ALDAR celebrates 30th anniversary of Majid Magazine

Published May 1st, 2008 - 09:25 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

ALDAR Properties, the leading Abu Dhabi-based international property developer has celebrated the 30th anniversary of Majid, the magazine, home to the well-loved character narrator, Majid.
ALDAR is committed to building the nation whereas Majid is committed to building generations.

A wonderful day of fun took place at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi for the Carnival and Family Day with acrobats and clowns, stilt-walkers, a comedy show and a magician; this carnival was the first of its kind in Abu Dhabi catering especially to children.


About ALDAR Properties:

ALDAR Properties PJSC is a premier real estate development, management and investment company with headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE. ALDAR was established to create world-class real estate developments for Abu Dhabi, while providing stable and profitable investment portfolio for all our investors and stakeholders

ALDAR Properties PJSC is spearheading the development of Abu Dhabi; entrusted to create multi-billion Dirham civic projects to develop the capital, establishing new sectors for commerce, housing, retail and leisure. ALDAR’s vision is to establish Abu Dhabi as the United Arab Emirate’s most dynamic forward-thinking real estate market by creating unique and prestigious developments that can be used as a benchmark of quality, whilst adhering to the cultural and natural heritage of the city.

Since its inception in 2004 through a share offer (IPO) of AED 1.5 billion (USD 408 million) on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market, ALDAR has already announced more than USD 65 billion worth of developments. The ALDAR issue, the largest IPO in the history of the UAE at the time, was 448 times oversubscribed and raised an unprecedented AED 373 billion (USD 102 billion) in demand. ALDAR’s market capitalization is AED 25.8 billion (USD 7.0 billion) as of April 16th 2008.Total retail area across all developments is currently over 1.5 million square meters.

The company is owned by leading Abu Dhabi institutions, founder shareholders and individual investors. The current property portfolio includes major developments and re-developments within Abu Dhabi Emirate such as Central Market, Al Raha Beach, Coconut Island, Noor Al Ain, Al Gurm Resort, Al Mamoura - the Mubadala Development Company and Environment Agency Abu Dhabi Headquarter Building, and the YAS Island project which is to include a Warner Bros and a Ferrari theme park.

ALDAR’s first international expansion was announced in August 2007 via a tie-up with South Johor Investment Corp (SJIC) in a deal that represents the largest foreign real estate development in Malaysia. This was followed in October 2007 with plans announced to build a mixed-use development in Kazakhstan.