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Mohamed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi and Sons Company
مجموعة الخرافي
Company typePrivate (Limited Liability)
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1956
HeadquartersSafat, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Area served
Africa, Middle East, Albania, Belize, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Maldives & Netherlands
Key people
Nasser Al-Kharafi (chairman)​ &​ (president)
Fawzi Al-Kharafi (CEO)
ProductsAluminum, Asphalt, Computer, Concrete, Fertilizer, Food, Prefabricated construction supplies, Real Estate, Steel, Telecom, Wastewater treatment plants
ServicesAirlines, Airports, Broker, Hotels, Travel services agents
RevenueUS$ 4.5 Billion (2008)
Number of employees
20,000 (2008)
Websitemakharafi.net

M.A. Kharafi & Sons (Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons W.L.L., Arabic: مجموعة الخرافي) is a private company based in Kuwait with a variety of commercial interests and revenues for 2006 estimated at $3.3 billion.[citation needed] The company was run by Nasser Al-Kharafi until his death in 2011. On 15 April 2006, the US doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme announced that M.A. Kharafi & Sons bought a 6.7 percent stake, or 4.13 million shares.[citation needed] Al-Kharafi is also a supplier and integrator to the newspaper industry in Kuwait. In 2011 the Kharafi family was listed at 77th position in Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people.[1][2]

The company was founded by Mohamed Abdul Mohsen Al Kharafi in 1956 as a contracting company.[3]

The company sold its shares in Americana to Mohamed Al Abbar, (who is one of the founders of Emaar) in 2016 for $2.3 billion.[4]

In May 2015, Fawzi Al-Kharafi was delegated and assigned by the family as a chairman and president following the death of Jassim.[5] He died in 2021.[6]

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M.A. Kharafi & Sons is a privately-owned limited liability company.[7] It has subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the construction, tourism real estate, and food and food processing sectors.[8]

Subsidiaries, associates and affiliates

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Name Country Holding
Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company[9] Kuwait Kuwait 100.00%
Al Nasser Real Estate Company Lebanon Lebanon 100.00%
Emak Paper Manufacturing Company[10] Egypt Egypt 100.00%
Kharafi Construction[11] Kuwait Kuwait 100.00%
Kuwait United Company[12] Kuwait Kuwait 100.00%
Kuwaiti British Readymix Company[13] Kuwait Kuwait 100.00%
LMAK for Agencies and Trading Company Lebanon Lebanon 100.00%
Lebanese Real Estate Commercial Company Lebanon Lebanon 100.00%
Lebanese Utilities Company Lebanon Lebanon 100.00%
M A Kharafi Construction[14] South Africa South Africa 100.00%
M A Kharafi and Sons Company - Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 100.00%
M A Kharafi and Sons Company - The Gambia[15] The Gambia The Gambia 100.00%
M A Kharafi and Sons Company (MAK)[8] Kuwait Kuwait 100.00%
MAK Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria 100.00%
MAK Contracting Lebanon Lebanon 100.00%
MAK Hospitality and Touristic Investmests Lebanon Lebanon 100.00%
MAK Hospitality and Touristic Investments - Syria Syria Syria 100.00%
MAK Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon 100.00%
MAK Pty Botswana Botswana 100.00%
Marsa Alam Tourism Development Company[16] Egypt Egypt 100.00%
Mohamed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi and Sons Tanzania Tanzania 100.00%
Sovereign Hospitality Holdings Switzerland Switzerland 100.00%
Sovereign Hospitality Holdings - Egypt (via Sovereign Hospitality Holdings) Egypt Egypt 100.00%
Alexandria Fertilizers Company Egypt Egypt 85.00%
Kharafi National Company[17] Kuwait Kuwait 80.00%
Arab Company for Computer Manufacturing[18] Egypt Egypt 71.00%
Arab Aluminium[19] Egypt Egypt 68.00%
Kuwait Food Company (via Al Khair National Company for Stocks and Real Estate Company) Kuwait Kuwait 64.78%
National Investments Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company)[20] Kuwait Kuwait 51.73%
Admak General Contracting Company United Arab Emirates UAE 49.00%
Al Mal Investment Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company)[21] Kuwait Kuwait 47.85%
AutoMak Automotive Company[22] Kuwait Kuwait 45.00%
Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company)[23] Kuwait Kuwait 42.62%
Kuwait Cryo Industrial Company Kuwait Kuwait 40.00%
Coast Investment and Development Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company)[24] Kuwait Kuwait 32.71%
Gulf Cement Company - UAE (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company)[25] United Arab Emirates UAE 26.33%
Alamiah Building Company[26] Kuwait Kuwait -
Albania Airlines MAK Albania Albania -
Aluminium Industries Company Kuwait Kuwait -
Al Qebla Al Watya - Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait -
Archi Systems Contractor Kuwait Kuwait -
AutoMak General Trading and Contracting Company - Kuwait[22] Kuwait Kuwait -
Aviation World MAK BV[27] Netherlands Netherlands -
Bubiyan Fisheries Company[28] Kuwait Kuwait -
Chateau Linza Hotel and Restaurant Albania Albania -
Credit Bank of Albania Albania Albania -
Cybermak Information Systems Company Kuwait Kuwait -
EMAK Contracting Company Egypt Egypt -
EMAK International Academy Egypt Egypt -
EMAK Marsa Alam for Management and Operation of Airports Egypt Egypt -
EMAK Marsa Alam for Touristic Development and Urban Investment Egypt Egypt -
EMAK Real Estate Development Egypt Egypt -
EMAK for Agencies and Trading Company Egypt Egypt -
EMAK for Tourism and Real Estate Development Egypt Egypt -
EMAK for Utilities and Services Egypt Egypt -
Egyptian Marsa Alam Aviation Services Egypt Egypt -
Egyptian Packing and Wrapping Materials Company (Misr Packaging) Egypt Egypt -
Egyptian Sponge (Misr Foam) Egypt Egypt -
Emirates Utilities Holding Company (EUCH) United Arab Emirates UAE -
Express Air and Travel Egypt Egypt -
Gulf Insulating Materials Kuwait Kuwait -
Integrated Marketing Services Egypt Egypt -
Isofoam Insulating Materials Plant[29] Kuwait Kuwait -
Isofoam SA South Africa South Africa -
Kairaba Beach Hotel and Resort The Gambia The Gambia -
Kharafi Investments and Development - South Africa South Africa South Africa -
Kiwan Tourist Investment Company Syria Syria -
Kuwaiti Iraqi Holding Company Kuwait Kuwait -
MAK Brake Lining Company Egypt Egypt -
MAK Farm Foods[15] The Gambia The Gambia -
MAK Hospitality South Africa South Africa -
MAK Travel and Tours South Africa South Africa -
MAK Travel, Tourism and Airfreight Company Kuwait Kuwait -
MAK United for General Trading Kuwait Kuwait -
MAKXalto Advanced Card Technology Egypt Egypt -
Mali Robit Golem Resort Albania Albania -
Marsa Alam for Touristic Development Egypt Egypt -
Media Phone for General Trading Kuwait Kuwait -
Mosaic Stairs Factory Kuwait Kuwait -
National Company for Plastic Industries Syria Syria -
National Piling Company Kuwait Kuwait -
Pan Arab Research Center United Arab Emirates UAE -
Pan Arab Research Center - Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait -
Sabhan Steel Factory Kuwait Kuwait -
Sheraton Aleppo Hotel and Towers Syria Syria -
Sheraton Tirana Hotel Albania Albania -
Star Taxi[30] Syria Syria -

Investments

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Name Country Holding
Kuwait Pipe Industries and Oil Services Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company) Kuwait Kuwait 15.82%
Gulf North Africa Holding Company Kuwait Kuwait 15.00%
Kuwaiti Syrian Holding Company Kuwait Kuwait 15.00%
Rasamny Younis Motor Company Lebanon Lebanon 12.80%
Mobile Telecommunications Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company) Kuwait Kuwait 12.49%
Egypt Kuwait Holding Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company) Egypt Egypt 12.42%
National Industries Group Holding (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company) Kuwait Kuwait 9.84%
National Slaughterhouse Company Kuwait Kuwait 9.35%
Kuwait Financial Centre (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company) Kuwait Kuwait 7.2%
Al Razzi Holding Company Kuwait Kuwait 5.00%
National Ranges and Real Estate Company (via Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company) Kuwait Kuwait 5.00%
ABJ Engineering and Contracting Company Kuwait Kuwait 1.00%
Port Ghalib Egypt Egypt -

Companies under management

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Name Country Holding
Marsa Alam International Airport[31] Egypt Egypt -

Developments and Projects

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Name Country Holding
Kiwan Syria Syria -

See also

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References

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