by Mustafa Taher
Not the way strewn with flowers, was not born in the mouth of a golden spoon, but
Was full of difficulties that he was able to extort even reached the pinnacle of success, he began his career as a cook and a porter, to become today one of the most important business is not in Saudi Arabia but also in the entire region, and carried the story of their struggle, which lasted nearly 80 years in the business world a lot of lessons, and lessons, which provide a path for success for each researcher.
It is Saudi billionaire famous Sheikh Suleiman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi, who is ranked 107 globally in the list of "Forbes" the rich world, and ranked seventh Arab wealth of 8.4 billion dollars, and was able to build an empire economically through projects developed and make it one of the best and most successful enterprise specializing in activity, including the "Al Rajhi Bank," which is one of the largest banking companies on the Arab and the world, and "The National Company for Poultry and egg production," one of the largest poultry farms in the world, as well as "draft sheep" in the cavity, and the draft "National Prawn Company" in the lion, and other major projects.
Home of "zero"
Ould Sheikh Suleiman 1340 e in "Assyah" one of the cities of Al Qassim region, and its origins to the tribe of Bani Zeid in Najd, he moved with his family to Riyadh in search of livelihood, did not complete the Sheikh was educated like the rest of his brothers was permanently absent from school, did not his desire to complete education, where he was stretched to the world of trade to only what he learned that even the second year of primary school.
Began Rajhi his career in the age of ten trading "kerosene", which were not electricity known at the time, was "Kerosene" comes from outside the Kingdom in the "tanks" and then packed in bottles, and profit from this trade penny or penny and a half during the two days , and later worked as a porter for a half penny a day, was the real in the time equal to about 22 pounds, and then go to work as a cook in one of the companies that were operating in state enterprises, but it did not last long, because of the company's refusal to increase his salary like his colleagues at work.
In 1365, boarded the Al-Rajhi and selected stores a small trade "grocery", and the wealth and then about 400 riyals, and five years later began working in the field of banking, was the sell and buy currencies with the pilgrims, and got his start in the world economy when the eye of his brother Saleh Al Rajhi employees with It was his salary at that time, SR 1000.
Says Al Rajhi: "The human head is a computer if used in serious thought and hard work, and channels of action open to everyone waiting for their entry," In this sense, could the reclusive billionaire that builds and runs Sroha economic, and though the men did not complete his education but he managed in the management of his staff, who are mostly of testimonies and experiences an economic meltdown.
The "Al Rajhi Bank," one of the institutions run by Sheikh Suleiman was founded in 1957 and is today one of the largest Islamic banks in the world, it manages assets of $ 124 billion Saudi riyals (33 billion U.S. dollars), with a capital of SR 15 billion (4 billion dollars), and employs more than 8 thousand employees.
Has seen the 1978 integration of the various institutions that bear the name "Al Rajhi" under one umbrella is the "Al Rajhi Banking and Commerce," was in the same year to convert the bank into a Saudi holding company, and plays the bank played a key and essential in bridging the gap between the requirements of modern banking and core values Islamic law, accounting standards and industrial development by example.
The Bank enjoys a wide network of 500 branches, and has the largest customer base, and works in the sectors and different areas, which still continues to grow through diversification of sources of income and development investments, and continue to the bank to develop programs and projects bank with a focus on providing cutting edge e-services and investment products and the most sophisticated, the goal of providing innovative banking and investment, especially e-banking.
The bank won in the first quarter of last year, several awards from the magazine "Iormoni" and "Banker" Asian for his accomplishments in the field of banking individuals and companies, including better funding for several projects in the field of energy, infrastructure, construction and communications in accordance with the principles and provisions of Islamic law, also received the bank, "Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah Prize for" Best site to a commercial bank in the Arab world.
And the expansion of "Al Rajhi Bank" out of the Saudi market, and entered the Malaysian market in 2006, after the granting of banking license, full of action as the first foreign bank in Malaysia by a bank, "Negara Malaysia", the first step in the direction of the bank about to enter the banking market in Southeast Asia , where the introduction of basic banking products to the Asian market, providing a whole new experience of Islamic banking, the bank currently has 19 branches in Malaysia, with plans to increase the number of these branches in the future.
And plays the bank a big role in social life in the Kingdom, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Social Affairs, including the preparation of training programs and development of young people and girls, provide them with opportunities to work in the banking industry, is also collaborating bank with universities, women in the preparation of diplomas in different areas, where the diploma program to train women to provide the necessary support to establish small business ventures.
In the area of health care donation bank, including a total of 600 device designed medical patients in need for the "Friends of the patients", in addition to its contribution to the provision of housing and furniture for the Association within the project cost amounted to 4 million SAR, also signed the bank recently signed an agreement with the "King Fahad Medical City" $ 500 thousand Saudi Riyals annually for the treatment of 600 patients and sick of traveling to other centers for treatment.
Systems and the bank also educational programs to prevent blindness caused by diabetes, has reached the value of the Project 4 million Saudi Riyals, and allocated the Bank project to build and equip a clinic to combat smoking in the area of Al-Ahsa, in addition to pay operating expenses for a period of 3 years, in the project amounted to $ 4.5 million Saudi riyals .
In the area of housing pledged to the bank in cooperation with "the Prince Salman residential", to pay a value of 20 units between the output and Muzahmiah at a cost of $ 6 million riyals, almost, while in the field of philanthropy has developed the "Al Rajhi Bank", in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the investment fund dedicated to the orphans, to invest their money and then they have to return at the end of the command.
Sorouh giant
A "National Prawn Company," a giant edifices built by the Al-Rajhi, the company has received twenty-fifth place in the "fastest 100 Saudi companies developed" through their participation in the "International Forum on Competitiveness", which was held in Riyadh earlier this year.
This was a success across the curriculum proper, which was adopted by the company to take advantage of the economic resources that abound in the country, resources which are not subject to depletion, such as sea and land sabkha is arable and invest in a sustainable and rational, and the creation of coastal development to rural communities, and the containment of their sons and daughters to provide employment opportunities them, and revive the economies of these coastal areas and raise their contributions to the gross domestic national, and adopt a scientific approach, the proper investment, the installation of technologies "industry culture" locally by doing many of the studies and research and testing of specialized, and the introduction of international expertise has its history in the field of culture "shrimp."
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz opened the project in 2003, and has laid the foundation stone for the expanded giant to assume global leadership in this area, where the company has become the most important producer and exporter of "shrimp" in the world, and the project became the only of its kind in the world.
The project "Poultry national" which is located in Qassim, 350 kilometers from the city of Riyadh, is considered the largest of its kind in the Middle East, and one of the mega-projects around the world in the production of poultry and food, and occupy the project area over 200 square kilometers the village of integrated Boqsamaa productivity, houses, mosques, restaurants, roads, water, electricity and communication networks.
And manage this model village cadres of distinguished scientific and competencies productivity trainer, has reached the total cost of this project with the expansion of around 3 billion Saudi riyals, has been equipping the project with the latest technical devices in production of poultry, has achieved the company's production on a global level of quality, which is eligible to be the first national company in the field of poultry production.
The company obtained the certificates ISO 9001)) and (ISO 9002) of "the international standards" as the first poultry company to receive this certificate, and then developed by the testimony of (Iso 9001-2000), also got my degree as well as HACCP (HACCP) and Safety Certificate Food (SQF) as the first company in the Gulf and the Middle East undermine the global certificates.
Gratitude
Despite the burdens of the many burdens of Sheikh Suleiman, but he did not hesitate to charitable work, seen in gratitude to this country, and in this connection, the many charitable initiatives, including the announcement of the establishment of "University Assyah" which provision had been nearly half billion riyals, down payment, after the issuance of Royal Decree which allows created.
In this context, stressed Rajhi he did not establish the university in order to profit, but is mainly a service to the nation and its citizens, will be the student's poor hosting service that comes through the charity, but with limited income will be their payments according to what they can, makes it easier for everyone to higher education .
According to Sheikh Sulaiman Al Rajhi that will equip the university with the latest qualifications from universities in the world all the possibilities, and will bring her superior teaching staff to become a global edifice was talking about near and far, and raises the proportion of education to the sons of the nation to high levels.
And play, "Suleiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Charity" a major role in the field of philanthropy, the Foundation has provided generous donations to the Charitable Society for the memorization of the Koran in the Riyadh region, and reached more than five million riyals, which led His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz to the delivery of Shield Assembly of Sheikh Suleiman Al Rajhi, the Foundation has also provided support for associations of recovery in various regions of the kingdom of 17 million riyals, the contribution of the Assembly to encourage the emerging of the nation to save the book of God and to learn and work.
And play "library Sulaiman Al Rajhi Charity" role culturally significant, and is the most advanced library at the level of Al Qassim region, characterized by the library its services high-end, which made the numbers of visitors are increasing day after day, even though their numbers are sometimes up to one hundred visitors per day, a number of compared to large public libraries in the region, which does not exceed the number of visitors have fingers of one hand.
As for the beneficiaries has reached the number who have completed their Masters and PhDs in the Library, since it opened and even today, nearly thirty people, the secret of the popularity of the researchers on this library in particular that they had established rooms dedicated to them, and that those who favor quiet, was the division of each room, including to five cabins to accommodate not only five researchers only
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