 19-year-old teenager. In the 1990s, amid the chaos that followed the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, Zahoor managed to establish a thriving steel mill that he sold in 2008. Then, he lost most of this fortune because of bad business deals, unworthy partners, corruption, and the war.

The transcript of Ukraine Calling’s interview with Mohammad Zahoor