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History

Hass Petroleum was founded in 1997 by two brothers, Abdirizak Ali Hassan and sitting Chairman

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. The current CEO is Mohamud Salat, based in Nairobi. Abdinasir Ali Hassan currently lives in the UAE and London. The organization built its first gas station in

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in 2002. In May 2017, the company began construction on the tallest building in Africa. In July 2017, it was announced that an

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i government-owned oil company had purchased a 40.3% stake in Hass Petroleum. In June 2018, Hass Petroleum opened a new service station along Juja Road.

Awards

*2017 business of the year ( International Somali Awards)

References

1997 establishments in Kenya Energy companies of Kenya Privately held companies of Kenya {{Africa-company-stub