M. A. Kharafi & Sons

M.A. Kharafi & Sons (Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons W.L.L., Arabic: مجموعة الخرافي) is a private company based in Kuwait with a variety of commercial interests and revenues for 2006 estimated at $3.3 billion.^{[citation needed]} The company was run by Nasser Al-Kharafi until his death in 2011. Al-Kharafi is also a supplier and integrator to the newspaper industry in Kuwait. In 2011 the Kharafi family was listed at 77th position in Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people.^[1][2]

TypePrivate (Limited Liability)

IndustryConglomerate

Founded1956

HeadquartersSafat, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Mohamed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi and Sons Company
مجموعة الخرافي

Type	Private (Limited Liability)
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	1956
Headquarters	Safat, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Area served	Africa, Middle East, Albania, Belize, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Maldives & Netherlands
Key people	Nasser Al-Kharafi (chairman) & (president) Fawzi Al-Kharafi (CEO)
Products	Aluminum, Asphalt, Computer, Concrete, Fertilizer, Food, Prefabricated construction supplies, Real Estate, Steel, Telecom, Wastewater treatment plants
Services	Airlines, Airports, Broker, Hotels, Travel services agents
Revenue	US$ 4.5 Billion (2008)
Number of employees	20,000 (2008)
Website	makharafi.net

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The company was founded by Mohamed Abdul Mohsen Al Kharafi in 1956 as a contracting company.^[3]

The company sold its shares in Americana to Mohamed Al Abbar, (who is one of the founders of Emaar) in 2016 for $2.3 billion.^[4]

In May 2015, Fawzi Al-Kharafi was delegated and assigned by the family as a chairman and president following the death of Jassim.^[5] He died in 2021.^[6]