Prepared by Dr. Waddah Al-Saeed<\/p>\n
Today's Spotlight\u00a0 <\/span>In the world of adults on one of Kuwait's most important businessmen and economists\u00a0 <\/span>He is Mohammed Abdulaziz Alshaya, Chairman of Mohammed Hammoud Alshaya Company, which was established more than a hundred years ago in Kuwait, and today the company owns the franchise rights to more than 40 international brands and operates in more than 13 countries. In addition to its work in multiple sectors including real estate, construction, hotels, information technology and advertising.<\/p>\n His education and launch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n He received his university education at the Wharton School, majored in business administration, to work for Morgan Stanley Bank in New York, USA, but a phone call from his father, in 1984, asking him to return to the arms of the family, made him leave to return home, to start from that day on the path of continuous success.<\/p>\n Although he is the youngest brother in the family, he is credited with the success of the group and its globalization. Since he took over as CEO in 1990, he began working on expanding the company's business to reach what it has reached today. He was ranked 39th among the 100 most powerful Arab personalities last year.<\/p>\n He is known to be a strong believer in the potential of family businesses and their ability to last for many generations to come.<\/p>\n Business leaders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Kuwait's Mohamed Hammoud Alshaya Company, the retail arm of the Alshaya Group of Companies, is a testament to Alshaya's ability to lead his company through the most difficult circumstances in the region after successive crises that began with the global financial crisis, the European debt crisis, and finally the regional crises that affected the retail sector significantly, but nevertheless, the group continued to expand and achieved good annual growth rates.<\/p>\n Today, Alshaya is one of the most important business leaders in the region and the world. Alshaya Group is one of the most active business groups in the Middle East, operating in multiple sectors including real estate, construction, hotels, retail, information technology and advertising.<\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/span>Global brands<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Mohamed Hammoud Alshaya Company currently owns and operates more than 1,800 stores, representing more than 50 international brands, and as one of the most active and fastest growing companies, the company has stores in 20 markets in the Middle East, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Poland, Egypt, and most recently in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.<\/p>\n Mohammed Alshaya, who holds an MBA from Wharton Business School, holds several senior positions in regional and global organizations, most notably as a member of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development in the State of Kuwait, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Arab Business Council. 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