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ALHAJ HUSSEIN ALI ALWATARY was born in 1922, in the city of Sana’a, Republic of Yemen. After the death of his father in 1936 and at the age of 14, Al Haj Hussein, yet very young felt obliged to leave school to start support of the family. With the good reputation of his late father, Al Haj Hussein found his way in the local textile market, as a well trusted middle-man between the various textile wholesales and retailers. In 1940, he started his own business in textiles, the sole source of imports was from Aden, which was still then under British rule. The only mode of transportation from Sana’a to Aden was by camels or donkey. By 1955, Al-Haj Hussein developed the interest to divert his trading activity to agricultural pumps. He found tremendous difficulty in introducing the new water pumping concept to the local farmers in the country, as farmers were under the impression that with the mechanical pumping method the water will be steaming hot from the well thus damaging their crops. By 1962, Al-Haj Hussein has earned the local business community most profound esteem and trust, as prominent fast growing business personality. After the revolution in 1962, Yemen had no form of infrastructure in existence, Al-Haj Hussein felt it is a national duty for the private sector to play a key role in the development of the country’s infrastructure. Along with some of his most trusted colleagues,