Michael Chowdry

Michael Chowdry
Born1954
DiedJanuary 24, 2001
NationalityPakistani, American
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Crookston
Occupation(s)Businessman, pilot
OrganizationAtlas Air
RelativesChowdry Ghais Akbar Buttar (father)

Michael A. Chowdry (1954 - January 24, 2001) was a Pakistani-American businessman who became the founder of American-based cargo carrier Atlas Air in 1992. He was on the Forbes 400 list with a net worth of $920 million, ranked among the richest American businessmen of Pakistani heritage before his death in a plane crash in 2001.[citation needed]