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Swiss Arabian

Emirati perfume house, founded in 1974 by Hussein Adam Ali.

Founded in Sharjah in 1974, Swiss Arabian was the first perfume manufacturer of any scale in the UAE, and built its reputation on oud, musk and amber attars at a time when the Gulf market was served almost entirely by imports.

The house maintains both a traditional Arabian line of concentrated oils and bakhoor and a Western-style spray range. Shaghaf Oud is among its widest-known modern releases.

Known for

  • Shaghaf Oud
  • Casablanca
  • Layali Rouge

See also

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