It starts in 1961, in the farmlands of Pakistan. Our grandfather, the late Muhammad Akbar, was a farmer. Not a businessman. Not a manufacturer. A farmer — working the earth with his hands, his family beside him, and two proud bulls at his side. He raised a household of ten: eight children — five sons and three daughters — all built on the foundation those bulls provided.

Those two bulls were not just working animals. They were the backbone of everything our family had. They ploughed the fields that fed us. They carried the loads that sustained us. The life our grandfather built — the roof over his head, the meals on the table, the futures he gave his children — was earned through their strength and loyalty every single day. The bulls gave our family a life that many could only wish for.

And to care for those bulls, leather was everything. Our grandfather fitted them with handcrafted leather harnesses, nose bands, and halters — each piece cut and stitched with care, because an animal that works this hard deserves to be protected. Our family understood leather not as fashion, but as function, durability, and deep respect for what serves you. That understanding of leather — its craft, its purpose, its standards — passed from our grandfather's hands into the next generation, and the one after that. Today, that same craft goes into every leather jacket, vest, and riding chap we make.

Of the five sons, each carved their own path — but leather and craft ran through them all. Three sons entered distinguished government service, carrying the family name with honour into public life. But it was two brothers in particular who kept the craft alive with their hands.

Our uncle, Muhammad Safaqat, was the first to turn leather into a livelihood. Between 1987 and 1993, he was a leather manufacturer — cutting, forming, and finishing leather products by hand in the Sialkot tradition. He proved that what began as a tool of the farm could become a craft of real commercial quality.

Then came our father, Muhammad Riaz. Between 1998 and 2005, he built his own manufacturing operation — this time in sports goods. Shirts, suits, sporting apparel — made with the same precision and material standards the family had always held. Pakistan's sports goods industry, centred in Sialkot, was already world-renowned, and our father was part of it. He did not just make products; he made them properly.

These two men — our uncle and our father — are the direct bridge between our grandfather's leather harnesses and the riding gear and leather apparel Royal Bull makes today. The craft never left this family. It evolved.