- CEO
- Abdullah Abdul Samad Abdullah Marafie
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate development
- Address
- Kuwait City Kuwait
- IPO Date
- Aug 22, 1998
- Business
- Al-Arabiya Real Estate Company K.S.C.P. is a Kuwait-based public shareholding company engaged in real estate development, property investment, hospitality management, and financial investment activities. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the company operates as a key real estate development and asset management arm of the Bukhamseen Group Holding Company. The company conducts its business across three primary operating segments: Real Estate, Hospitality and Tourism, and Investment.
The company provides a comprehensive range of real estate and hospitality solutions, including the acquisition, development, sale, and leasing of commercial properties, such as office complexes, commercial centers, and retail facilities; the development, operation, and rental of residential properties, including apartment buildings, residential compounds, and mixed-use communities; real estate asset and property management services, comprising facilities maintenance, property administration, and leasing services for private and public sector clients; hospitality and lodging services, operating full-service hotels and leisure facilities, including properties such as Holiday Inn Kuwait and Sharjah Rotana; build-operate-transfer project management and infrastructure development; land acquisition, subdivision, and trading; and equity portfolio management, maintaining strategic equity holdings in entities such as AREC Properties Co. Ltd, Kuwaiti Real Estate Developer W.L.L., Sharm Dreams Real Estate Development, and Egyptian Gulf Bank. The company serves individual homebuyers, corporate tenants, commercial enterprises, and hospitality guests across its primary domestic market in Kuwait, with additional regional operations and investment assets spanning the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and the broader Middle East and North Africa region.
In recent developments, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Company has focused on optimizing its real estate asset portfolio and enhancing operational efficiencies across its commercial and hospitality divisions. The company has undertaken strategic portfolio revaluations and asset management reviews across its primary income-generating investment properties, which constitute the majority of its consolidated asset base. Operationally, the company has implemented cost-containment measures and performance-enhancement programs within its hospitality operations to improve occupancy rates and revenue per available room following regional market adjustments. Furthermore, the company has advanced corporate governance and regulatory compliance initiatives aimed at streamlining its direct investment holdings in alignment with its statutory frameworks and corporate bylaws, while collaborating with Bukhamseen Group Holding Company to pursue targeted development and property repositioning initiatives across Gulf Cooperation Council markets.