Khalaf ahmed al habtoor biography of michael

Decades ago, Khalaf Al Habtoor had a dream. Hailing from humble beginnings, he said, “As a young boy, my greatest ambition was to one day own my own shop.” His deep-seated ambition and drive to grow with the UAE took Al Habtoor from strength to strength as he built a thriving business conglomerate out of a small engineering firm started in 1970.

The business took off with the UAE Federation’s formation in 1971.

The company later became Al Habtoor Group, ranking among the most successful family-owned ones in the Gulf region, with interests in the hospitality, automotive, vehicle leasing, real estate and education sectors, and employing thousands of people in the UAE and abroad.

In the words of Khalaf Al Habtoor, “I’m grateful that my Group’s companies — construction, automotive, hotels and schools — were given the opportunity to contribute towards UAE’s phenomenal growth.”

A self-made man, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor is a prominent and highly respect