Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh was born in Karachi, Pakistan. His father, Bashir Ahmed Shaikh, was a lawyer by profession and the Principal of the Islamia Law College. He also served as the Vice President of Sindh High Court Bar Association.

Mr. Shaikh did his MBA with a gold medal from the prestigious Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi in 1997.

Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh is married to Ayesha Shaikh and has two daughters and a son.

He believes his family, friends, employees and other stakeholders to be his support system.