Aramex

Not to be confused with Aramark.

Aramex
Company typePublic
DFM: ARMX
Industrycourier, freight forwarding, express logistics
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982) in Jordan
FounderBill Kingson
Fadi Ghandour
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people
Othman Aljeda (CEO)
ServicesExpress Logistics,
Domestic Express,
Freight Forwarding,
Logistics, Shop & Ship,
Warehousing,
Customs Clearance
RevenueIncrease US$1.652 billion[1] (2021)
Decrease US$83.22 million (2021)
Decrease US$62.1 million (2021)
Total assetsUS$1.47 billion (2021)
Total equityDecrease US$728.54 million (2021)
Number of employees
16,359 (2021)
Websitewww.aramex.com

Aramex is an Emirati multinational logistics, courier and package delivery company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] The company was founded by Fadi Ghandour and Bill Kingson in 1982 in Amman, Jordan.[2][3][4] It is the first Arab-based company to be listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.[2][5][6] Aramex is listed on the Dubai Financial Market.[6][7] Othman Aljeda is CEO of the company.[8] Aramex has approximately 18,000 employees in 70 countries.[6]

Thomas Friedman profiled the company in his book, The World Is Flat.[2][9]

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  4. ^ Rory Jones (8 January 2014). "IFC, Aramex Founder to Launch VC Fund for MENA Tech Startups". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Fadi Ghandour, Founder Of Aramex". NPR. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Aramex: About us". 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ Massoud A. Derhally (20 May 2012). "Aramex to spend $100m on acquisitions by 2013, says CEO". Arabian Business. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. ^ Al Dhahir, Nadia (6 May 2021). "Dubai's Aramex appoints Othman Aljeda as CEO". Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Innovation key to carve niche: Aramex". Emirates 24/7. 22 September 2008.