Arab Contractors

Arab Contractors
Type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Construction, General Contracting
Founded	1955
Founder	Osman Ahmed Osman
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Sayed Farouk(CEO)
Products	Constructing bridges, roads, buildings and other structure
Services	engineering consulting, Construction management
Revenue	£E9.22 Billion (2007/08)
Number of employees	77,000
Website	www.arabcont.com

The Arab Contractors (Arabic: المقاولون العرب), also known as Al Mokawloon Al Arab, is an Egyptian regional and massive construction and contracting company.

History[]

It was established in 1955 by Osman Ahmed Osman, an Egyptian entrepreneur and politician who served as Egypt's Housing Minister under Sadat's presidency. It was nationalized in 1961 following the Egyptian revolution of 1952.^[1]^[2] The company participated in the construction of the Aswan High Dam and aided the war efforts during the 1973 War. It has been involved in the construction of several government buildings in Egypt. The company also owns a football club, El Mokawloon SC, that plays in the Egyptian Premier League.

Since the late 1970s, the company has diversified its business to include banking, insurance, agriculture, food processing, hotel services and health care.^[3] Today, El-Mokawloon El-Arab is one of the largest companies in the entire Middle East and North Africa with big projects not only in Egypt, but also Morocco, UAE, Algeria, Libya, Uganda,^[4] Lebanon, Kuwait.

Projects[]

Aswan High Dam^[5]
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Cairo-Alexandria desert road
Luxor International Airport
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
Hurghada International Airport
Nador International Airport - Morocco
Borg El Arab Stadium
Yasser Arafat International Airport - Gaza Strip
Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station
6th October Bridge
Nador International Airport
Smart Village, Egypt

External links[]

Official website

References[]

^ Steven A. Cook (2013). The struggle for Egypt : from Nasser to Tahrir Square. Oxford University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-19-993177-4. OCLC 810533906.
^ "دخل الجامعة بـ شهادة فقر فأسس أكبر شركة للمقاولات.. محطات فى حياة المعلم عثمان أحمد عثمان". Al-Ahram (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
^ Fick, David S. (2006). Africa : continent of economic opportunity. Johannesburg, South Africa: STE Publishers. p. 448. ISBN 978-1-919855-46-2. OCLC 654611835.
^ "Arab Contractors mark 20 years in Uganda". New Vision. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
^ Musa, Heba (September 4, 2020). "المهندس محسن صلاح.. والمقاولون العرب". Akhbar el-Yom (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[1] Steven A. Cook (2013). The struggle for Egypt : from Nasser to Tahrir Square. Oxford University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-19-993177-4. OCLC 810533906.

[2] "دخل الجامعة بـ شهادة فقر فأسس أكبر شركة للمقاولات.. محطات فى حياة المعلم عثمان أحمد عثمان". Al-Ahram (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[3] Fick, David S. (2006). Africa : continent of economic opportunity. Johannesburg, South Africa: STE Publishers. p. 448. ISBN 978-1-919855-46-2. OCLC 654611835.

[4] "Arab Contractors mark 20 years in Uganda". New Vision. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[5] Musa, Heba (September 4, 2020). "المهندس محسن صلاح.. والمقاولون العرب". Akhbar el-Yom (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-11-01.

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