About Us

About The Owner/Chairman

The AQI group was founded in 1956 by late Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah, who died in 1991. Then after his death, the company was inherited by his son Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. He is a Kuwaiti entrepreneur and a notable member of the House of Sabah, the ruling family of Kuwait. He is the Owner and chairman of AQI GROUP, Action Hotels, Action Real Estate as well as vice-chairman of their parent family holding company Action Group Holdings. Mubarak was also previously the founding chairman of the Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company until its merger in 2022 with the Kuwait Projects Company.


AQI GROUP Company contributes to supporting and encouraging various economic sectors, seizing investment opportunities and assisting local, regional and global companies and institutions, which drives economic growth.

Equipped with his business acumen and exceptional people skills, he was committed to adding real value to the nation, customers, and stakeholders. Building upon his vision, we remain vigilant to this hallmark of quality across all our businesses and in all we do.

Driven by our purpose of enriching lives, we have grown into a conglomerate of many companies with presence in seven diverse sectors and strive to help, shape a better world with our exceptional products and services. We have been able to transform the challenges that the global economy has experienced into successful opportunities, as we have been able to take advantage of the current circumstances to expand, spread and develop our business significantly and remarkably to be among the most important UAE national companies at the regional and international levels.

We will continue to provide our services with confidence and the highest level of professionalism as you entrusted us.

Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
Owner/Chairman

KAREEM ASIF BÁSIM FAROOQ - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

KAREEM ASIF BÁSIM FAROOQ has over 35 years’ experience in managing luxury automotive brands from Japan and Europe in the Middle East. KAREEM manages the Automotive division of the Group and holds post-graduate diplomas in political science and administration and is a founding member of the Automobile Sector Committee, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.



SAJJAD SALEEM UMAR- Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

SAJJAD SALEEM UMAR joined AQI Group in 2001. With more than 28 years of experience in the information technology industry, SAJJAD SALEEM heads a team of professionals with responsibilities for technical oversight that include research, development, technology, and product design activities spanning across the AQI Group portfolio.



WALID YADHAR-MALIK ZAYD - Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

WALID YADHAR-MALIK ZAYD is an internationally accomplished Group CFO, Vice President, Board Member and Keynote speaker, WALID YADHAR-MALIK has many years of experience in Finance, Strategy, and Audit with over 30 years of demonstrated history in delivering strong results in the automotive, financial services, real estate, media, renewable energy, healthcare, environmental and food & beverage industries.

Get in touch

Phone: +971559 914 5872
info@aqigroup-ae.com
Al Hamra Industrial Zone, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
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