Information:
M.A. Kharafi & Sons is a Kuwait based multi-national
company which was established in The Gambia in June
2003. The business activities of its subsidiaries in
The Gambia are in a number of different fields.
M.A. Kharafi & Sons Co. Ltd.
Business activities includes construction, investments, industrial
development, manufacturing, communications, restaurants,
import and export.
The construction unit has been particularly active in
the rehabilitation of main roads. It is currently (2008)
waiting to build the Mandina Ba–Soma road which stretches
to just over 140 km.
Hotels &
Tourism:
In 2004 the company purchased The Kairaba Hotel in Kololi.
This is a 4 Star Accommodation, Food
& Beverages, Restaurants & Banqueting, Conference
and Commercial Activities.
The company built the Sheraton Gambia Resort at Brufut
Heights which was finished in May 2007. This last
project employed around 900 people during the construction
phase.
Agriculture (MAK Farm Foods):
This division has a farm at Kafuta Village called Kafuta
Farm which covers an area of 208 hectares and cost over
$6,000,000. The General Manager of Agricultural Products
is Dr. A. El Ezaby while the area manager is Mr. Mohamed
Nagaty.
The farm grows maize, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines,
melons, lettuce, onions as well as other sorts of vegetables.
Global Activities:
Globally Kharafi and Sons operates in more than 25 countries
around the world and has more than 100,000 employees.
Nasser Al-Kharafi is president of Mohammed Abdulmohsin
Al-Kharafi & Sons Company (MAK Group).
General contracting; electromechanical engineering;
steel and aluminium fabrication; manufacture of ready-mix
concrete, asphalt, irrigation, water treatment plants,
pumping stations, port works gas and oil pipelines,
airports and more.
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