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posted with permission. copyright 2008 leaders magazine, inc.leaders56 volume 31, number 3

Editors NotEIn addition to being Chairmanof Alfardan Group of Companies, HussainIbrahim Alfardan is also Chairman of AlfardanGroups subsidiary United DevelopmentCompany (UDC), Managing Director ofCommercial Bank of Qatar, Vice Chairman ofGulf Publishing & Printing, a board member ofBahrain-based InvestCorp, and a board mem-ber of many other companies in Qatar, SaudiArabia, and throughout the Gulf region. He

owns the Alfardan Group of Companies, which iscomprised of Alfardans Jewellery establishment,Al Manara Trading Company, Ghadah JewelleryCompany, Alfardan Exchange & FinanceCompany, Alfardan Automotive, Alfardan RealEstate, Alfardan Marine, and Alfardan Group ofCompanies (Holdings).

CompaNy BriEfHeadquartered in the Qataricapital, the Alfardan Group of Companies is oneof the Arabian Gulfs most prominent and di-versied holding companies. A family-held en-terprise whose origins date to 19th-century pearltrading, it now owns businesses ranging fromAlfardan Automobiles, Prestige Cars, and SportsMotors Company to Alfardan Exchange (oneof the regions leading nancial institutions),Alfardan Jewellery (which represents many of the

worlds most exclusive jewelers and watchmak-ers, and maintains branches throughout Qatarand Saudi Arabia), and Alfardan Real Estate. Inaddition, the group is afliated with rms includ-ing the Commercial Bank of Qatar, ConstructionDevelopment Company, and Gulf Publishingand Printing Organization (newspapers).

Qatar has changed so much in so little

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Pearls, Pearls, Pearls!

An Interview with Hussain Ibrahim Alfardan,Chairman, Alfardan Group of Companies

Hussain Ibrahim Alfardan

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