THE MIDDLE EAST’S
Top 100 Arab
Family Businesses
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5. Al-Ghurair Investment
Country: U.A.E.
Sector: Diversified
Establishment: 1960
Chairman of the Executive Committee: Abdul Aziz Abdulla Al Ghurair
Al-Ghurair Investment has a diversified portfolio of businesses across 50 countries in the F&B, resources, properties, construction, energy, mobility, and venture sectors. It employs around 28,000 people. The company owns 31.1% of Mashreq Bank and 29.1% of the National Cement Company. During Expo 2020, the group’s retail arm managed La Tienda, the commercial space of the Spanish Pavilion, which attracted more than 580,000 visitors. Abdulla Al Ghurair & family had a net worth of $2.6 billion as of August 2022.