Portrait of Abdulla Al Futtaim & family

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Abdulla Al Futtaim & family

Net worth $4.7B

Auto dealers, investments · United Arab Emirates

Born
Jan 01, 1940
Age
86
Source
Auto dealers, investments
Residence
Dubai
Citizenship
United Arab Emirates
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Abdulla Al Futtaim owns conglomerate Al Futtaim Group, run by his son Omar, who is vice chairman and CEO.
  • In 1955, the group became the exclusive distributor in the U.A.E. of Toyota-- and still has the distributorship today.
  • Al Futtaim also has the license to operate Hertz, Ikea and Toys "R" Us and Marks and Spencer in the U.A.E.
  • The retailers anchor its malls, which include Dubai Festival City, Dubai Festival Plaza, Doha Festival City and Cairo Festival City.
  • His cousin Majid Al Futtaim, who died in 2021, was also a billionaire.
  • In 2010, Al Futtaim reportedly bought the yacht of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky.
  • In 2017, the group acquired 27 Marks and Spencer stores in Hong Kong and Macau, bringing the total stores it operates in Asia and the Middle East to 80.

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