Aramex

Business focus

Logistics, Ports & Transport

Description

Founded in 1982 in Amman, Jordan by Fadi Ghandour and Bill Kingson — the name derives from "Arab American Express" — Aramex moved its HQ to Dubai in 1985 and became the first Arab company listed on NASDAQ in 1997. Since 2005 it has traded on the Dubai Financial Market (ARMX). Now majority-owned by Abu Dhabi's sovereign fund ADQ, Aramex operates in over 70 countries and 600+ cities with revenue exceeding $1.6 billion.