Ibrahim al-Arjani
Ibrahim al-Arjani (also Al-Organi) (Arabic: ابراهيم العرجاني; born December 1977) is an Egyptian businessman.[1]
Ibrahim al-Arjani | |
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| ابراهيم العرجاني | |
| Born | December 7, 1977 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and tribal leader |
| Notable work | Founder and CEO of Al Organi Group, Hala for Consulting and Tourism and the Leader of Tarabin Bedouin tribe in Egypt and the union of Sinai tribes |
| Children | Essam Al-Arjani |
| Parents |
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| Family | Tarabin Bedouin |
Early life
[edit]Ibrahim al-Arjani was born in Sheikh Zuweid in the northern Sinai peninsula in Egypt. He is a member of the Tarabin Bedouin tribe.[2] his father is Gomaa Al-Arjani a former head of the tribe and his mother is Sabeha Al Shaer a Palestinian from Khan Yunis, Gaza
Business career
[edit]In 2021, he founded Hala Consulting and Tourism, a company that handles the move of residents of Gaza Strip to Egypt and helps resettle them. According to the Arabi21 website, Hala was established to provide "VIP travel services" from Gaza to Egypt.[3] Al-Arjani owns a number of tourism, vehicle and food companies. He is a member of the Sinai Development Foundation. Prior to the war in Gaza, he was appointed head of a neighborhood renewal project in the Gaza Strip that has since been put on hold.[4]
Al-Arjani has been dubbed "King of the Crossing," reflecting his influential position at the crossing at Rafah.[5]
Al-Arjani is head of the Arab Tribes Union (ATU) which represents Egyptian Bedouins living in Sinai.[6] According to Al-Arjani, the ATU alliance was "created out of a sense of national responsibility and reflects the growing role of Sinai’s Arab tribes in preserving the national security of Egypt’s borders."[5]
Al-Arjani is the financier of a new city in northern Sinai which was supposed to be called Ajra. In a last-minute decision, the name was changed to al-Sisi City. The city was built to accommodate 900 families, including 3,500 disabled men, widows and orphans.[7]
On January 19, 2023, Al Ahly SC announced the signing of a contract with Al-Arjani as their new sponsor, his company's logo was present on the club’s shirt during the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup
Al-Arjani is a friend of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.[6]
War against terrorism
[edit]Al-Arjani came into prominence during the Sinai insurgency when he helped form a coalition of pro government tribal force to fight terrorist groups, 30 tribes banded together under his leadership to side with the Egyptian military against ISIS, his cousin Salim lafy was killed in an ISIS attack, he had a personal friendship with Ahmed Mansi a commander of Egypt's El-Sa'ka Forces "Thunderbolt Battalion" who was killed in 2017 Rafah terror attack [8]
References
[edit]- ^ Meet Ibrahim al-Organi, President of the Union of Arab Tribes
- ^ A new Sinai battle? Bedouin Tribes and Egypt’s ISIS Affiliate, Atlantic Council
- ^ Zbeedat, Nagham. "Palestinians Outraged as Egyptian Firm 'Makes Millions' Getting Refugees Out of Gaza". Haaretz.
- ^ Perry, Smadar (2024-04-29). "'We hate Hamas like we hate Israel': the Palestinians who managed to flee Gaza". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ a b "Tribes unite - Egypt - Al-Ahram Weekly - Ahram Online".
- ^ a b For Gazans who fled to Egypt dream of refuge turning into a nightmare, Haaretz
- ^ Secrets beneath the sands of ‘al-Sisi City’
- ^ https://arabic-cnn-com.translate.goog/middle-east/article/2024/05/03/egypt-sinai-ibrahim-alarjani-what-we-know?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en