Mohammed Farooq Bin Mohammed Aqil Bin Ahmed Al Arshi also known as The Great Farooq was a member of the

Farooq Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Faruqi, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, or Farouq, Farooqi, Faruque or Farooqui; ) is a common Arabic given and family name. ''Al-Fārūq'' literally means "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong." ...

and Al Arshi Family. A Huwala (Sunni Persian) family, the Farooq / Faruk or Faruq (Arabic: فاروق) Al Arshi family originates from

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belonging to the Al Ansar tribe that settled in

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in the Hormozgan Province in the year 1200 Hijri. The family is amongst the first of

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’s business and aristocratic families. After Farooq's father Al Hajj Mohammed Aqil Bin Ahmed Bin Abdulwahid Al Arshi died, Mohammed Farooq, took over as the head of the family expanding the business internationally and mainly trading in

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and

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. Today Mohammed Farooq is remembered as the most famous pearl merchant of Lengeh, Bastak and the

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.Willem Floor,"The Persian Gulf: The rise and fall of Bandar-e Lengeh", pg 108-111 (2010) The Great Farooq’s generosity and hospitality earned him respect and a reputable status amongst Gulf royalty. As of 2014, the majority of the family members reside in the

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, Kuwait, and

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. The Farooq Al Arshi family has close

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with the Al Khaldi, fikree and Al Ulama families. The Al Ulamas are also known as the Sheikh Sultan Al Ulama family.

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