Yousif bin Abdulrahman Fakhro
| Yousif bin Abdulrahman Fakhro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1871 |
| Died | 1952 |
| Occupation | Bahraini businessman |
Yousif bin Abdulrahman Al-Hassan Al-Fakhro (Arabic: يَوسف بن عَبدالرحمن بن عَبدالله بن حسن بن محمود آل فخرو) (lived 1871–1952), also known as Yousif Al Oud, was one of the most prominent and wealthiest businessmen in Bahrain.
He owned more than fifty ships (dhows) that roamed the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, with offices in Bahrain, Basra, India, Kuwait and Dubai, and established what is known today as the Fakhro Group, a diversified family business based in Bahrain.
He was known to finance the government of Bahrain at the time and the Ottoman army.
He was one of the few businessmen that filled in to establish the first school in Bahrain in 1919, Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifiya.
Progeny
He had five sons:
- Ahmed (died 1979)
- Mohammad (died 1989)
- Abdulla (died 2001)
- Ibrahim (died 2001)
- Ali (died 2008)
He also had eight daughters.
External links
http://alfakhro.net/family/images/stories/men/yousuf%20abd%20fakhro.jpg
