The Khimji Ramdas Group Khimji Ramdas (KR) is one of the most prominent Indian-origin business groups in Oman. A historic voyage in 1870 from the deserts of Kutch, India to the Port of Sur in Oman built a 150-year-old legacy that is now being carried forward into its sixth generation by the sons and daughters of Khimji Ramdas. While trading along the Mandvi-Muscat-Zanzibar route, it was decided that the father, Ramdas Thackersay, and his son Khimji Ramdas would stay back in the port of Muscat where the trade had been profitable and the hospitality gracious and welcoming. In 1920, Khimji Ramdas’ sons Gokaldas and Mathradas began to further build the company and engaged in a variety of ventures, including trading in dates, rice, dried lime as well as construction. Growing steadily from a small trading house, the Khimji Ramdas (KR) Group of companies has become one of the most pioneering and respected business conglomerates in the region. Today, it is one of Oman’s largest in terms of scale and scope. The KR Group employs more than 5000 personnel across Oman, UAE, and India. Its businesses cover almost 95% of the population through its extensive network across the country. Historically, they were the lead supplier of essentials to Allied forces in the two world wars, built the first HSBC bank (1960), helped to build the first airport in Bait Al-Falaj (1956), and sold the first Ford car in the Sultanate. KR Group’s commitment to philanthropic activities is well documented both in Oman and in India. Since the time of Sheikh Kanaksi's father, Gokaldas Khimji, the group has been actively involved in reaching out to the marginalized and grassroots sections of the society, especially in the interiors. Through ‘Eshraqa’, the KR Group has been involved within the Omani community for Progenitors of the Khimji Ramdas Group
Khimji Ramdas
Gokaldas Khimji
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Mathradas Khimji
