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The Faruq al-Arshi (Arabic: فاروق) family are a Sunni muslim Family that originates from Saudi Arabia belonging to the Al ansar tribe that settled in Bastak in the Hormozgan province in Iran in the year 1200 Hijri. The family is amongst the first of UAE’s business and aristocratic families.〔Anne Coles & Peter Jackson, Windtower: Houses of the Bastaki, pg 12-13-14-15 (2007)〕〔Mariam Behnam, Zelzelah: A Women before her time, pg 19 (2007)〕 As of 2014, the majority of the family members reside in the UAE, Bahrain, USA and Canada. The Farooq Al Arshi family are the first cousins of the Al Olema family.〔 The Al Olemas are also known as the Sheikh Sultan Al Ulama, the Fikree and the Al Khaldi family. ==Background== The Al Arshi family led by Al Hajj Mohammed Aqil was part of the first wave of migration which started in 1899 due to the "introduction of customs tax by the Persian government under the Qajar dynasty which led to reduced profits for merchants.〔Anne Coles & Peter Jackson, Windtower: Houses of the Bastaki, pg 14-15 (2007)〕 Political instability in 1909, and a flu epidemic in 1918 saw the heads of most merchant families from Bastak relocate to Arab States of the Persian Gulf, Karachi and Indian Ocean regions.〔 After Al Hajj Mohammed Aqil died, his sons Mohammed Farooq, known as The Great Farooq and Ahmed Al Arshi took over as the heads of the family expanding the business internationally and mainly trading in diamonds, pearls and precious stones. As Coles and Jakson put it "The Great Farooq’s generosity and hospitality earned him respect and a reputable status amongst Gulf royalty".〔 After Mohammed Farooq died, his son Abdulkarim Farooq became the heir to the family. Abdulkarim Farooq was also an advisor to the rulers of Dubai, specifically the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the former ruler of Dubai, and other rulers across the Persian Gulf.〔Anne Coles & Peter Jackson, ''Windtower: Pioneers'', pg 13 (2007)〕 Abdulkarim Farooq owned a general trading establishment in Al Bastakiya, Dubai known as London store which specialized in importing quality brands directly from London,UK. He was regarded as the "wealthiest man in Dubai and owned symbols of affluence which included a yacht".〔Anne Coles & Peter Jackson, ''Windtower: Pioneers'',pg 12- 13 (2007)〕 The rapidly expanding family business is now a truly global brand through various members of the respectable family amongst which is son of Mohammed Aqil Mohammed farooq Mohammed Aqil Arshi: Dr. Mohammed Zubair Farooq Al Arshi, a renowned poet 〔http://www.thedowdays.com/wp/2013/11/17/zubair-farooq-dowite-1977-a-poet-in-4-languages/〕 and meical doctor.〔http://www.uaemd.net/profile.php?pf=3945〕 Family members that currently rule the business include Rashid Mohammed Zubair Farooq Al Arshi, a successful and ambitious entrepreneur. He is responsible for spearheading the Farooq Al Arshi family office in to a successful brand. Al Arshi’s entrepreneurial spirit has also led him to start up and establish further business ventures. Rashid Mohammed Zubair Farooq Al Arshi is currently the executive chairman of Eminence International and Regnery Investments L.L.C and group CEO of Eminence Investments L.L.C.〔http://www.abudhabienv.ae/permalink/10895.html〕 Rashid Mohammed Zubair Farooq Al Arshi is a board member of a number of reputed local and international commercial and Charitable organisations and has served as an advisor to many members of the Gulf royal families.〔 The female members of the Farooq family have also contributed successfully. Faiqa Farooq, daughter of The Great Farooq, was the Arab world's first female ambassador of the United Nations. Faiqa was born in Paris in 1929, and joined the diplomatic corps of Tunisia due to her Tunisian mother, and was soon posted to Washington as the Third Secretary.〔Al Jum'a, November 12, 1982〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farooq family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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