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About us — the Ramada Al-Raqi story since 1962

Ramada Al-Raqi Trading is a Jeddah company selling retail and wholesale: men’s fabrics, tailoring, and ready-made Sudanese clothing.

The story began in Jeddah in 1962.

Portrait of the founder Ali Mohammed Abdo Al-Hasani
Ali Mohammed Abdo Al-Hasani — the founder

The story

From one shop in Bab Sharif to a company with registered brands and branches across Jeddah — the Al-Hasani family’s story with fabric.

  1. 1962

    The beginning

    Ali Mohammed Abdo Al-Hasani began his working life in Jeddah as a construction worker, then worked in trade as an employee of a local trader, and learned the market from the inside.

  2. Bab Sharif

    The first shop

    He decided to work for himself and opened his own shop in Bab Sharif in Al-Balad, starting with goods on credit. His real capital was the trust of suppliers: good relationships and respectful dealing.

  3. 8 branches

    Growth

    A young market and growing demand, despite fierce price competition among traders. The branches grew to eight, and we rented warehouses to keep pace with demand.

  4. 1981

    Fabrics and Sudanese wear

    We began selling fabrics and Sudanese wear to local traders.

  5. Sukruta

    Our first brand

    Adel Al-Hasani founded the first brand under the Ramada Al-Raqi umbrella: “Original Sukruta — Abu Ghazalain”, through an agreement he signed with the supplier mill in Japan. The “Tarraf” brand followed, and the modern commercial registrations of Ramada Al-Raqi Trading Company began.

  6. 2006

    Sudanese wear

    We began making and sewing Sudanese wear locally in our own workshop.

  7. 2008

    Tailoring

    On 10 January 2008 Adel Al-Hasani founded the tailoring department, run today by the manager of the tailoring branch.

  8. 2011

    Ready-made Sudanese clothing

    We began importing ready-made Sudanese clothing from mills in India and China to our designs, and added it to our fabrics and tailoring.

  9. 2017

    From the ledger to a system

    The warehouses used to be run from the memory of the storekeeper, and only a skilled warehouse worker could find an item. Barcodes came with computers, and in 2017 our accountant built our accounting system, which he still runs today.

  10. Today

    With the redevelopment of Jeddah

    Demolition and redevelopment projects in Jeddah in 2022 took five of our eight branches in Bab Sharif. The Al-Haraj branch (three shopfronts) stopped operating on 19 March 2024 because of a dispute between the landowner and the municipality over the land, which is still unresolved. Thank God, we serve our customers today from our branches in Jeddah and from the management office in Al-Hindawiyah.

Pallets of boxed goods in one of Ramada Al-Raqi’s warehouses in Jeddah
From our warehouses today — every item barcoded.

From our branch archive

Photos of our old Jeddah branches before demolition — a history of work since 1962. Tap any photo to enlarge it.

The people behind it

Ramada Al-Raqi is run today by the founder’s sons, alongside those who worked with him and are still with us.

  • Ali Mohammed Abdo Al-Hasani

    Founder

  • Adel Al-Hasani

    General Manager, and General Manager of Purchasing and Sales — founder of the Original Sukruta brand and the tailoring department

  • Abdulrahman Al-Hasani

    Chief Operating and Expansion Officer, and Deputy General Manager

  • Abdullah Al-Hasani

    In charge of branch orders and delivery

  • Abdulwahid Al-Hasani

    Adviser and manager of the main branch — expert in fabrics and ready-made clothing

What we do, precisely

What really sets us apart

Three strengths, in detail:

  1. White, cream and coloured Japanese fabric supply
  2. Original Sukruta fabric (Abu Ghazalain)
  3. Sudanese ready-to-wear supply

We stand out in Japanese fabric and in tailoring the Saudi thobe, and the market knows us for their quality. We also stand out in ready-made Sudanese clothing — fabric, cut and stitching — so our customers come back.

Where our fabrics come from

Our link with Japan began with the Original Sukruta brand: an agreement signed by Adel Al-Hasani with Mr Yamanaka, manager of the supplier mill in Japan.

Adel Al-Hasani and Mr Yamanaka, manager of the Japanese supplier mill, signing the Original Sukruta agreement
Group photo after signing the cooperation and supply agreement with the Japanese side
Japan
Original Sukruta through an agreement with the supplier mill, and Toyobo and Shikibo fabrics through their agent in Jeddah.
China
Fabrics through agents.
India
Ready-made clothing.

For projects and special requests

We welcome you at the management office — Al-Hindawiyah Plaza, office 513 — to discuss details with the General Manager, Adel Al-Hasani.

Contact us

Selected fabric, precise tailoring, a thobe worthy of the Ramada Al-Raqi name

  1. Choose the fabric

    Pick your thobe fabric at the branch.

  2. Take measurements

    We measure you at the tailoring branch.

  3. Stitching

    In the stitch type you choose.

  4. Collect at the branch

    Pick up your thobe from the branch.

Tailoring details

Our brands

Brands owned by the company and registered in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Sudan, China and Japan.

  • Ramada Al-Raqi (the parent brand)
  • Ramada RAMADA
  • Tarraf
  • Original Sukruta Abu Ghazalain
Registration certificates of the Ramada Al-Raqi trademarks, framed in the management office

Legal entity

Name
Ramada Al-Raqi Trading Company (limited liability)
CR
4030238365
VAT No.
311109384800003
Address
National address: King Fahd Rd., Al-Hindawiyah, Jeddah 22321 · Short address JITA2743
Management office
Al-Hindawiyah Plaza, office 513

Visit our branches

Five branches in Jeddah for fabrics, ready-made clothing, tailoring and wholesale.

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