Abdullah Fouad (Arabic: عبدالله فؤاد) was a Saudi businessman and one of the pioneers in the contracting and real estate sectors in Saudi Arabia. He was born in 1925 in Dammam. In 1950, he founded the Abdullah Fouad Group, which is among the 100 largest Saudi companies.[1]
Abdullah Fouad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 2015 |
| Burial place | Dammam |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | businessman |
Biography
editBorn as Abdullah Abdul Aziz Bubshait, in his early years, he worked as a servant for an American family in return for teaching him the English language. In the year 1944, his uncle, Abdullah Fouad, died, and he returned to Al-Khobar to stay with his mother. Since then he inherited father's name.[2]
Family
editFouad had two sons and nine daughters.[2]
Death
editAbdullah Fouad died in 2015 at the age of 90 and was buried in the Dammam cemetery.[3]
Career
editAt the beginning of his career in 1940, he worked as a reporter at Aramco.[4]
In 1950, he founded the Abdullah Fouad Group.[1]
In 1971, he founded the Abdullah Fouad Establishment which implemented huge projects for Aramco and a number of major Saudi complexes, in addition to the parent company "Abdullah Fouad".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Saad, Muhammad. "عمل خادماً لدى «أمريكي» مقابل أن تُعلّمه زوجته اللغة الإنجليزية وحقق حلمه بامتلاك «سيكل»". alriyadh.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b "عبد الله فؤاد.. الرجل العصامي". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "رحيل قاهر العثرات .. وداعاً عبدالله فؤاد". 2017-05-09. Archived from the original on 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ ""الرجل" تعيد نشر حوار مع رجل الأعمال السعودي عبد الله فؤاد قبل 21 عاما | الرجل". www.arrajol.com (in Arabic). 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "عبدالله فؤاد لـ الشرق: عملت مراسلا في أرامكو بـ 75هللة". 2016-08-30. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2023-08-14.