THE MIDDLE EAST’S
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83. AbuIssa Holding
Established: 1981
Country: Qatar
Chairman: Ashraf Abu Issa
AbuIssa Holding launched its first concept, Blue Salon, Qatar’s luxury department store, in 1981. Today, the group has a diversified portfolio of 11 sectors, including retail, distribution, telecommunications, IT, energy and engineering, construction support services, investment, real estate, and marketing. In addition to these ventures, it operates a network of 12 distribution warehouses. It specializes in niche luxury products in the retail sector, representing international brands and has 20 of its own concepts.