Saudi Arabia - Genealogy

ABBAR

1 ABBAR

    2 SALIH AL ABBAR

        3 MAHMOUD (under HRH King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and under HRH Abdullah bin Faisal, Deputy Governor of the Kingdom before the present form of government was established)

            4 AHMAD (ex Ministry of the Interior began to work for his father's company in 1965, The Mahmoud Salih Abbar Co.)

                5 ABDUL AZIZ (MD, Specialist in Gynaecology, Dir. Maternity Hospital, Jeddah)

                    6 DINA

                    6 RUSHA

                    6 AHMAD

                5 KHALID (Certified Public Accountant in the UK)

                    6 FAREEDA

                    6 IBRAHIM

                5 MUHAMMAD (BSc Civil Engineering, Cairo)

                    6 MAHMOUD

                5 YAHYA (BSc, Electrical Engineering, Cairo)

            4 ABDULLAH (Co Chairman of the Abbar & Zainy Partnership)

                5 ABDUL RAHMAN (VP, Abbar & Zainy, BBA, Boston)

                5 GHAZI (VP, Abbar & Zainy, MBA, Harvard)

            4 REDA (MA Public Adminstration Unigversity of Southern California, Dir. Gen. Of the Industrial Studies & Development Center which in May 1979 became the Saudi Consultancy Services Company under the chairmanship of Sheikh Ghazi Al Gosaibi)

                5 WALID

         3 HASAN

 

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ABDUL KARIM

A family originating from Harma near Hawtat Al Sudair of the Najd. The business of Sulaiman A.R.A.K. & Partners Company represents a Saudi business concern that has largely become expatriate. The compqany is involved in the import and distribution of foodstuffs.

1 ABDUL KARIM

    2 UTHMAN

        3 MUHAMMAD

            4 ABDUL RAZZAK

                5 SULAYMAN (President of Abdul Karim Trading Company, Kuwait)

                    6 DAWOOD (Deputy Manager in Kuwait)

                    6 ABDUL LATIF (BA Accountancy)

                    6 ABDUL RAZZAK

                    6 YUSUF

                    6 ABDUL QADIR

                    6 ABDUL KARIM (BA Geology, USA)

                    6 'UMAR (Kuwait)

                    6 KHALID (BA Statistics with Arab Navigation Company)

                    6 ADNAN

                5 MUHAMMAD (Resident Director, Riyadh)

                    6 ABDUL MUHSIN

                    6 NAJIB

                    6 NABIL

                    6 THABIT

                    6 IMAD

                5 QASSIM (In Kuwait)

                    6 FAROOK

                    6 FAIQ

                    6 FAIZ

 

                5 ABDUL AZIZ (in Kuwait)

 

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ABU NAYYAN

A family originating from the Dhurma area to the west of Riyadh.

Sheikh Abdullah gained his commercial experience trading for his father in foodstuffs and travelled to Syria, Bahrain and Kuwait. The present company, Abdullah Al Rashed Abunayyan Establishment, was started in 1954 and specializes in agricultural machinery in which field the most demand is for water pumps and diesel engines.

 

1 ABU NAYYAN

…2 HAMAD

……3 BAKR

………4 YUSUF

…………5 IBRAHIM

……………6 SULAYMAN

………………7 IBRAHIM (Proprietor Ibrahim Abunayyan Drilling Company Ltd.)

………………7 ABDULLAH

………………7 HAMMAD

………………7 SA'AD

………………7 ABDUL AZIZ

………4 ABDULLAH

…………5 MUHAMMAD

……………6 IBRAHIM

………………7 ABDULLAH

………………7 MUHAMMAD

……………6 RASHID

………………7 ABDULLAH (President Abdullah Al Rashed Abunayyan Est.)

………………7 YOUSSIF (owner of wholesale and retail grocery supermarket in Riyadh)

………………7 ABDUL RAHMAN (government)

………………7 HAMAD (government)

………………7 ABDUL AZIZ (government)

………………7 SA'AD (government)

………………7 SAUD

……………6 ABDUL AZIZ

………………7 SAUD (government)

………………7 ABDULLAH (showroom)

………………7 HAMAD (government)

………………7 ABDUL RAHMAN (government)

 

……………6 SULAYMAN

 

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ABU ZINADA

The family has been living in Jeddah for centuries and some members still carry out their traditional function as auctioneers and superintendents in the vegetable and fruit markets.

Associated Agencies Limited began as a travel agency and now operates as a holding company that controls the various interests that have developed since its inception.

1 ABU ZINADA

…2 MUHAMMAD

……3 HUSAYN

………4 MUHSIN

…………5 SALIH

…………5 ABBAS

…………5 ABDUL RAHMAN

…………5 MUHAMMAD

…………5 HUSAYN

…………5 ABDUL QADIR

…………5 GHAZI

………4 HAMID

…………5 ABDUL LATIF (Dep. Manager Saudia)

…………5 ABDUL AZIZ (Professor at Riyadh University)

…………5 ABDUL WAHAB (BA Diploma in Journalism)

…………5 MUHAMMAD HAMID (Degree in Engineering, USA)

………4 ABDULLAH (market supervisor & auctioneer)

…………5 TALAL

…………5 ISSAM

…………5 USSAMA

…………5 MU'ATASIM

…………5 ISMAT

 

…2 ALI

……3 MUHAMMAD ALI

……3 MUHAMMAD SALIH (presented the keys of Jeddah to H.M. King Abdul Aziz)

………4 ABDUL RAWOOF (Vice President, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce)

………4 NOORI (clothes shop general merchant)

……3 YUSUF

……3 TAHIR

……3 HASAN

……3 MAHMUD

……3 MUSTAFA

………4 ALA'A

 

………4 IMAD

 

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AL AJOU

A family that has migrated to Saudi Arabia from Jaffa in Palestine where Ahmad Sa'id Al Ajou was engaged in the glass business. He continued this enterprise in Saudi Arabia in 1956 by purchasing from wholesalers and cutting the glass himself. Ahmad was followed by his sons Sa'id and Abdul Ghani and the family commenced a branch office in Riyadh.

Said Al Ajou Trading Company was established in 1975 and comprises three main divisions representing a consolidation and continuation of the original Al Ajou business interests. These consist of contracting (ARCON), Electronics, and Glass.

Abdul Ghani El Ajou Corporation are presently the distributors and representatives for photographic, audio-visual, microfilm, office equipment, furniture, computers, decorative materials, and medical & hospital supplies.

 1 SA'ID AL AJOU

…2 AHMAD

……3 SA'ID (owner of Sa'id Al Ajou Trading Corporation)

………4 GHASSAN

………4 KARIM

……3 ABDUL GHANI (owner of Abdul Ghani El Ajou Corporation)

………4 MARWAN

………4 MAHIR

………4 MU'IN

……3 AKRAM (Glass Company Jordan)

……3 TAYSEER (business man in Beirut)

……3 ISMAIL (business man in Cairo)

……3 IBRAHIM

 

……3 KHALIL

 

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AL ESAYI

A family originating in Upper Yafa from the Bani Malik though the present members have been citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for over a quarter of a century, and first began business in Jeddah in 1945. The two branches of the family represented by the partners in Al Esayi Trading Corporation are related as cousins.

1 AL ESAYI

…2 ALI (1)

……3 ABDULLAH

………4 ALI (Chairman of Al Esayi Trading Corporation)

…………5 BADR (Director of Al Esayi Trading Company)

……………6 WALID

……………6 LANIA

…………5 ABDULLAH

……………6 MANSUR

……………6 KHALID

…………5 KHALID

…………5 JAMAL

…………5 MUHAMMAD

…………5 ADIL

………4 HUSAYN (Tyre agent)

………4 MUHSIN (Readymade clothes business)

………4 MUHAMMAD (in Yemen, tyre agent and commodities)

………4 SA'ID (with Ali bin Abdullah in a tyre agency called halid Ali Al Esayi Co.)

 

 

1 AL ESAYI

 

…2 ALI (2)

……3 QASIM

………4 ABDULLAH

…………5 ABDULLAH

…………5 'OMAR

………4 'OMAR (General Manager, Al Esayi Trading Company)

…………5 (daughter) + SALIH bin AHMAD bin OMAR

…………5 SA'ID

……………6 BANDAR

…………5 ABDULLAH

……………6 REDA

 

…………5 MUHAMMAD

 

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AL-FIRAIH

The family originate from Ushayqar in the Najd. Whilst in the past they may have shared roots with people bearing the same name they do not, in recent times, have any external family relationships to families with this name that are curently known.

Ahmad Al-Firaih Company

The family company of the Al-Firaih family was established in 1949 and the office occupies a central location in the capital, Riyadh, between the southern bazaar town of Batha and Wazir Street. The activitries of the company concern the import and supply of spare parts for air conditioners as well as general trading.

The local company represent Ranio Controls of Plymouth, UK, Pleuger Unterwasse Pumpen GmbH, Germany, Imperial of USA, and JB Industries, Illinois, USA.

The turnover of the company is 1.5 Million Saudi Riyals.

 

1 FIRAIH

…2 IBRAHIM

……3 ABDUL MUHSIN

………4 AHMAD

…………5 ABDUL MUHSIN (Real Estate)

…………5 RI'AD

…………5 MUHAMMAD

…………5 NABIL

…………5 MUSTAFA

 

………4 ABDUL KARIM

 

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AL FRAIH

Originating bu descent from Tamim and came to Riyadh in the late 1930's from Anaiza.

Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Fraih is a 50% owner of The Eastern Corporation for Trading, Contracting and Industry. He was also the President of the Chamber of Commerce in Riyadh and a partner in the Saudi Ceramic Company.

1 AL FRAIH

…2 IBRAHIM AL FRAIH

……3 UTHMAN ………

………4 IBRAHIM

…………5 UTHMAN

………4 SALIH (Partner Ibrahim Uthman Al Fraih and Brothers)

…………5 UTHMAN (Professor of Arabic Language, Riyadh University)

…………5 MUHAMMAD

……………6 ADIL

……………6 ADNAN

…………5 ABDUL AZIZ

…………5 AHMAD

………4 ABDUL RAHMAN

…………5 MUHAMMAD (Managing Director of Eastern Corporation)

………4 ALI (Partner Ibrahim Uthman Al Fraih and Brothers)

…………5 UTHMAN (Architect, Director of City Planning Department, Riyadh)

………4 SULAIMAN (Partner Ibrahim Uthman Al Fraih and Brothers)

 

…………5 UTHMAN (Managing the Contracting Company)

 

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AL MUTLAQ

Abdul Muhsin Abdullah Al Mutlaq and Brothers is a company formed in the 1940's in AlKhobar in the Eastern Region. Sheikh Abdul Muhsin was a member of the Board of the Dammam Chamber of Commerce and Sheikh Mutlaq a member of the Board of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce.

The various companies in the Group cover a wide variety of interests which include the manufacture and trading of furniture, building construction, furnishing and contracting.

1 AL MUTLAQ

…2 ABDULLAH

……3 ABDUL MUHSIN

……3 MUTLAQ

……3 MUHAMMAD

 

……3 SULAIMAN

 

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AL-NASSAR

Sheikh Fuzan Muhammad Al-Nassar returned from employment in Kuwait in 1954 and settled won in Riyadh with his family to start his business.

 1 AL-NASSAR

…2 ABDUL AZIZ

……3 HAMOUD

………4 MUHAMMAD

…………5 HAMOUD

……………6 MUHAMMAD

……………6 ABDULLAH

……………6 AHMAD

…………5 AQIL

……………6 ABDUL MUHSIN

……………6 MUHAMMAD

……………6 NASIR

……………6 ABDUL AZIZ

……………6 FAHD

…………5 FUZAN

……………6 MUHAMMAD

……………6 NUSSAR

……………6 ABDULLAH

……………6 SA'UD

 

…………5 ABDUL AZIZ

 

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AL SAIDI

Originated in Naj'd Al Shara, west of Riyadh. Al Saidi commenced operations in 1965 running a poultry farm after having left Aramco. This enterprise was sold in 1971 and Saidi Trading was then founded. The new business involved the import of foodstuff and also moved into real estate.

1 AL SAIDI

…2 RASHAID

……3 HASAN

………4 ABDUL RAHMAN

…………5 HASAN

……………6 MUHAMMAD b: circa 1909

………………7 HASAN (owner of Al Saidi Trading Store)

…………………8 MUHAMMAD

…………………8 ABDULLAH

…………………8 ABDUL RAHMAN

…………………8 KHALID

 

…………………8 ABDUL AZIZ

 

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AL SALAH

A family that originates from the Palestine Sanjac of the Ottoman Empire.

Said Salah commenced operations in Jeddah in 1957 and in the following year established his business in the Eastern Province town of Al Khobar. Initially, he represented almost all newspapers and magazines of repute and supplied the whole of Aramco. Subsequently he developed into a notable pubishing house and also invested in real estate.

1 SAID BEY AL SALAH (landowner in Lebanon, Syria & Palestine honoured by the Ottoman Sultan of the day)

…2 MUHAMMAD

……3 AHMAD (and his son Mustafa met the Emperor Napoleon at Acre)

………4 MUHAMMAD

………4 MUSTAFA

…………5 IZZAT

…………5 MAHMUD

…………5 LATIFAH

…………5 ASMA

…………5 AHMAD (supervising Engineer on the Hijaz Railway at Madinah, Ghaza, and Damascus)

……………6 RADI

……………6 JAMAL

……………6 SUBHI

……………6 IBRAHIM

……………6 HASHIM (fought with King Faysal at the battle of Maisaloun)

………………7 AIDAH

………………7 NAJUA

………………7 SA'ID

…………………8 NAHDAH (author of cookbook, educated at Florence)

…………………8 BASEM

…………………8 HASHEM

………………7 JAMAL

……………6 'UMAR

……………6 KAMAL

……………6 SUBHIYAH

……………6 MUSTAFA

……………6 YUSSUR

……………6 NAJI

…………5 AMINAH

…………5 RAYAH

…………5 MUHAMMAD

………4 ABDUL LATIF

 

………4 IBRAHIM

 

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ANSARI

A family originating from Madinah Al-Munawwarah and descendant from Abdullah bin Abbas who is buried in Ta'if. The Ansari are so called because they assisted the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in his early migration to Madinah and subsequent conquests. This branch of the family migrated to Bahrain in 1829 while some others settled down in Iraq and Iran.

The business, in the Eastern Region town of Al-Khobar, is involved in construction and retail furniture from a large showroom in Amir Nasser Street. In Bahrain, the family holdings are controlled as a collective company between the four brothers, Ahmad, Abdul Jaleel, Abdullah and Ibrahim. The companies involved are, Al Ansari Lighting Company, Manama & Muharraq, Bahrain, Crystal Palace, Bahrain, and Bahrain Mattress Factory at Manama.

1 ANSARI

…2 ABU AL MAHJAN

……3 AHMAD (who settled in Bahrain)

………4 ABDUL KARIM

…………5 AHMAD

……………6 MUHAMMAD

………………7 AHMAD

…………………8 NABIL

…………………8 AIYMAN

…………………8 AHLAM

…………………8 AMAL

………………7 HASAN

…………………8 MUHAMMAD

………………7 YUSUF

…………………8 AMINA

……………6 ABDUL KARIM (founded the commercial enterprise in 1905. He began when he was 15 years old and died at the age of 85)

………………7 AHMAD

………………7 ABDUL JALEEL

………………7 ABDULLAH

………………7 IBRAHIM

…………………8 ABDUL KARIM

 

…………………8 DINA

 

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ASHOOR

A family originating from Makkah.

The publishing house of S. A. Ashoor is renowned as the birth place of the Saudi Economic Survey publication which is an indispensable adjunct to the business world of the Kingdom. The magazine was founded in 1967 and has been produced weekly ever since. It is a reliable source of business statistics and reflects important economic views containing market surveys and Government legislation and regulations related to business.

1 ASHOOR

…2 AHMAD (merchant dealing in household utensils)

……3 SAIF AL DIN (Publisher/Proprietor of Saudi Economic Survey)

………4 WALID (architecture)

………4 KHALID (English Literatrure

……3 BADR AL DIN (businessman in Riyadh)

……3 HASAN (Saudia)

 

……3 HUSAIN (Ministry of Information, Press Department)

 

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 ATTAR

A family that claims its descendancy from Caliph Abu Bakr, the first successor to Prophet Muhammad (sal).

Saddik and Muhammad Attar are General Service and Handling Agents for British Airways, SAS, Rock Airways, Kuwait Airways, QANTAS, and Cyprus Air. They are also Handling Agents for Lufthansa, Korean Airlines, Olympic and Air India and are thus the largest travel agents in the Kingdom.

They also operate a Shipping Department and their Commercial Department holds the Rolex Agency and represents Diebold of the USA in the security systems and safes business.

The company has also invested heavily in real estate and is involved in the formica industry.

The family have also invested in a business enterprise called MAFCO (Mansour Attar Fakhri Company) that deals in the door to door delivery of packages, freight forwarding, and packing.

1 ATTAR

…2 MAHMOUD

……3 MUHAMMAD

………4 MAHMOUD

…………5 MUHAMMAD

……………6 MAHMOUD

………………7 MUHAMMAD

…………………8 MAHMOUD

……………………9 SADDIK (founders and later controllers of Saddik & Muhammad Attar Company)

………………………10 'UMR (Chairman of Saddik Muhammad Attar & Company)

…………………………11 SADDIK

……………………………12 'UMR

…………………………11 HASAN

…………………………11 MARWAN

…………………………11 GHASSAN

………………………10 SAID

…………………………11 MANSUR

……………………9 MUHAMMAD (founders and later controllers of Saddik & Muhammad Attar Company)

……………………9 ABDUL RAHIM (died at Ta'if)

………………………10 MAHMOUD (d:1971 Member Board of Directors of Riyadh Bank)

…………………………11 ABDUL RAHIM (Director S&M Attar - works at Saudia)

…………………………11 SAMI (Director S&M Attar)

…………………………11 MUHAMMAD (Director S&M Attar)

………………………10 HUSAYN

…………………………11 HASAN (Doctor of Medicine)

…………………………11 KHALID (Riyadh)

………………………10 JAMIL (MD Mahmoud Abdul Rahim Attar & Brothers)

…………………………11 ISSAM (Civil Engineer)

…………………………11 ADNAN (Business man)

…………………………11 SAFWAN

…………………………11 GHASSAN

…………………………11 JAMIL

………………………10 MUHAMMAD NUR

…………………………11 (daughter)

…………………………11 (daughter)

 

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BAESHAN

Ahmad Muhammad Saleh Baeshan & Company was established in 1887. The family moved to Jeddah from the Hadhramaut in Yemen around 1790 because the father of Abdullah had left his wealth, a garden in Rabat at Wadi Du'an, for the benefit of a Mosque he had built. This resulted in the children having to earn their own living using their own skills and resources.

Ali bin Abdullah began by importing rice, white flour, and other goods from India. He had a 50% share in a sailing Dhow with one Muhammad Jawhar whose family has become extinct. The Dhows, during those times, made two voyages each year and there were three main fleets in Jeddah, one sailing to Bombay and Calicut, one to Malabar, and one t Basrah for dates and barley. Ali prospered and built a compound for his own family in 1849. He died when he was 94 years old.

Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Saleh Baeshan, whose daughter and son-in-law have taken over the business, was the pioneer of commercial history in Jeddah.

The name of Baeshan is famous for the import and distribution of tea throughout the region.

1 BAESHAN

…2 ABDULLAH (came from Hadrhamaut in Yemen)

……3 MUHAMMAD

………4 ABU BAKR

…………5 [1] AHMAD + [2] SU'AD

……………6 [3] KHALID

……………6 [4] USSAMA

………4 MUHAMMAD

………4 'UMR

………4 ABOUD

……3 ALI d:1871 (founded the family business in 1887)

………4 ABDULLAH

…………5 ALI

……………6 MUHAMMAD SALIH

………………7 HASAN

………………7 ALI

………4 ABDUL RAHMAN

…………5 AHMAD

……………6 MUHAMMAD

………4 MUHAMMAD SALIH b:1867

…………5 AHMAD b:1902 (supervisor of Al Falah Schools for 25 years, ex Chairman Jeddah Chamber of Commerce)

……………6 [2] SU'AD + [1] AHMAD

………………7 [3] KHALID

………………7 [4] USSAMA

…………5 ABDUL QADIR

……………6 MUHAMMAD

 

……………6 AHMAD

 

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BAROOM

A family of Sada (Sayyids, descendants of the Prophet sal), who, though originating in the Holy City of Makkah more recently immigrated to Jeddah from the Wadi Du'an in Hadramawt (Yemen).

Al Sayed Abdulah Muhammad Baroom & Company was founded in 1955 and has established agents throughout the Kingdom. The company has also diversified into Shipping & cargo, Cranes & Transport, Real Estate, Construction, Steel, Cement, Insurance, Hotels, etc.

1 BAROOM

…2 IDROOS

……3 HUSAIN

………4 MUHAMMAD

…………5 HUSAIN

……………6 IDROOS

………………7 HUSAIN

………………7 MUHAMMAD

………………7 FAWZI

………………7 SAMIR

………………7 SAMI

………………7 SHAFIA

………………7 NADIA

……………6 MUHAMMAD

………………7 ABDULLAH (Chairman of Al Sayyid Abdullah M Baroom)

…………………8 MUHAMMAD

…………………8 HASAN

…………………8 HUSAIN

…………………8 ALI

…………………8 'UMAR

…………………8 NOOR

…………………8 AMAL

………………7 AHMAD (Vice Chairman of the Company)

…………………8 MUHAMMAD

…………………8 MUSTAFA

…………………8 KHADIJA

…………………8 SHIFA

…………………8 MUNA

…………………8 ABIR

………………7 HUSAIN (Director of Warehousing)

………………7 ABDUL RAHMAN (Niel General Trading)

………………7 MUHSIN (Director Ministry of Housing, Jeddah)

………………7 ALAWI

……………6 ABDUL RAHMAN

………………7 HUSAIN

………………7 MUHAMMAD

………………7 MUHSIN

 

………………7 JAWAHIR

 

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BOHAIMID

The successful small business of Bohaimid Antique Shop was establishded in 1968 by Abdul Rahman Bohaimid on account of a bedouin requesting him to sell a chest on his behalf. Abdul Rahman was subsequently inundated with many similar requests to sell antiques and thus built up his business. His shop is located in the Eastern Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

1 BOHAIMID

…2 IBRAHIM

……3 SULAIMAN

………4 ABDUL AZIZ (Riyadh)

………4 ABDUL RAHMAN

 

………4 NASIR (Riyadh)

 

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FAQIH

An old family that originates from the Makkah descendant from teachers of religion as their name signifies.

Dr. Soliman Faqih Hospital was founded in 1976 and is one of the most renowned private hospitals in Jeddah and even in the whole Kingdom. Dr. Soliman was employed in the Government Health Service and held the position of Director of the Giad and Maternity Hospitals at Makkah. He was later transferred to Jeddah as the General Director for the Western Region. The hospital was originally initiated in collaboration with Goldfinch of the United Kingdom.

1 FAQIH

…2 MUHAMMAD AL FAQIH

……3 ABDUL QADIR (started a business which is presently carried on by his descendants)

………4 MUHAMMAD (poet, ex Director of Makkah Information Office)

…………5 ADIL

……………6 SANA'A

……………6 WAFA

……………6 ADNAN

……………6 ASIA

……………6 HAYMAN

………4 ABDUL RAHMAN b:1923 at Makkah (major businessman, Member Makkah Chamber of Commerce)

…………5 FAWZIA

…………5 SU'AD

…………5 KHAYRIA

…………5 TALAL

…………5 TARIQ

…………5 ABDUL QADIR

…………5 MAHMUD

………4 'UMR (Director General of Audit Bureau)

…………5 USSAMA

…………5 ISSAM

…………5 GHADA

…………5 NAHA

…………5 HANAN

………4 SULAIMAN (proprietor Soliman Faqih Hospital, MD Cairo University)

………4 SALIH (proproetor Faqih Plastics Factory)

…………5 YASIR

…………5 YUMNAH

………4 MUSTAFA (Manager Abdul Qadir Faqih Company dealing in dyes, silver thread and silk textiles in Makkah)

…………5 LUTFIYAH

…………5 FU'AD

…………5 NA'ILA

…………5 HANIYA

…………5 YUSUF

…………5 TAHANI

 

………4 ABDULLAH

 

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FITAIHI

A family settled in Jeddah for many generations and one which still maintains its place in the small goldsmith's area of the old souq. Sheikh Ahmed Fitaihi is the proprietor of one of the oldest jewellery businesses in Jeddah and the family business commenced in 1931.

1 FITAIHI

…2 HUSAIN

……3 AHMAD

………4 HASSAN

…………5 AHMAD (Master Jeweller)

……………6 HASAN

……………6 MUHAMMAD

……………6 WALID

…………5 GHAZI

……………6 ADIL

……………6 MUWAFIQ

……………6 ABDULLAH

………4 MUHAMMAD

…………5 TARIQ

…………5 HUSAIN

……………6 ABDULLAH

……………6 ANWAR

…………5 NAI'IM

……………6 TALAL

……3 HAMZA

………4 TALAL

………4 SAMI

 

 

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HOWAISH

Originating from the Anaiza in the Najd.

1 HOWAISH

…2 SULAIMAN

……3 ABDUL RAHMAN

………4 ABDULLAH

………4 UTHMAN (Manager of Haramain)

………4 ABDUL WAHAB

………4 SULAIMAN

………4 ABDUL AZIZ

……3 MUHAMMAD

………4 KHALID (General Project Manager, Haramain)

………4 ABDULLAH (Project Manager, Haramain)

……3 IBRAHIM

………4 SULAIMAN (assistant to Uthman bin Abdul Rahman)

………4 KHALID (SAUDIA)

………4 MUHAMMAD

 

…2 ABDUL AZIZ

……3 MUHAMMAD

………4 ABDUL RAHMAN (partner and Chairman of Haramain)

…………5 MUHAMMAD

…………5 IBRAHIM

…………5 NASIR

………4 IBRAHIM

 

………4 AHMAD

 

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JAMIL

A family whose origins can be traced back to the Saadi of Palestine in the early part of the nineteenth century.

Sheikh Abdul Latif Jamil, born at the beginning of the century, began as a clerk at the Jeddah Customs Department. He resigned in and around 1938 and established a business with a joint capital of SR 8,000 with his friend Ali Dafa. They embarked into the auto spare parts business for American cars and also established a gas station in 1952.

In 1952, Sheikh Abdul Latif went into a business by himself and established the Vittiwinkle Paints Agency from Holland and also dealt with various goods imported from the United Kingdom.

In 1954, he held the Borgward Isabella automobile agency but relinquished it after a year. He then acquired a sub dealership with Chrysler Corporation of the USA. It was in 1955 that he imported the first Toyota, a LandCruiser, and his first customer was HRH Prince Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz Al Sa'ud, who later became King of Saudi Arabia.

He now represents the sole agent of Toyota vehicles and automobile products from Japan.

1 JAMIL

…2 SA'AD AL DIN JAMIL (Qazi & Judge in Jeddah)

……3 HUSAIN

………4 ABDUL AZIZ

………4 ABDUL LATIF (Chairman of Abdul Latif Jamil Establishment)

…………5 YUSUF b:1943 BSc Economics, Cairo

……………6 (daughter)

…………5 MUHAMMAD (Deputy President of the Company)

……………6 FADI

……………6 HASAN

…………5 MAJDI

………4 ABDULLAH

……3 HAMAD NAJIB

………4 SHAKIR

…………5 'ABDU

……………6 ISMAT (ex pilot & businessman)

 

…………5 AMAD

 

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MUFARRIJ

A family of Rabigh on the Red Sea Coast originating from the tribe of Harb. The business of Abdul Rahim Abdullah Mufarrij was founded in 1946 based on the import of Sorghum and grain from Jizan to Jeddah. Abdul Rahim had his own Dhows and also carried money on behalf of clients to make purchases in the markets of Jeddah as there were no proper banking facilities in those times.

The business has expanded and acts as a general importer specializing in foodstuff and building materials. Developments have also included an addition of an ice factory in Rabigh and improved farming interests in Jizan. The company also possesses valuable real estate assets in Jeddah and is represented by many local agents in various parts of the Kingdom

1 MUFARRIJ

…2 AWADH

……3 MUFARRIJ

………4 ABDULLAH

…………5 MUHAMMAD IYD (owns fishing boats)

……………6 ABID

……………6 MUFARRIJ

……………6 HAMAD

……………6 ZAKI

……………6 WAHIB

……………6 ABDUL KARIM

…………5 ABDULLAH (works in Jizan office)

……………6 MUHAMMAD

……………6 AHMAD

…………5 ABDUL RAHMAN (owner of the family business which he runs from Jizan)

……………6 ABDUL GHANI (manager of the foreign trade relations of the family business)

………………7 ABDULLAH

……………6 ABDUL HAMID (manager of the Jeddah office)

………………7 (Daughters)

……………6 ALI (Assistant Manager, Jizan)

………………7 SULTAN

……………6 MUHAMMAD

……………6 KHALID

…………5 MUHAMMAD (independent of the family business)

……………6 ABDULLAH

……………6 ABDUL RAHMAN

……………6 FAHAD

……………6 MAJID

……………6 RIFAT

…………5 ABDUL AZIZ (runs the ice plant owned by the family at Rabigh)

 

…………5 SABRI

 

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NASSIF

A family originating from Harb, between Jeddah and Madinah. The first station on the Hijaz Railway from Madinah to Damascus was called Bir Nassif after the nearby well.

Binyati Development Company was established in 1975 and became a limited liability company in 1978. The Nassif family comprises not only business men but also many generations of scholars and public servants since ancient times.

 

1 NASSIF

…2 MUHAMMAD

……3 BAKR

………4 ABDULLAH

…………5 HASAN (worked his private property and owned a grain shop)

……………6 MUHAMMAD SAID (inherited the grain business)

………………7 ABDUL ILLAH (retired)

…………………8 MUHAMMA SAID

……………………9 USSAMA

…………………8 NABIL

……………………9 GHASSAN

……………………9 TAMIR

……………………9 HATAN

…………………8 USSAMA

……………………9 IHAB

…………………8 IMAD

…………………8 ZAHIR

…………………8 BASSEM

…………………8 NIHAD

………………7 ABDULLAH (Saudia)

…………………8 ATIF

…………………8 ALA'A

…………………8 AZI

………………7 MUHAMMAD HASAN (retired)

…………………8 SAMIR

…………………8 YUSUF

…………………8 ADIL

…………………8 AHMAD

………………7 ABDUL MAJID (Saudia)

…………………8 NAJI

……………6 MUHAMMAD SALIH (published the first newspaper in Hijaz, member of the Council of Advisors to King Abdul Aziz)

………………7 'UMAR

………………7 BAKUR

………………7 ALI

………………7 'UTHMAN

………………7 IBRAHIM

……………6 YUSUF (real estate owner)

………………7 HASAN (ex Minister of Health, MD, now in private practice)

…………………8 NAZIH

…………………8 YUSUF

…………………8 YASIR

……………………9 HASAN

……………………9 AMR

…………………8 NASIR

………………7 ALI (Chairman of Nassif Real Estate)

………………7 MAHMUD

…………………8 ZUHAIR

…………………8 SAMI

…………………8 HANI

………………7 'UTHMAN (private establishment)

…………………8 TALAL

………………7 FU'AD (Nassif Establishment)

…………………8 WALID

………………7 TARIQ

………………7 MUHAMMAD SALIH (Electrica Engineer, Petromin)

…………5 'UMAR (Governor of Jeddah under Hashemite Rule)

……………6 HUSAIN

………………7 MUHAMMAD (collected a famous library which has now been presented to the government and given to the University. Lived in the equally famous Bayt Nassif which is now preserved as a museum)

…………………8 HUSAIN

……………………9 AHMAD

……………………9 MAHMUD

…………………8 'UMAR

……………………9 ABDULLAH (Deputy Director King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah)

……………………9 ABDUL AZIZ (Director, Water Desalination, Jeddah)

……………………9 MUHAMMAD (teacher)

……………………9 ABDUL RAHMAN

…………………8 ABDUL QADIR

 

……………………9 KHALID

 

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RAJAB

A family originating from Jeddah.

Rajab and Silsilah is a company that started in 1945 specialzing in imports and supply of electrical and electronics equipment, consumer goods, and household appliances. They also are the agents for Philips of Holland, Kelvinator of USA, Leonard of UK, Kelly of Italy and H.D. Sheldon & Company of New York.

1 RAJAB

…2 ABDULLAH (married sister of Ibrahim Silsilah)

……3 ABDUL QADIR (Electricla Marketing Establishment, Jeddah)

………4 SAMIR

………4 TALAL
………4 WALID

………4 BASSAM

………4 NABIL

……3 ABDUL AZIZ (partner of Rajab & Silsilah)

………4 KHALID

………4 JAMAL

……3 'UMAR (Engineering & Electriclal Establishment, Jeddah)

………4 IHAB

………4 NIHAD

 

………4 RA'ID

 

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SAIF NOUMAN SAID

A family originating Hujaira near Ta'iz in Yemen.

1 SAIF NOUMAN SAID

…2 MUHAMMAD

……3 ABID

………4 SA'ID

…………5 NOUMAN

……………6 FARIA (b:1891)

………………7 ALI (Hodeidah Office)

………………7 FADL

………………7 MAHMUD

………………7 SULTAN (Project Manager for Al Esayi)

………………7 AHMAD

……………6 AHMAD

………………7 ABDUL JABBAR (Hollowcore Factory, Jeddah)

…………………8 ABDUL HAMEED (Deputy Manager of the Bahra Plant)

…………………8 YASEEN

…………………8 KHALID

………………7 SA'ID (GM of Saif Nouman Said for Trade)

…………………8 AHMAD

…………………8 NOUMAN

…………………8 ABDUL RAHMAN

………………7 ABDULLAH (Manager of Hodeidah Branch)

…………………8 JAMAL

…………………8 ABDUL KAREEM

………………7 MUHAMMAD (Sales Manager, 'Umar Esayi Contracting Company)

…………………8 SA'ID

……………6 SAIF

………………7 AHMAD

 

………………7 MUHAMMAD

 

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AL SANIA

Sheikh Muhammad bin Ahmad acquired the Asima Hotel in 1968 and began to rent the Asia Hotel from the then Mnister of Finance, Sheikh Muhammad Al Ali Aba Al Khail, in 1972. His hotels have always catered to middle class Saudi nationals travelling inland within the Kingdom.

1 AL SANIA

…2 AL SALIH

……3 IBRAHIM

………4 SALIH

…………5 AHMAD (mediated, on behalf of King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, between the Sauds of Najd and the ruler of Kuwait)

…………5 NASIR (Governer of Majma'a)

……………6 AHMAD (religious teacher)

………………7 SALIH (Maha contracting Company)

………………7 MUHAMMAD (Asima Hotel)

…………………8 ABDUL RAHMAN (Manager, The Asia & Asima Hotels, partner in Umayya Company)

…………………8 FAHD

…………………8 YAHYA

…………………8 KHALID

…………………8 YASIR

…………………8 WALID

 

…………………8 GHANIM

 

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SANIE

The company of Al Hizam Al Akhdar Company was formed in 1973 and its first contract was as a sub-contractor for a road project in Jizan.

1 SANIE

…2 ABDULLAH

……3 HAMID

………4 IBRAHIM d:1962 Head of Police in the Kingdom for 3 years. Founder of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce

…………5 HAMID (continued with his fathers business)

……………6 SALIH (Saudia)

……………6 SULAIMAN (Ambar Trading Company)

…………5 MUHAMMAD

……………6 KHALID

……………6 ISSAM

…………5 ALI (educated in Manchester, living in the UK)

……………6 KHALID

…………5 UMR (educated in UK & Switzerland)

…………5 ABDUL AZIZ (owner of Al Hizam Al Akhdar Contracting Company)

…………5 ABDUL RAHMAN (MA Business Behaviour, USA)

…………5 YUSIF

………4 MUHAMMAD

………4 ABDULLAH

…………5 HAMID

…………5 KHADIJA

………4 UMR (farmer)

 

………4 SALIH

 

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SILSILAH

A family originating from Makkah.

Rajab and Silsilah is a company that started in 1945 specialzing in imports and supply of electrical and electronics equipment, consumer goods, and household appliances. They also are the agents for Philips of Holland, Kelvinator of USA, Leonard of UK, Kelly of Italy and H.D. Sheldon & Company of New York.

 1 SILSILAH

…2 ABDUL RAHIM

……3 IBRAHIM (ex Director General of Posts. Telephones, & Telecommunications prior to its establishment as a Ministry. Sister married Abdullah Rajab)

………4 ABDULLAH (partner of Rajab & Silsilah)

…………5 USSAMA

 

…………5 AYMAN

 

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ZAINY

An old family of the Hijaz, Wadi Fatma.

1 ZAINY

…2 ZAIN AL ABIDIN

……3 HASAN

………4 ZAINY

…………5 ZAINY

……………6 ZAINY

………………7 ADIL

………………7 HUSAIN

………………7 ABDUL LATIF

………………7 ABDUL KABEER

………………7 HASAN

……………6 SA'ID

………………7 ALI

………………7 TAHIR

………………7 ABDUL AZIZ

………………7 HASAN

………………7 ABBAS

……………6 SALIH

………………7 ABDULLAH

………………7 AISH

………………7 SALIH

………………7 YAHYA

……………6 ABDUL AZIZ

………………7 ABDUL RAHMAN

………………7 HAMID

……………6 MUHAMMAD

………………7 'UTHMAN

………………7 SHAKIR

……………6 ZAIN AL ABIDIN

……………6 ABBAS

………………7 AHMAD (Co-Chairman, Abbar & Zainy)

…………………8 ADNAN (VP, Abbar & Zainy)

…………………8 GHAZI

…………………8 USSAMA

……………6 'UMAR

………………7 'UTHMAN

………………7 BAKR

………………7 MUHAMMAD

……………6 NASIR

………………7 AHMAD

………………7 FAYSAL

………………7 MUHANNA

………………7 SANUSI

………………7 MANSOUR

……………6 ABDULILLAH

………………7 MUHAMMAD

………………7 SALIH

……………6 AHMAD

………………7 SULTAN

………………7 SALIH

………………7 HASAN

………………7 HAMID

………………7 MUHAMMAD

……………6 ABDULLAH

………………7 AHMAD

………………7 JAMIL

 

………………7 IBRAHIM

 

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ZAMIL

This branch of the Zamil family is called the Al Mansur and riginates from the Anaiza in the Najd.

1 ZAMIL

…2 MUHAMMAD AL MANSUR AL ZAMIL

……3 IBRAHIM

………4 SALIH (partner and Co-Chairman, Haramain)

…………5 IBRAHIM

…………5 MANSUR

…………5 MUHAMMAD

…………5 SULAIMAN

 

………4 ABDULLAH

 

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