The Arab Contractors is an Egyptian construction and contracting company established in 1955 by Osman Ahmed Osman

Osman Ahmed Osman

Osman Ahmed Osman ‎ was a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician. Known commonly as el-mo'alim , Osman founded the Arab Contractors and led the Egyptian effort to build the Aswan Dam...

, an Egyptian entrepreneur and politician who served as Egypt's Housing Minister under Sadat

Sadat

- See also :* Anwar Sadat, former President of Egypt* Sadat * Saadat* Sadat. Term also used for the descendents of Holy Prophet Muhammad through Imam Ali and Bibi Fatima progeny....

's presidency. The company helped in constructing the Aswan Dam

Aswan Dam

The Aswan Dam is an embankment dam situated across the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. Since the 1950s, the name commonly refers to the High Dam, which is larger and newer than the Aswan Low Dam, which was first completed in 1902...

 and helped during the 1973 War

Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria...

. It is responsible for many government buildings in Egypt. The company also owns a football club, Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab, that plays in the Egyptian League. Today, The Arab Contractors remain one of the largest Egyptian corporations, having taken part in building the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...

.