Khalid Abdul Rahim

Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahim
Khalid Abdulrahim
Native name خالد محمد عبد الرحيم
Born (1962-01-07) 7 January 1962
Residence Kingdom of Bahrain
Nationality Bahraini
Alma mater Glasgow Caledonian University (MSc Construction Management) UK, University of Austin, US
Occupation Chairman of:
KAR Group of Companies,
Cebarco Bahrain SPC
Children Nouf Abdul Rahim, Mohammed Abdul Rahim, Dalal Abdul Rahim

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 building construction and civil engineering company. Projects completed by the company include Bahrain International Circuit, Yas Marina Circuit, Bahrain City Centre, the Sheikh Isa bin Salman Library and Conference Centre, Citibank Headquarters, King Hamad Highway and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce.

Biography

Khalid Abdulrahim was born in Manama in 1962. In 1979, he went to the US to attend St Edwards University in Austin at Texas. After obtaining his degree Abdulrahim joined his family business and in 1986. Not long before he had started his own civil engineering company "Cebarco Bahrain SPC."

Khalid's completed further studies at the Glasgow Caledonian University while engaged in construction projects in Bahrain; the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit which had to be completed in 16 months. It was completed on time and this achievement helped to establish him as a major player in the construction industry in the Middle East.

Achievements

Khalid Rahim with Lord Gus McDonald

Khalid Abdulrahim was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering by Glasgow Caledonian University in recognition of his outstanding achievement, contribution and extensive experience within the construction industry in Bahrain and internationally.[1]

In 2008, Khalid Rahim was nominated among the finalists for the Middle East Entrepreneur of the year award. In 2010 Khalid Rahim was invited to the House of Lords in the UK by Lord Gus McDonald to congratulate Rahim on the award of the Alumni Achievers award from Glasgow Caledonian University where he also acts as Chancellor. Khalid Rahim jointly received the 'International Achievement Award' at Industry Excellence Awards Ceremony (MCIEA)2004, held in Kuala Lumpur, along with Chua Siow Leng of WCT Engineering Berhad for the successful completion of the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of the time schedule.

Car collection

Abdulrahim is a collector and investor in high performance cars. His collection is includes limited editions, cars once owned by famous racing drivers and the last production models of certain marques. Among his collection is a 1964 E-Type Jaguar once owned by the American racing driver Phil Hill. He owns:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gcu.ac.uk/newsevents/news/article.php?id=82508. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "M.K.A.R on Instagram: "Chassis 006 is finally home #satinpurplecarbonfiber"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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