Tharawat Family Business Forum is a non-profit organization representing the first Arabian network for family businesses. Tharawat bases its activities around the four main pillars networking, research, education, and advocacy, thereby catering to the heart of family business needs. The forum, founded in 2006, has the clear vision of becoming the prime knowledge resource, research hub and networking forum for family-owned and -controlled firms in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Tharawat members are some of the largest and oldest family businesses in the region and the network accepts members upon application. While hosting activities across the entire Arab world, Tharawat has its headquarters situated in Dubai, UAE.