Al Haramain

Al Haramain

• Founded in 1970 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia by Kazi Abdul Haque
• Named after the two holiest mosques in Islam, Al-Haram and Al-Nabawi
• Now led by the founder's son, Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman, continuing the family legacy
• One of the longest-established fragrance houses in the Middle East, with over 50 years in business
• Portfolio has grown to over 1,000 fragrances
• Sold in more than 100 countries, with showrooms across the Gulf, Asia, and Europe

Al Haramain is one of the true elder houses of Middle Eastern perfumery, founded in 1970 and still family-run more than 50 years later. It began as a small perfume trading business in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, and has grown into one of the largest and most established fragrance producers in the region, with its own factory, research facility, and a catalog of well over a thousand fragrances.

The house is best known for its warm amber and sweet-fresh compositions - especially the popular Amber Oud line, whose name is a line branding, not a note list: these are largely oud-free, Western-style ambers and fresh scents - alongside true oud-based traditional attars in its heritage ranges. It's a strong pick if you want a fragrance from a house with real depth of experience behind it, and one of the more traditional, time-tested names in this category.