Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons Company (MAK Group) is a private Kuwaiti based group with diverse interests and activities worldwide. Established as a trading company more than 100 years ago it has since developed into a large multi-national company. Following on from 1956 and with the advent of the construction boom in the Gulf, caused by the build-up of oil wealth in the region, Kharafi’s Construction Division quickly assumed a dominant role and expanded in response to the demands of a rapidly developing nation. Furthermore with our Factories Division and other construction related subsidiaries we are one of the most vertically integrated companies, fully staffed and equipped capable of meeting any of today’s challenges and opportunities The activities covered are those in construction, manufacturing and commerce though within the Group we have Americana the largest food company in the Middle East and investments that include Kuwait’s leading financial institutions and other companies listed on the stock exchange. With an annual turnover exceeding US$5 Billion the M.A. Kharafi Group now operates in more than 25 countries around the world and has more than 120,000 employees, and continues to march ahead with firm commitments to development, growth and progress.