The eponymous Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAF) started life in 1992 after its founder split the Al Futtaim empire with his cousin. The company is active in leisure, entertainment, retail, hospitality and food & beverage.
The company’s leisure assets include the Magic Planet brand, which has sites across the Middle East. However, to differentiate its offerings from other shopping malls with FECs, MAF also developed several ambitious projects such as Ski Dubai at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai and Wahoo! Water Park at its City Centre mall in Bahrain. In 2021, Majid Al Futtaim Group opened a $708 million lifestyle and retail hub called City Centre Al Zahia in Sharjah, UAE.
Majid Al Futtaim passed away in December 2021, aged 87.