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Haji Yusf Bin Ah Kanoo tory ٠

Manwhi, oi ha bn iscovr in Prsia. h nwy-for Ango­

ranian Oi Copany was sarching for a oca agnt in Bahrain, Kanoo

s a natura choic. Contracts wr sign in 1926, thus Haji Yusuf

a his but into th oi businss by sing k‫ق‬rosn an ubricant. n a

fw short yars, this connction, too, wou, too, wou prov to b vitla to

Kanoo's businss.

As Haji Yusuf's businss concrns bgan to fourish, h ft th n to kp

his vauabs an capita in a saf pac. hr bing no banks in Bahrain at

th ti, h coission a saf to b buit in Engan an ha it insta

in a purpos-buit strong roo at his offics in Manaa. his prhaps, or

than any othr, was his bst invstnt. h othr rchants an in,

th forign par ars wou hav ik to hav accss to sothing

siiar. Haji Yusuf quicky rspon by offring th us of his saf to th

at no charg. hy happiy took hi up on his offr, an soon thousans of

sivr rups wr stor in th k‫ق‬anoosaf. As "positors" wou not

rquir thir ony unti th Nakhua n to b financ for th nxt

sason's paring xpition, it was agr htat Haii Yusuf cou avai hisf

of this ony at his own iscrtion, provi a wou b rstor to th

th foowing May.

h Kanoo "saf' bca a kin of "bank' whos faciitis wr iit to th

rpository sns. Nonthss, it provi a counity sr‫ق‬ic, so xtra

capita for Haji Yusuf's vnturs an brought a fun of goowi an trust

which was to ast throughout his ifti an that of his scnants.

Wins of chang wr aso swping th isans of Bahrain. Unik othr

stats in th ara, Bahrain ha takn th stp towars bcoing a orn

stat w bfor th iscovry of oi, As ary as 1919 fforts wr a to

crat an sustain a govrnntla apparatus. choos, courts, taxation

systs, unicipaitis a contribut to Bahrain's progrss. Pans wr

afoot as ary as 1924 to gnrat ctricity, th k‫ق‬anoofaiy bing th first

in Manaa to switch on. phons wr insta in 1932. h Air, hikh

Haa A١ Khaifa aray own th first autoobi with Haji Yusuf owning

th scon - an Essx. By 1928, Haji Yusuf Kanoo ha ngotiat th

agncy for tuakr cars - For Mo. A h first car thy iport was,

in 1928 a tubakr Dirctor ourr Roya svn passngr. n short, unr

th nightn ru of hikh Ha, an infrastructur ist which

bnfitt th businss counity as a who.