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Tamimi Group

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Tamimi Group of Companies
Native name
مجموعة شركات التميمي
Company typePrivate
Founded1942
FounderAli Abdullah Al-Tamimi
Headquarters,
Key people
Tariq Ali al-Tamimi, Chairman
Number of employees
21,000+
Subsidiaries40+
Websitetamimigroup.com.sa

The Tamimi Group of Companies, sometimes called the al-Tamimi Group, is a large Saudi Arabian conglomerate of companies involved in supermarket chains, hotels, catering, real estate, oilfield services & supplies, road construction, transportation and trucking, power generation and water filtration. The company is in partnership with Pakistani businessman and politician Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan.

History

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Founded in 1942 by the late Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al-Tamimi,[1] the company is owned and managed by his heirs. The current chairman is Tariq Ali al-Tamimi.

Activities

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Al Tamimi Firestone in Unayzah

Beginning as a major parts supplier to oil giant Saudi Aramco, the Tamimi Group of Companies has several joint ventures, with companies as diverse as General Electric[2] and Safeway.

In 2018, Tamimi Markets opened its headquarters and largest store in Dammam.[3]

The Tamimi Group is active in the following sectors:

  • Import and distribution: Tamimi Commercial Co. - TCCM (since 1949)
  • Real estate development (since 1953)
  • Power and industrial activities (since 1976)
  • Food services and facility management (since 1977) and food industry (since 2009)
  • Food retailing: Tamimi Markets (since 1979), with over 70 stores in Saudi Arabia[4][5]
  • Construction (since 1998)

References

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  • Bricault, G.C., ed. (May 1988). Major Companies of the Arab World 1988. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 610. ISBN 9401197946. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  1. ^ "SHEIKH ALI ABDULLAH ALTAMIMI-MAY ALLAH HAVE MERCY ON HIM". Tamimi Co. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ Dudley-Gough, Nova (25 June 2009). "GE opens water and process technology centre in Saudi Arabia". Filtration+Separation. Elsevier. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Tamimi Markets opens largest store in Dammam". Arabnews.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ SaudiExpat (19 September 2011). "Tamimi Safeway". Saudi Scenes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ George W. Windsor Jr. i (January–February 1981). "From Suqs to Supermarkets". Saudi Aramco World. Houston, Texas: Aramco Services Company: 8–16. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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