Alfardan Group of Companies
Alfardan’s have been renowned as one of the Arabian Gulf’s leading merchant families for over one hundred years, The foundations of the family’s fortunes were laid towards the end of the 19th. century by Ibrahim Alfardan, who established himself as a pearl trader, dealing in what was then the Gulf’s sole high-value tradeable commodity.
The clear warm waters of the Arabian Gulf boast the finest pearls in the world, and the pearl beds off Qatar’s coast were known to be among the best in the region. Ibrahim’s passion for pearls was so great that he came to be acknowledged as a leading expert on pearls in the Gulf. An attention to detail and a commitment to quality has been central to the Alfardan’s business since the earliest days.
The creation of cultured pearls by the Japanese at the end of the 1920’s dealt a serious blow to the market for the natural pearl; and the outbreak of World War II caused a catastrophic disruption of trade routes between the Gulf and India, the main market for Gulf pearls.
Alfardan Group of Companies
BMW Showroom,
Suhaim Bin Hamad St.
Bin Mahmoud, Al-Sadd
P.O. Box 3673, Doha, Qatar
Tel : (+974) 4477577
Fax : (+974) 4477799
e-mail : afa@alfardan.com.qa
www.alfardan.com.qa
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