THE MIDDLE EAST’S
Top 100 Arab
Family Businesses
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83. Omar Kassem Alesayi Group (OKAG)
Country: Saudi Arabia
Sector: Diversified
Establishment: 1945
Chairman: Abdullah Omar K. Alesayi
The Omar Kassem Alesayi Group was initially founded as a textile business. Today the group has 23 companies spanning five sectors: engineering and technology, real estate and asset development, consumer and trading, electronics, and investment and partnership. It employs over 1,000 people. The group’s projects include the development of 14 Accor-operated hotels and over 186 projects in fashion, fitness, and F&B.