[1] Based in the United Arab Emirates, Aboud was listed in the 2018 issue of the Top 50 Most Influential Expats in the UAE by Forbes Middle East.

He moved to the United Arab Emirates in October 1992, where he first worked in the public relations field before founding the Ghassan Aboud Group in the year 1994.

[5] The Ghassan Aboud Group (GAG) is an international conglomerate operating in industries such as automotive, logistics, media, hospitality, real estate, retail and also bespoke catering.

Established in 1994 and headquartered in the United Arab Emirates for about 25 years, GAG's business operations are complemented by offices in Australia, Belgium, China, Jordan and Turkey.

[9] It ranked 27th in the UAE's Top 50 Private Companies by Forbes Middle East in its December 2018 publication[10] In August 2021, the conglomerate launched BuyParts24, the region's largest online auto-parts marketplace.

Over the past 25 years, Ghassan Aboud Cars & Spare Parts has grown into specialists in regional and international automotive supply chain sith a market reach of 100+ countries.

[12] Ghassan Aboud established the Crystalbrook Collection, as an in-house hospitality management company in 2016 through acquisitions of hotel properties in Australia.

Orient TV broadcasts news, current affairs and general entertainment programmes to the GCC, Levant, and parts of North Africa.

[22] Ghassan Aboud Group has invested in the pastoral business in Australia with land holding of 35,000 hectares with a carrying capacity of 2,500 breeders.