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From our humble beginnings more then fifty years ago, establishing in the town of Al-Kut 170km south east of Baghdad, we have continued to grow and year by year leaving our nest in search of new opportunities, inside and outside Iraq.
The Burhan family tree stretches back to the Islamic Prophet Mohammed and can be tracked back more than 1300 years into Iraqi History.
Above are men that started the First of the Al-Burhan Companies and where the inspiration for the creation of the Al-Burhan Group and most of its current business.
Mr. Kadum Burhan Almousawi- Left and Mr. A Hussain Burhan Almousawi- Right
Since our first "two" contracts were signed in 1940 to supply three streamed lined two cylinder "Pacific" and 1948 to build the concrete units on the river Tigris by our inspirational founder Mr. Kadum Burhan Almousawi, our goals have never changed and the creation of the Al-Burhan group is a giant leap in achieving their never ending depth.
Three streamlined two-cylinder 'Pacifics' were delivered by Robert Stephens & Hawthons, of Darlington, England, to Iraq in 1940. Handsome engines, reminiscent of the British 'Coronation' and A4 classes, they were ordered originally for the completion of the line from Baghdad via Tel Kotchek into Turkey, the route of the 'Taurus Express' from Istanbul. The schedule was, however, a distinctly slow one, taking 17hrs 30min to border, and altogether three days and nights to make the 2603km (1617 mile) journey. The engines were still operating the service 1950s.
By that time they offered the weary passengers an elegant contrast to the German 0-8-0s and former British War Department 2-8-0s which hauled the train on the earlier sections of the long haul from Haydarpasa.
In 1958 Mr. Kadum Burhan Almousawi joined the Baghdad chamber of Commerce and he got a Class A as contractor in Iraq due to his performance and activity of Al-Burhan Group.
In 1967 Al Burhan Group provided engineering and constructional expertise in the repair and expansion of the
Kut Dam on the Tigris River.
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