Akaoui

Akaoui is a chain of jewelry stores in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by Elias Akaoui in 1942. By 1952, there were 7 Akaoui stores in Egypt: 5 stores on Fuad Street (now renamed to 26 July Street), 1 store on Kasr El Nil Street, and 1 store in Soliman Pasha Street (now renamed to Talaat Pasha Street). Only the Soliman Pasha store survived nationalization in 1956, but Nagui Akaoui, the founder's son, opened a second store in the tony Heliopolis neighborhood in 1992. The name Akaoui remains synonymous with fine jewelry in Egypt.

External links

* [http://www.italian-jewelry.com/scheda_impresa.cfm?id_user=3568 Italian Jewelry.com]
* [http://www.weddingsinegypt.com/jewelery.htm List of Jewelry Stores in Cairo]