Khalid Abdul Rahim

Khalid Abdulrahim

Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahim خالد محمد عبد الرحيم
File:Khalid cebarco3.jpg Khalid Abdulrahim
Born	(1962-01-07) 7 January 1962
Nationality	Bahraini
Alma mater	Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, University of Austin. Texas
Occupation(s)	Chairman of: KAR Group of Companies, Cebarco Bahrain SPC
Children	Noof Abdul Rahim, Mohammed Abdul Rahim, Dalal Abdul Rahim

Biography

'Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahim' ( Arabic :' خالد محمد عبد الرحيم' ) is a Bahraini business magnate and construction tycoon is the founder and chairman of KAR group of companies. The focal point of this business group is Cebarco Bahrain, a leading building construction and civil engineering company. Khalid's vision, personal drive and guidance, the Cebarco flagship has completed many land mark projects of varying size and complexity; notably, The Bahrain International Circuit, Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Circuit,Bahrain City Center, the Sheikh Isa bin Salman Library and Conference Centre, Citibank Headquarters, King Hamad Highway, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce to name but a few among them.

Khalid Abdulrahim was born in Manama in 1962. In 1979, he travelled to the US to attend St Edwards University in Austin at Texas. After obtaining his degree Abdulrahim joined his family business and in 1986. The expertise he accrued by helping his father running the family business provided him with the unique insight into the complexities of handling a business in the Middle Eastern environment. It was not long before he started his own civil engineering company "Cebarco Bahrain SPC" and excel in the field of real estate development.

Khalid's uncanny capability of realising the lacunae, market demand and trends led him to undertake further studies at the Glasgow Caledonian University while being busy with one of the most challenging construction projects in Bahrain - the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit which had to be completed in 16 months from a standing start. It was completed on time and this achievement helped to establish him as a major player in the construction industry in the Middle East, a new force to be reckoned with. In 2008 Khalid was nominated among the finalists for the Middle East Entrepreneur of the year award.

References

• Arabian Knight - Volume 10 ( issue 5)
• Bahrain Clientele - January 2009 issue.
• Bahrain This Month - November 2008 issue.
• http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=232519
• http://www.gcu.ac.uk/alumni/alumniachievementawards/khalidrahim
• http://www.cebarco.com.bh/news_events_details.asp?id=56
• http://www.tradearabia.com/news/ECO_169253.html
• http://www.gcu.ac.uk/newsevents/pressoffice/bydate/2010/1/name,12221,en.html
• http://www.gculondon.ac.uk/news/managed/news/bydate/2010/2/name,8101,en.html
• http://www.tradearabia.com/news/ECO_169253.html
• http://www.gcu.ac.uk/study/internationalstudents/newsevents/news/bydate/2011/1/name,32051,en.html
• http://www.gculondon.ac.uk/aboutgculondon/testimonials/
• http://www.gcu.ac.uk/newsevents/news/bycategory/alumni/2/name,11617,en.html
• http://www.carsuk.net/f1-back-in-the-u-s-a-2012/

External links

• http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008081414383
• http://www.ameinfo.com/30525.html
• http://www.meed.com/cebarco-working-in-the-fast-lane/356471.article
• http://gulfnews.com/business/construction/maf-investments-awards-dh1-24b-bahrain-city-contract-to-cebarco-1.244926