THE MIDDLE EAST’S

83. AbuIssa Holding

Established: 1981
Country: Qatar
Chairman: Ashraf Abu Issa

AbuIssa Holding launched its first concept, Blue Salon, Qatar’s luxury department store, in 1981. Today, the group has a diversified portfolio of 11 sectors, including retail, distribution, telecommunications, IT, energy and engineering, construction support services, investment, real estate, and marketing. In addition to these ventures, it operates a network of 12 distribution warehouses. It specializes in niche luxury products in the retail sector, representing international brands and has 20 of its own concepts.