Vision, Mission, Philosophy

The Late Haji Hassan Al A’ali

Founder

OUR PHILOSOPHY

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“Step by step is my philosophy to achieve success.”

With these words of wisdom by the founder, and the competence of his successors, Haji Hassan Group is managed by his descendants, who are armed with the same sense and commitment, innovation, community and responsibility as his.

Haji Hassan’s success story began with many struggles and hardships, but he overcame them all. He succeeded in the construction industry and became the first to establish a chain of factories. Amidst a competitive commercial market, Haji Hassan embarked on a challenging journey towards success, from his humble roots in the village of A’ali to the hub of business in the Kingdom’s capital, Manama.

The group had been in existence since the emergence of the construction and infrastructure industries during the fifties and sixties. During this period, Haji Hassan had the vast potential and opportunities; and so he ventured in the business armed with his success philosophy and founded the first Asphalt Factory in Bahrain in the 60s, which was the starting point for Haji Hassan who became one of the biggest successful entrepreneurs in the country. During that time, he introduced to the country the use of specialized machineries for reclamation and excavation. In the 70s, he expanded his business by founding a large-scale Readymix and another Precast factories, followed by the establishment of a block-manufacturing factory and more.

Today it is a diversified conglomeration of complementary businesses, which has been serving the construction and industrial services sector in Bahrain. It became the foundation of Haji Hassan’s growing empire, which soon transformed him into an iconic symbol in the industry, as the largest provider of excellent standard construction services to both the public and private sectors in the Kingdom. Haji Hassan Al A’ali pursued his goals diligently one at a time, aided by his methodical, perceptive and insightful qualities. Over a period of time, he established the Haji Hassan Group and eventually ventured into the construction and infrastructure industries, commencing in the ‘Noora’ Trade.

Vision
Mission

To be a leading contributor to Bahrain and the Region’s evolution, by continuing to be an innovator and trendsetter.

As a trusted innovator, trendsetter, and with a customer focus our high standards will contribute to the region’s growth through efficient, sustainable, and quality construction, manufacturing, and services, prioritizing community, our people, and safety first.

COMPANIES

Actively engaged in the manufacture of various construction materials for the Kingdom and region’s vast private and public sector infrastructure projects.

Years

Through our capabilities and an insatiable drive to succeed, we have defied obstacles for over 6 decades of successful expansion and growth.

PEOPLE

We pride ourselves on appointing experts in every subject matter related to construction.

SUCCESS STORY

“My loyalty is to my country and its people, first and foremost. The profit I make is a profit generated from the country and the people.”

– Haji Hassan Al A’ali

Haji Hassan Al-Aali (May he rest in peace) has achieved a high level of success because he had developed the opportunity that was at hand. With patience, faith in God, will and love for his family, he optimized all he had and built an empire greater than anyone could have imagined.

Being the son of a poor farmer, he started from humble beginnings. As he was the eldest son, the need to help his family exceeded the necessity to go to school. Therefore at the age of 9 he began selling vegetables, then added fish to the trade, and eventually Noora (cement made from limestone). His days would start at 5am, and when most youths played or went to school, Haji Hassan would work productively and efficiently moving from one village to another. Every time he saw an opportunity to increase trade and profit more, he grabbed it. Travelling by donkey, his hard work allowed him to support his family necessities. Soon after, business started to expand as he went from 1 donkey to 4 and from working alone to hiring help. At the young age of 25 he was doing very well in his career and always a step forward, had enough money to buy land and set up a shop on Lulu Road. In addition, he traded his donkeys and was able to purchase a truck in order to expand his Noora business.

A trip to Lebanon to purchase a block making machine transformed Haji Hassan’s vision. He met a man named Idrees on the plane that he wanted to employ. Idrees asked for a high salary in which Haji Hassan jokingly suggested that he would be willing to pay the next time he sees Idrees. They said their goodbyes, Haji Hassan went back to Bahrain to set up the new machine he purchased from Lebanon and soon after Idrees appears. As Haji Hassan is a man of his word, he employed the well-educated and well-travelled Idrees. Idrees wasted no time and taught Haji Hassan all he knows about how the world works and they both left on a mission to Europe. From Rome to Milan to Belgium to Sweden, Germany and London, Haji Hassan was overwhelmed by the technology and advanced mechanisms used by European construction companies. Despite people’s pessimistic outlook, Haji Hassan took the risk and purchased a German machine which produced 4,000 blocks in eight hours. Haji Hassan enjoyed around 5 years of a monopoly until competitors entered the market; however they were no threat as he was far ahead of them all and kept growing by the day. Thus began the initial stages and step by step establishment of a grand enterprise known as the HajiHassan Group (HHG).

Due to patience, hard work, faith in God and Islamic values Haji Hassan progressively embarked on a journey to provide the best for his family and help the poor of Bahrain. He built an empire from nothing yet he did not even know the letters of the alphabet, his lack of education to him highlighted its importance which he instilled in his family. Even when Bahrain was at a time where men were favored to receive tertiary education, he encouraged his daughters to further their education and witness firsthand the world abroad equally to his sons. With the encouragement, his family members had the best education they could possibly have and soon joined his enterprises and supported the man who has spent his entire life building an empire in order to provide his family and country the greatest life conceivable. For his country he provided many with education opportunities, scholarships and homes for the poor, he never fails to forget that he was once poor and needy, therefore he felt his obligation to his fellow countrymen and society people.

Haji Hassan Group is committed to continuous development by providing high quality products and services to deliver value to its public and private sector clients.