Kanoo
Encyclopedia
Kanoo is the family name of an Arab
business
family, controlling the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Group. The family is based in Bahrain
, and has wings in several Persian Gulf
countries controlling the family's business interests.
protectorate
, the Kanoo family expanded into shipping, sending different branches of the family to establish themselves - eventually becoming citizens - in the UAE, Oman
and Saudi Arabia
. Today, the Kanoo Group activities in each of the countries is managed by the local family wing, though they all remain under the ultimate control, and ownership, of the Bahrain based Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Holdings.
Today its family are citizens of three gulf countries - Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and U.A.E
The Kanoo Group is one of the largest independent, family owned, group of companies in the Gulf region. Established in Bahrain in 1890 by Haji Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, and grew from its early trading and shipping business to become one of the most diversified and highly regarded business houses in the gulf region and beyond.
Kanoo operates extensively in the United Arab Emirates and Oman since the early 1960s. The Kanoo Group is greatly respected for the ability to combine traditional values with a global vision and has always been linked to the progress and development of the entire region.
The Kanoo Group is a diversified business conglomerate with business activities across the world's most dynamic industries from Shipping, Travel, Holidays, Machinery, Oil & Gas, Power & Industrial Projects to Exhibition services, Courier Services, Logistics, Specialty Chemicals and Business Centers and other retail and commercial activities.
In addition, The Kanoo Group has a remarkable history in forming joint ventures with world class companies serving the service and industrial sectors such as Norwich Union Insurance, Mearsk, BASF, Johnson Arabia, Akzo Noble, Freightworks and others.
The Kanoo Legend is a multigenerational history of energy, productiveness, success and above all the shared satisfaction of making a difference in the world through philanthropy and serving the community in all possible means.
Kanoo takes pride in its past and looks forward with confidence to the future with a renewed commitment to maintain and enhance the services and products offered to its business partners. ik.
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
family, controlling the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Established in 1890, the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies, named after its founder, is among the oldest pan-Persian Gulf conglomerate with commercial enterprise activities in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar....
Group. The family is based in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, and has wings in several Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
countries controlling the family's business interests.
History
Beginning as traders in Bahrain, which at the time was a BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
protectorate
Protectorate
In history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...
, the Kanoo family expanded into shipping, sending different branches of the family to establish themselves - eventually becoming citizens - in the UAE, Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. Today, the Kanoo Group activities in each of the countries is managed by the local family wing, though they all remain under the ultimate control, and ownership, of the Bahrain based Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Established in 1890, the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies, named after its founder, is among the oldest pan-Persian Gulf conglomerate with commercial enterprise activities in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar....
Holdings.
Today its family are citizens of three gulf countries - Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and U.A.E
The Kanoo Group is one of the largest independent, family owned, group of companies in the Gulf region. Established in Bahrain in 1890 by Haji Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, and grew from its early trading and shipping business to become one of the most diversified and highly regarded business houses in the gulf region and beyond.
Kanoo operates extensively in the United Arab Emirates and Oman since the early 1960s. The Kanoo Group is greatly respected for the ability to combine traditional values with a global vision and has always been linked to the progress and development of the entire region.
The Kanoo Group is a diversified business conglomerate with business activities across the world's most dynamic industries from Shipping, Travel, Holidays, Machinery, Oil & Gas, Power & Industrial Projects to Exhibition services, Courier Services, Logistics, Specialty Chemicals and Business Centers and other retail and commercial activities.
In addition, The Kanoo Group has a remarkable history in forming joint ventures with world class companies serving the service and industrial sectors such as Norwich Union Insurance, Mearsk, BASF, Johnson Arabia, Akzo Noble, Freightworks and others.
The Kanoo Legend is a multigenerational history of energy, productiveness, success and above all the shared satisfaction of making a difference in the world through philanthropy and serving the community in all possible means.
Kanoo takes pride in its past and looks forward with confidence to the future with a renewed commitment to maintain and enhance the services and products offered to its business partners. ik.