AW Rostamani Group
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Company type | Privately held company (PJSC) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Late Abdul Wahid Al Rostamani |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Late Abdul Wahid Al Rostamani (Chairman) Michel Ayat (CEO AAC) Khalid Al Rostamani (Chairman) [1] |
| Services | automobiles sales and service, real estate, logistics, lighting and travel, trading, luxury and retail |
Number of employees | 3,800 |
| Website | www |
AW Rostamani Group (AWR) is a privately held company established in 1954 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Al Rostamani brothers, Abdullah and Abdul Wahid. The company is headquartered in Dubai and employs over 4,000 workers. The Group operates in seven diverse sectors: automotive, real estate, logistics, retail, lighting, travel and agritech.[2]

AW Rostamani began in 1951 when Abdul Wahid and his brother Abdullah Hassan, two sons of a local pearl trader, set up a family business on the shore of the Dubai Creek. Inspired by their passion for reading, the Al Rostamani brothers opened Dubai's first bookshop, Al Ahliya Library, in 1954[3], importing sought-after books from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon by Gulf Air through Bahrain.
Milestones
- 1957 General Trading company is established.[4]
- 2011 AW Rostamani Arabian Automobiles is the first automotive company in the region to implement a Customer Loyalty Program (Nissan Road Miles). AW Rostamani Trading appointed as the sole distributor of ZNA cars and genuine ZNA parts in Oman.[5]
- 2015 GE Lighting signs a partnership agreement with AW Rostamani Lumina.[6]
- 2016 AW Rostamani Lifestyle expands retail stores with the launch of Georg Jensen, Graffiti Fashion Zone and Apartment 51.[7]
- 2017 AW Rostamani sets up shop for multi brand secondhand cars.[8]
- 2019 Hilton signs an agreement with AW Rostamani Group to develop a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Bur Dubai.[9]


