[3] Abdul Latif Galadari and his two brothers were well placed to take advantage of Dubai's 1970s Oil Boom.

Together they started a major conglomerate, building the Intercontinental Hotel, opening Dubai Bank, establishing a Mazda Vehicle Dealership, starting Dubai's first English Language Daily Newspaper - the Khaleej Times - and opening a string of construction, engineering, and trading companies.

GICC is the master franchisee for the Baskin-Robbins brand in the GCC, and is the world's largest franchisee for Baskin-Robbins with close to 700 stores spread across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.

GICC has been the first company to introduce an international brand of ice cream in the area and has the largest store network in the Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) industry in the Persian Gulf region.

[7]Abdul Latif Galadari died due to a heart attack at his residence in the PECHS neighbourhood of Karachi, Pakistan, at the age of 62 on 9 March 2002.