The Al Hathboor Group found its inception through the keen insightand visionary outlook of its founder – Late Saif Obaid Al Hathboor.Starting with a single textile business in 1954, he explored neweravenues and tapped vistas of opportunity, paving way for theGroup’s success.The success saga continued with the advent of oil in the Gulf,marking Al Hathboor’s first business expansion into the airconditioner and refrigerator business. The early seventieswitnessed the addition of a motor spareparts unit, soon followed bythe launch of one of the earliest supermarkets in the UAE.Over the years, Chairman Saif Obaid Al Hathboor’s keen businessacumen complemented by his clever choice of products led to rapidbusiness expansion. The passion to meet the rising industrial andcommercial requirements in the UAE and the Gulf added substantiallyto the Group’s growth.Subsequently, the fast-expanding business necessitated streamliningof activities of various divisions. This resulted in the formationof the Al Hathboor Group in the year 1982. Since then, Al Hathboorhas grown from strength to strength and today, it is one of theleading business houses in the Gulf. Al Hathboor’s diversifiedareas of business include electro-mechanical products, fashion andbeauty products, car care products, industrial maintenance andoilfield materials, laundry and supermarket equipment, foodproducts and real estate, among others.
