Hayel Saeed
Hayel Saeed Anam | |
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| Born | 1902 |
| Died | April 23, 1990 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and philanthropist |
Hayel Saeed An'am (Arabic: هائل سعيد أنعم) (1902 – 23 April 1990) was a Yemeni businessman and the founder of Hayel Saeed Anam Group,[1][2] a conglomerate that has a revenue turnover as large as US$10 billion. His group is fully owned by his family and runs over 92 companies around the world spread across various geographies: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, United Kingdom, Kenya and Nigeria. He retired from the executive role in the business in 1970 to fully run the social welfare foundation he founded. He died on April 23, 1990.
Values and Vision
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The values instilled in Hayel Saeed An’am and his brothers by their late father, Saeed An'am, contributed to their success. Their success was primarily driven by the virtues of integrity, honesty, trust, generosity, continuous charity, and the love of goodness. (P. 34). In addition to valuing education, Hayel Saeed sought to end illiteracy by helping to improve the educational attainment of his nation's citizens. His many initiatives towards this goal include launching the Hayel Saeed Anam's Annual Award for Science and Art in 1996.[3]
His Life
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He was born in the village of Qaradh - Arouk - Hujaryyah - Taiz Governorate, Yemen. He was the third of four sons Mohamed Saeed An'am, Abdu Saeed Anam, Hayel Saeed Anam, and Jazem Saeed Anam. At the beginning of his life, he worked in sewing clothes and selling what he made. In 1915, he left his village, Qaradh, heading towards the city of Aden. He immigrated to France where he stayed for almost ten years. He started a small business during his stay in France, where he got positive feedback on his integrity, skills and quality of his trade that remained unforgettable throughout his life.
He then returned to Aden to start a small business with his brothers which was a small grocery store in the district of Mualla, Aden. After he was forced to leave Aden by the communist party, who seized all his assets and business, the company expanded significantly in Taiz. During the 1970s he opened the first private sector factory in the country followed by other international expansion to the GCC and UK in the late 70's. The 80's witnessed the expansion to Southeast Asia, and Egypt which witnessed the group's venture into the edible oil industry.
His values and principles continue to guide the group's work and expansion even after his passing. Following his death in 1990, the group launched an Establishment of Cooking Oil and Gee in 1992 in Egypt, Alsaeed Foundation of Sciences and Culture in Yemen in 1996, the establishment of General Trading of Agro commodities Midstar FZE in the UAE in 2006, and the first Industrial plants established in Ghana/Angola/Senegal in 2019, and the list goes on.
Aligned with his vision of philanthropy, when COVID 19 hit in 2020 the group organized an International Initiative on COVID-19 which aimed to improve the limited testing for the out-break in Yemen. Life as a philanthropist, he built schools, colleges, helped communities, lent money to the government of Yemen, & built 2,000 mosques.
References
[edit]- ^ Mughal, Waqar. "Hayel Saeed Anam Group (HSA Group) - The Top 100 Arab Family Businesses". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Magazine, Lee Hoverd, Tharawat. "Hayel Saeed Anam (HSA) Group: The Power of Giving in the Pursuit of Sustainability". stories.tharawat-magazine.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ The Inspiring Man, Hael Saeed Anam Book