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Sheikh Abdul Rahman AlHosseini

Sheikh Abdul Rahman AlHosseini

Director-General of AlHosseini and Yahya Group for investment, and a Board member of the Group, one of those who contributed in making and developing of the name of this group since its inception and humble beginnings, and along its journey through a thousand miles journey till become today as one of the big brand names in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which works alongside the trade in many industrial and real estate areas.

Abdul Rahman was born in Oshiqr at Najd... And began his first journey in life through its streets and alleys, and its people... where he studied the primary school... Then go to Riyadh to biggest space... To complete his education until graduated from the University... Then he started his life journey full of effort, struggle and hard work since his age not more than twenty years...

AlHosseini and Yahya Company started in 1945.... As a joint Co. and the beginnings were very modest at that time... as it was not specified in a particular trade... But once in trading of clothes and another of fabrics, and third in livelihoods goods as available and as they find appropriate... They import goods to buy once from Kuwait and another from Jeddah...After a period of time, their business moved according to the Compass of Trade to trade in electronic devices such as stereos and radios... They started by the agency of (NIFCO) company for electrical devices, which has now turned into (JVC), but they did not continue long in this area due to lack of conviction of the legitimacy of that work..

 In the late fifties they found in Kuwait Japanese watches down for the first time the Arab markets, which is (SIKO) watches... So they bring forty watches... which remained more than a year, as they could not succeed in selling them where it was not exist at that time in Riyadh except famous Swiss watches which required by people .. So they sent it to the company's branch in the Eastern Province where employees in Aramco of Americans who know the quality of those watches..... so, the sales of those watches began to increase, year after year, and in 1963, the (SIKO) company became aware of the large volume of sales .. So delegates came from Japan to meet with Sheikh Hamad AlHosseini... who briefed them the volume of sales that began to grow.... so they offered him their desire to be his firm as an agent to (SIKO) in all Gulf States... After the meeting he went to Japan and signed an agency agreement with them.

In 1973, Sheikh Abdul Rahman with his brother Abdullah in charged of running the western region. And After the death of the father - May God bless his soul- in 1977, the management was transferred to Jeddah in Mecca Region in late 1977, and in the same year, the computer system was entered... so, it was one of the first companies, if it was not the first that uses computers system in their work .... This has contributed to the speed of working in the company, and the high level of performance.

In 1978, the company's major breakthrough launched in the field of sales and marketing to the extent that the factories in Japan's Sicko no longer able to meet demands of Saudi market, where the sales in Saudi market in that period reached more than four million watches and this made the Saudi market, the largest market for sales of "Siko" watches.

Following the success of the company with "Siko", it began the trend to get more new agencies in the areas of watches... so, it got the agency of "West End" of Switzerland watches, and "Titan" watches for an Indian company... which is part of "Tata group" that owns several factories, including planes factories...

 In 198, AlHossaini solidarity Establishment has turned into a limited liability company - and its board of directors was named headed by Ahmed AlHossaini who is the Board chairman, and Abdullah AlHossaini, Vice Chairman and Sheikh Abdul Rahman, Director General of the company.

After that, the company established itself on a solid ground... And now has its famous brand name in the market... The company started for the expansion of its trade and investment and the name of the company turned to AlHossaini group for trade and investment in the areas of industrial and real estate through a number of companies.

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