Tamimi Group

Tamimi Group of Companies

Native name	مجموعة شركات التميمي
Company type	Private
Founded	1942
Founder	Ali Abdullah Al-Tamimi
Headquarters	Dammam , Saudi Arabia
Key people	Tariq Ali al-Tamimi, Chairman
Number of employees	21,000+
Subsidiaries	40+
Website	tamimigroup.com.sa

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.

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

Al Tamimi Firestone in Unayzah

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 110 stores in Saudi Arabia ^{[4] [5]}
• Construction (since 1998)

References

• Bricault, G.C., ed. (May 1988). Major Companies of the Arab World 1988. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 610. ISBN   9401197946 . Retrieved 29 December 2018.

1. "SHEIKH ALI ABDULLAH ALTAMIMI-MAY ALLAH HAVE MERCY ON HIM". Tamimi Co. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
2. Dudley-Gough, Nova (25 June 2009). "GE opens water and process technology centre in Saudi Arabia". Filtration+Separation. Elsevier . Retrieved 29 December 2018.
3. "Tamimi Markets opens largest store in Dammam". Arabnews.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
4. SaudiExpat (19 September 2011). "Tamimi Safeway". Saudi Scenes. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
5. George W. Windsor Jr. i (January–February 1981). "From Suqs to Supermarkets". Saudi Aramco World . Houston, Texas: Aramco Services Company: 8–16. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

External links

• Official website