The ALJ (Abdul Latif Jameel) business was established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia almost 60 years ago. The head company, ALJ Co. Ltd., was formed in 1980. Since then it has grown into an internationally diversified group, with operations in the United Kingdom, Monaco, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Turky,Syria, China and Japan.

ALJ Group is the largest independent distributor of Toyota, Lexus, and Daihatsu vehicles in the world with. It is also active in the fields of real estate, financing, software solutions, advertising and media, and distribution and sales of electronics and household appliances.