{"id":13,"date":"2026-09-17T14:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/zo.sa\/projects\/alrashed-wp\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T06:04:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\">Rashed Mohammed Alabdullatif Group was founded in 1999 as the continuation of a professional and commercial journey that began many years earlier in watches, jewellery and trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Saudi Arabia, the Group has grown across a portfolio of businesses, projects and brands, built on hands-on experience, long-standing relationships and a deep understanding of the local and regional market.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\">\n    <h2>What Sets the Group Apart<\/h2>\n    <p>Not generic values \u2014 what the Group has actually been built on.<\/p>\n  <\/header>\n  <div class=\"feature-grid\">\n    <article class=\"feature\"><h3>Heritage<\/h3><p>A journey that predates the Group by years, in a sector where name and reputation matter.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\"><h3>Experience<\/h3><p>Four decades of commercial work with international brands and companies, and of delivering projects.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\"><h3>Entrepreneurship<\/h3><p>Founding businesses and brands that operate with their own identity under one umbrella.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\"><h3>Market Understanding<\/h3><p>Practical knowledge of how the Saudi and Gulf markets work and what they value.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\"><h3>International Relationships<\/h3><p>Partnerships and working relationships across the Gulf, North America, Europe and Egypt.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\"><h3>Long-Term Partnerships<\/h3><p>Clients and partners the Group works with year after year \u2014 not one-off deals.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\"><h3>Saudi Roots, International Perspective<\/h3><p>A group operating from Riyadh with international standards and relationships.<\/p><\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\">\n    <h2>How the Group Evolved<\/h2>\n  <\/header>\n  <ol class=\"timeline\">\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">Before 1999<\/span>\n      <h3>The Founder's career in watches, jewellery and trade<\/h3>\n      <p>Working with international brands and companies, and building relationships and experience in the Saudi and Gulf markets.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">1999<\/span>\n      <h3>The Group is founded<\/h3>\n      <p>One corporate umbrella for businesses, projects and brands operating from Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">2005 \u2013 2020<\/span>\n      <h3>A project track record across markets<\/h3>\n      <p>Hospitality, residential and commercial projects delivered in Saudi Arabia, the GCC, Egypt and North America.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">2009<\/span>\n      <h3>International recognition for the Founder<\/h3>\n      <p>CEO of the Year \u2013 Retail, CEO Middle East KSA Awards.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">Today<\/span>\n      <h3>Three businesses under one umbrella<\/h3>\n      <p>TITTO RICCI in watches and jewellery, Projects &amp; Furnishing, and Saudi &amp; Gulf Strategic Advisory.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\"><h2>Vision &amp; Mission<\/h2><\/header>\n  <div class=\"vm-grid\">\n    <article class=\"vm-card\">\n      <span class=\"vm-card__label\">Our vision<\/span>\n      <p>To be a leading Saudi group in developing and managing specialised businesses that combine quality, trusted partnerships and sustainable growth.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"vm-card\">\n      <span class=\"vm-card__label\">Our mission<\/span>\n      <p>To build specialised businesses of real value through strong partnerships, high standards of quality and execution, and a professional experience for our clients.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\">\n    <h2>Our Businesses<\/h2>\n    <p>Three businesses, equally weighted, each with its own identity and audience.<\/p>\n  <\/header>\n  <div class=\"field-cards\">\n    <article class=\"field-card\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/titto-ricci\/titto-ricci-boutique.jpg\" alt=\"TITTO RICCI boutique in Riyadh\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <div class=\"field-card__body\"><h3>TITTO RICCI<\/h3><p>Luxury watches and jewellery.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/titto-ricci\/\">About the brand<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"field-card\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iridium-jeddah-guest-room.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel room from one of the Group&#039;s projects\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <div class=\"field-card__body\"><h3>Projects &amp; Furnishing<\/h3><p>Hospitality, commercial and specialised projects.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/furniture\/\">About the business<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/projects\/\">Project record<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"field-card\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hero\/city-towers.jpg\" alt=\"Glass towers\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <div class=\"field-card__body\"><h3>Strategic Advisory<\/h3><p>Saudi and Gulf market understanding and positioning.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/advisory\/\">About advisory<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <div class=\"highlight\">\n    <span class=\"highlight__label\">Founder<\/span>\n    <h3>Rashed Mohammed Alabdullatif<\/h3>\n    <p>Saudi businessman with more than four decades of experience in watches, jewellery, trade and business development.<\/p>\n    <p><a class=\"btn btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/founder\/\">Discover the Founder<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Saudi business group founded in 1999 as the continuation of a professional and commercial journey of more than four decades, spanning trade, projects, watches and jewellery, and international relationships.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":10,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}