Al Haramain
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Beauty Retail |
| Genre | Cosmetics |
| Founded 📆 | 1970 (KSA) |
| Founder 👔 | Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | United Arab Emirates |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Chairman & Managing Director) |
| Products 📟 | Fragrances |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | alharamainperfumes.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Al Haramain Perfumes is a Middle Eastern perfume and fragrance manufacturer, trader, and retailer founded in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1970..[1] by Bangladeshi businessman Kazi Abdul Haque. The company operates in the Far East and Middle East and exports to over 45 countries.[2]
History
Al Haramain Perfumes was founded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1970 by Bangladeshi businessman Kazi Abdul Haque. While visiting the Kingdom, Haque discovered the musky scent of Oudh, a resin from the Southeast Asian agar (Aquilaria) tree. Agarwood is used to produce oudh oil, which is described as ‘liquid gold’.[3] Earlier, Al Haramain traded perfumes with stores in the Saudi cities of Makkah and Madinah before starting production. Soon after, Al Haramain began trading agarwood in Bangladesh.
Activities, 1980s-present
1980s
In 1981, Al Haramain opened a store in Murshid Bazaar in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company was now under the chairmanship of the founder’s eldest son, Mahtabur Rahman. Due to ease of trade and commerce in Dubai, the company moved its business to the UAE in 1982. Al Haramain soon opened additional retail stores in the Emirates.
1990s
In 1992, the company invested in an agarwood processing and manufacturing plant in Rumailah in Ajman, the smallest of the emirates that comprise the UAE, and started processing and packaging perfumes in the Emirate. This move to the UAE was primarily to leverage the country's export capabilities.
In 1997, Al Haramain opened an 180,000 square foot factory in Ajman's New Industrial Area.[4]
In 1998, Al Haramain entered the Kuwait retail market with a dedicated store.
In 1999, Al Haramain entered the duty-free market, initially in Dubai Duty Free, and later expanded to other international duty-free markets.[5]
References
- ↑ "From transit passenger to business tycoon". khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ Basit, Abdul (January 18, 2015). "Haramain Group's smell of success". Khaleej Times. Khaleej Times.
- ↑ Piper, Ingrid (March 8, 2017). "The scent that's pricier than gold". BBC Travel. BBC. BBC.
- ↑ Basit, Abdul (January 18, 2015). "Haramain Group's smell of success". Khaleej Times. Khaleej Times.
- ↑ Basit, Abdul (January 18, 2015). "Haramain Group's smell of success". Khaleej Times. Khaleej Times.
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