UAE
UAE businessman Majid Al Futtaim passes away
Emirati businessman Majid Al Futtaim has passed away.
Ruler of Dubai paid tribute to the Futtaim on Twitter, hailing him as “one of Dubai’s most important” business leaders, Al Futtaim’s death was announced today.
Al Futtaim was the owner and founder of the Majid Al Futtaim Group, which he founded in 1992. Al Futtaim’s most notable properties in the UAE include the Mall of the Emirates, Mirdif City Centre and over 300 Carrefour supermarkets and hypermarkets across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Its showpiece mall, the Mall of the Emirates, is a major attraction in Dubai and is home to the indoor ski slope.
