Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory: Al-Khobar becomes a commercial center
Support of Saudi business came trough Aramco’s Arab Industrial Development Department

‘Abd Allah Haji ‘ali Al-Khajah inspects the inventory records of his department store — the first in al-Khobar, in 1951. Aramco’s support of Saudi businessmen through its Arab Industrial Development Department helped transform al-Khobar over the years into a commercial center for goods imported from around the world.