Aafaq Holding Co.

Reinventing the Way You Imagine Busineses

Everything from publishing to distributing top quality content.

Bookstores
With 5 stores in Kuwait and 1 in Qatar, Aafaq is one of the fastest growing brands.
Publishing
With a focus on publishing textbooks and magazines, we have become an industry leader since our founding in 2001.
Distribution
A leading distribution company with experience in the publishing sector, supplying fast moving and convenience goods to a broad range of retail customers in Middle East.

Meet Aafaq Holdings. A new revolution in the industry.

Aafaq Holding is a publishing and distribution company based in Kuwait. We work with writers, editors and publishers to bring their stories to the world. We also run bookstores and libraries in several cities across Middle East.

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Made with Love in Kuwait

Our Story

We strongly believe that everyone should know the history of Aafaq!

Jan 2001

Our founder Naser alShammari came up with the idea of Aafaq.

2008

Company incorporation of Aafaq Publishing and Distribution company.

2009

First branch of Aafaq opened up in the state of Kuwait.

2011

A big leap forward by starting a partnership with Oxford University Press

2019

Aafaq opened its largest branch in Kuwait in Avenues Mall. In the same year Aafaq opened in Qatar.

2020

At the end of 2020, Aafaq partnered with The English Bookshop Kuwait which recently became the fastest growing online bookstore in Kuwait.

Read Our Story in More Detail

Click the link on the right to read more about our story.
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Our Companies

With a team of over 200 employees, we provide our customers a unique experience through our products and services. Aafaq Holding Company was established and in 2021 the following subsidiary companies were incorporated:

Our team

Dr. Naser Alshammari

Founding Director

Yosef
Smyth

Commercial Manager

Emre
Akbas

Marketing & Sales Executive


Nour Ghannam

Administrator & Marketing Executive

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Our Mission & Vision

We are always dedicated to offer the best service for our customers for ultimate consumer satisfaction.

Our mission is making knowledge an essential necessity for society and our vision is to supply and share the best books and educational products in the world to all members of society, through established and new channels.

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Happy customers trusted Aafaq products!

We have been providing so much value for our customers since 2001 and we are only getting started!

Aafaq Holding

Check our most prestigious brands and partners.

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A Message from Our Founder

Click the link below to read Dr. Naser Ahmed Al-Shammari's message