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Kassem Bin Darwish Fakhro (1897-1992) Kassem learned by heart the entire Quraan when he was eleven years old, and then joined one of the first schools opened by H.E Abdullah Bin Jassim Al-Thani in1917. He was an eminent man in the state of Qatar, and worked asa teacher of Islamic Doctrine, and Chaired the awareness committee during the period from 1951-1956, and continued to be the Imam for Muslim Prayer until he died. He was one of the most prominent businessmen in Qatar, and established a number of companies in various fields. His activities also included the expansion of the Darwish Group to encompass other Gulf Countries, apart from his other numerous economic investments in the region. As Kassem was a well-informed Islamic Scholar, and as he was the chairman of the awareness committee, in addition to his full mastery of Arabian culture, Kassem enjoyed extremely close and purposeful relationships with important leaders and business men in other Gulf and Islamic Countries. He was also very receptive to visits to Qatar by Islamic scholars of distinction. Kassem was known as a beneficent man, and being fond of Islamic teachings, his charities reached a number of Islamic countries, publishing a number of Islamic books which are still used as an going on benefaction. Sadly missed, he passed away in 1992 The Darwish Group is one of the largest group of companies in Qatar. It has been instrumental in the country's commercial development. The group commenced operations in 1911, as a local agent providing the labour force, accommodation, communication, transportation and other services to premier oil and mining exploration companies in Qatar. Behind this auspicious start were the visionary brothers - Kassem, Abdulla and Abdul Rahman - sons of Darwish Fakhro. Soon, with Qatar witnessing unprecedented heights of economic growth, the company diversified into a spectrum of industrial activities, including contracting, building, imports and general trading of international products, in oil & gas, manufacturing, travel & tourism as well as the hospitality industry. This led to the birth of Darwish Trading Company, under the able guidance and management and ownership of Kassem Darwish Fakhro. Kassem Darwish Fakhro also emerged as one of the most prominent businessmen and renowned philanthropist in the Gulf region. He, along with his sons, continued to develop the company and expand its activities until the rise of KDS (The Darwish Group) in 1971. Since then, the group has witnessed progressive and dynamic growth, keeping pace with world class technology and at the forefront of innovation in Qatar hrough its various business units and affiliates. With the sad demise of its illustrious founder in 1992, the ownership passed on to his sons, Nasser Jassem Darwish and Hasan Jassem Darwish, who were authorized by their brothers Ahmed, Salman, Khalil, Abdullah, Hamad and Ali. Today, the The Darwish Group is committed to fulfill its customer's requirements, to assure quality and professionalism throughout its operations, as a consequence of which the deep and intimate local knowledge built up over the years by the group should be of interest to any company wishing to do business in the area. Darwish Group also has business ventures and commercial complexes in the U.A.E and the Kingdom of Bahrain.