Tamimi Group Explained

Tamimi Group of Companies
Native Name:	مجموعة شركات التميمي
Type:	Private
Founder:	Ali Abdullah Al-Tamimi
Location City:	Dammam
Location Country:	Saudi Arabia
Subsid:	40+
Key People:	Tariq Ali al-Tamimi, Chairman
Num Employees:	21,000+
Foundation:	1942

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

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

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

• Book: Bricault . G.C. . Major Companies of the Arab World 1988 . May 1988 . . 9401197946 . 610 . 29 December 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: SHEIKH ALI ABDULLAH ALTAMIMI-MAY ALLAH HAVE MERCY ON HIM . Tamimi Co. . 1 June 2009. 6 February 2019.
2. Web site: Dudley-Gough . Nova . GE opens water and process technology centre in Saudi Arabia . Filtration+Separation . . 29 December 2018 . 25 June 2009.
3. Web site: Tamimi Markets opens largest store in Dammam . Arabnews.com . 29 February 2016 . 22 April 2017.
4. Web site: SaudiExpat . Tamimi Safeway . Saudi Scenes . 6 February 2019 . 19 September 2011.
5. George W. Windsor Jr. i . From Suqs to Supermarkets . . January–February 1981 . 8–16 . 6 February 2019 . . Houston, Texas.