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1870
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Izzo Baalbaki establishes textile plant in Damascus Syria |
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1920
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Izzo's sons Rushdi, Kamel & Omar Baalbaki jointly establish a department store in Damascus Syria
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1928
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Omar Baalbaki establishes a branch in Amman Jordan and expands the business' commercial & industrial activities
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1946
1948  |
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Rushdi, Kamel, & Omar Baalbaki split up their partnership and Omar Baalbaki's son Hassan takes over management of the family's textile business in Syria
Omar Baalbaki establishes a Jordanian joint stock company for trading food commodities and sets up a leading wheat mill in Amman
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1957
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Under license from Mauser Gmbh & Linde A.G. Germany, Omar Baalbaki & his sons Ihsan & Tahseen Baalbaki establish "Barada Metalic Industries". BMI was one of the first factories in the Middle East producing home appliances & steel furniture
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1962
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Omar & Hassan Baalbaki launch an Initial Public Offering for their textile business in Syria
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1964
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Barada Metalic Industries is Nationalized along with Omar Baalbaki's other businesses in Syria |