Al Ghurair Group

Overview

Al Ghurair Group is a Dubai-based, family-owned group founded in 1960 by the late Saif Ahmed Al Ghurair, active in industrial manufacturing, real estate and investments. Its investment division holds significant minority stakes in two Dubai-listed companies, Mashreq Bank and National Cement Company, and runs public and private market portfolio investments through the group's family office. Its board combines second-generation family members with independent directors.

Investment thesis

Patient capital aimed primarily at wealth preservation and long-term real capital appreciation, split between strategic stakes and portfolio investments.

Holdings & investments (7)

• P.O.B1 Properties
  Real Estate & PropTech · since 2024
• Al Ghurair Iron & Steel
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2008
• Arabian Can Industry
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 1998
• Arabian Packaging
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 1983
• Gulf Extrusions
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 1976
• Mashreq Bank
  Fintech · since 1967 · minority
• National Cement Company
  Industrial & Manufacturing · minority

People

• Majid Saif Al Ghurair
  Board Member · source
• Mohamed Saif Al Ghurair
  Board Member · source
• Rashed Saif Al Ghurair
  Board Member · source
• Ahmed Saif Al Ghurair
  Board Member · source
• Saeed Saif Al Ghurair
  Board Member · source
• Shaikha Abdulrahman Saif Al Ghurair
  Board Member · source
• Mazin Al Khatib
  Board Member · source
• Iyad Malas
  Group Chief Executive Officer · source
• Kamran Amir
  Group Chief Financial Officer · source
• Paul Justin Hughes
  Group Chief Strategy Officer · source
• Marwan Kiswani
  Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer · source

Classification

Family Holding. A family's holding company that owns stakes in several separate businesses or invests beyond its own group, without calling itself a family office. How family capital is classified →