The Arab Contractors ( ar, المقاولون العرب), also known as Al Mokawloon Al Arab, is an Egyptian regional

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and contracting company.

History

It was established in 1955 by

Osman Ahmed Osman Osman Ahmed Osman ( ar, عثمان أحمد عثمان) ‎ (April 6, 1917 – May 1, 1999) was an Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician. Known commonly as el-mo'alim ("the boss"), Osman founded the Arab Contractors (th ...

, an Egyptian entrepreneur and politician who served as Egypt's Housing Minister under

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's presidency. It was nationalized in 1961 following the Egyptian revolution of 1952. It has been involved in the construction of several government buildings in Egypt. The company also owns a football club,

El Mokawloon SC Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المقاولون العرب الرياضي), shortly known as El Mokawloon (The contractors) locally, is an Egyptian sports club based in Nasr City, Cairo, and owned by the prominent constructio ...

, 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. Today, El-Mokawloon El-Arab is one of the largest companies in the Middle East and North Africa with projects not only in Egypt, but also

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Infrastructure projects

Aswan High Dam The Aswan Dam, or more specifically since the 1960s, the Aswan High Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan L ...

Bibliotheca Alexandrina The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin for "Library of Alexandria"; arz, مكتبة الإسكندرية ', ) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library ...

* Cairo-Alexandria desert road * Luxor International Airport *

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Sharm El Sheikh International Airport ( ar, مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي ''Maṭār Sharm El Sheikh El Dawli'') is an international airport located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It is the third-busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo Intern ...

Hurghada International Airport Hurghada International Airport is the international airport of Hurghada in Egypt. It is located inland, southwest of El Dahar, the downtown of Hurghada. It is the second busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and an importan ...

* Nador International Airport - Morocco *

Borg El Arab Stadium The Borg El Arab Stadium ( ar, ستاد برج العرب), sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Army Stadium or El Geish Stadium - Alexandria ( ar, ستاد الجيش ببرج العرب), is a stadium commissioned in 2005 in the Mediterranea ...

* Yasser Arafat International Airport - Gaza Strip *

Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station (JNHS; RHHP; Rufiji Hydroelectric Power Project; Stiegler's Gorge Dam) is a hydroelectric dam under construction across the Rufiji River in eastern Tanzania. Although controversial, the government approved the ...

6th October Bridge The 6th October Bridge ( ar, كوبري 6 أكتوبر, ) is an elevated highway in central Cairo, Egypt. The bridge and causeway crosses the Nile twice from the west bank suburbs, east through Gezira Island to Downtown Cairo, and on to connect ...

Nador International Airport Nador International Airport ( ber, Anafag en Ennaḍor Aɛarwi, italic=yes; ar, مطار الناظور العروي), , is an international airport serving Nador, A paid car-park area is directly outside terminal, mainly used to bring passenge ...

Smart Village, Egypt Smart Village () is a high-technology business district in the city of 6th of October in Giza Governorate, Egypt, established by Presidential Decree no.355 in 2000, with activities starting in 2001. It is a business district with office building ...

* Rod El Farag Axis Bridge

External links

Official website

References

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