Bin Samikh is a

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located in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

, Qatar, which opened in 2014.

Background

Ali bin Samikh Al Marri Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al-Marri (Arabic: علي بن سعيد بن صميخ المري) is a Qatari human rights figure and politician born on November 30, 1972. He was appointed Minister of Labour of the State of Qatar on October 19, 2021. Bef ...

is a Qatari human rights figure and politician, chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights. He is also the CEO of Tamniyat Qatar Real Estate Investment (itself owned by Grand Heritage International), the company in charge of building the tower. Bin Samikh Holding, which combines the assets of Ali bin Samikh al-Marri, operates in the construction and real estate management sectors according to the rules imposed by

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. Construction of the Bin Samikh Tower began in 2007 and was completed in 2014.

Description

The construction of the tower, which was originally called the Swiss Deluxe Grand Hotel, required a budget of $150 million. The tower has 24 luxury hotel rooms, 170 residential apartments, 234 rooms, 192 apartments, and 4 restaurants. The hotels and apartments are managed by the Swiss companies Swiss luxury hotel management group and Swiss-Attixs International Hotels Group (SAIH).

References

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