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Mr. Abdel-Hadi Hammoudeh
Founder of Hammoudeh Group
Born 29th February, 1920 in Jaffa, Abdel-Hadi Hammoudeh surpassed and surprised not only his family, but also the entire village by attending the American University of Beirut (AUB) to study business administration. He did extremely well and graduated with a first class honors in 1941.
His integrity was immediately recognized by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) who employed him to manage their offices in Palestine until 1948. They were particularly impressed by the fact that although there was war, Abdel-Hadi withheld his job and the security of their offices together with the finances of their customers.
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Circumstances took him after 1948, to Amman, where he excelled as a reliable and gifted ICI employee appointing agents in the Middle East. In 1962 he resigned from this position and became a general agent for ICI divisions in Jordan. He additionally extended his interests and expertise to different companies like Dioxide & Tenco.
In 1963 he instigated the opening of an animal feed factory and continued as a pioneer and an entrepreneur in the Jordan poultry industry. In 1970 he was awarded O.B.E by the British Government for outstanding services rendered to British Commerce & Industry. This recognition remained a treasured honor until his death.
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According to his great wisdom and his personal pledge of trust to all colleagues and customers alike, business soured to great heights and the name ‘Hammoudeh’ promising constant quality became a household name. Abdel-Hadi passed away July 5, 1999 and is fondly remembered by friends, family; especially his wife and eight children. His memory is surrounded by great love, great respect, and great loss at his absence, for surely a truly great man had lived and died.
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