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The House of Khouzaa has been a pioneering house of creativity and industry throughout history and is embedded within Islamic, Middle Eastern and European History. More than one thousand years later, AMH’s identity is a result of our history.

200 AD

3rd Century AD – 7th Century AD

Custodian and Rulers of the Holy City of Mecca 300 years before the Prophet Mohammed was born

400 AD

3rd Century AD – 6th Century AD

Rulers of the Lakhmids Kingdom in Mesopotamia

600 AD

7th Century AD – 1258 AD

Creation of the Abbasid Empire

600 AD

Late 7th Century AD

Creators of the ancient city of Baghdad

800 AD

Late 9th Century AD – 1300 AD

Rulers of modern-day Valencia and Alicante region of Spain

1640

1640 – 1877

Rulers of the Emirate of Khouzaa (modern day Iraq)

1900

Early 1900’s – 1920’s

Rulers of the Kingdom of the Middle Euphrates

1920

1920’s – 1970s

Allied with the British Empire to help liberate Iraq from the Ottoman Empire.

1980

1980

Establishment of Dior partnership for men’s couture

1980

1980

Establishment of Yves Saint Laurent partnership for luxury homewares

1980

1980

Establishment of duty free distribution for luxury perfumes and cosmetics

1982

1982

Expansion into luxury accessories, watches and jewellery

1984

1984

Diversification into the pharmaceutical industry, establishing partnerships with multinational pharmaceuticals

1985

1985

Expansion into airline concessions and distribution

1988

1988

Establishment of supply partnership with Revlon

1995

1995

Sudan Airways inflight and duty free concession

1996

1996

Establishment of supply partnerships with Dior, L’Oreal, Armani, Lancome, Paco Rabanne, Givenchy, Gucci & YSL

1997

1997

Establishment of supply partnerships with Mont Blanc and Cartier

2004

2004

Diversification into real estate and construction

2004

2004

Creation of Imam Ali International Airport in Iraq (later called Middle Euphrates International Airport)

2004

2004

Creation of the national housing programme in Iraq to help rebuild the country after the war

2008

2008

Awarded 10,000 low cost homes to build in Iraq as part of Iraq rebuilding programme

2012

2012

Partnership with Sudan for duty free

2013

2013

Governments and Diplomatic Supply partnerships

2018

2018

Iraqi Airways inflight duty free partnership

2018

2018

Iraq Sea Ports duty free partnership