conglomerate founded 1888 founder abdulla bin yousif fakhro headquarters manama bahrain area served manama dubai abu dhabi sharjah doha key people essam abdulla fakhro chairman adel abdulla fakhro managing director yousif abdulla fakhro managing director products automotive & industrial products technology restaurants shipping insurance transport agencies website http www.fakhro.com the fakhro group also known as the abdulla yousif fakhro group represents a collection of businesses owned by the descendants of the late abdulla bin yousif fakhro . the group is one of the oldest and most prominent family businesses in the kingdom of bahrain . the collection of businesses are currently headquartered in manama bahrain with operations in qatar and the uae . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 divisions 4 agencies 5 references history edit the fakhro group founded by the late yousif bin abdulrahman fakhro in 1888 started off as a traditional merchant house . yousif bin abdulrahman remained at the helm of the business from the early 20th century until he died in 1952 . during the 1930s and 1940s yousif sent each of his five sons to manage the family s business interests in india dubai bahrain and iraq where abdulla bin yousif fakhro was to be based for numerous years . during this period the small business dealing in dates and building materials expanded into shipping with around 40 dhows and established branches in the gcc iraq and india . the company s product portfolio grew to encompass cars timber foodstuff and electronics . after yousif bin abdulrahman s death in 1952 abdulla bin yousif and his brothers jointly controlled the family business . abdulla later acquired most of the businesses from his brothers and with the help of his sons embarked on an ambitious growth strategy to take the group to where it is today with interests in automotive products and services restaurants shipping logistics insurance and it services . although the group currently consists of 14 individual companies it is actively adding divisions and evaluating new initiatives in the persian gulf . the company currently operates in bahrain qatar and dubai and abu dhabi and is in the process of expanding into saudi arabia and kuwait . operations edit today the group s operations include automotive and industrial products technology restaurants shipping insurance transport and agencies . divisions edit abdulla yousif fakhro and sons bsc c fakhro electronics fakhro communications access w.l.l. atcom uae gac bahrain fakhro restaurants company mcdonald s fakhro transport budget rent a car fakhro commercial services fakhro insurance services go international compume bahrain fakhro contracting fakhro motors agencies edit mcdonalds sony ericsson avaya dunlop tyres mobil budget rent a car aig gac logistics references edit abdulla yousif fakhro obituary the fifth generation game retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fakhro group & oldid 742710326 categories 1888 establishments in bahraincompanies established in 1888companies of the united arab emiratesconglomerate companies of bahrainbusiness families navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 5 october 2016 at 09 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view