we have come a long way since the summer of 1947 when suliman s. olayan launched his first business in the eastern province of saudi arabia . while still private and closely held the group he founded has blossomed over the decades into a multinational enterprise with offices on three continents and 15 000 people employed by over 40 affiliated companies . today the olayan group is a major international investor and leading diversified business in the middle east . in both investment and operations we pride ourselves on forging durable relationships with high quality partners in a perpetual quest for business excellence . we continue to build our reputation on the bedrock values of our founder dedication integrity teamwork and continual improvement . home about the group global investing middle east operations news contact us search sitemap warning misuse of olayan name . read more the olayan group . all rights reserved . produced by vamcom advertising