Who owns Al Mokhtabar?
Al Mokhtabar is owned by IDH (Egypt, LSE: IDHC), which has owned the brand since 2012.[1]
IDH owns 99.9% of Al Mokhtabar rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc — Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc (99.9% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇬 Egypt, Cairo
- Origin
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Care providers › Labs & diagnostics
- Parent ticker
- LSE: IDHC
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Al Mokhtabar
Al Mokhtabar is an Egyptian chain of medical laboratories, which IDH describes as Al Borg's largest competitor when it bought 99.9% of the company in 2012. Its history includes MK Lab, founded in 1979 by Moamena Kamel, a professor of immunology at Cairo University, and merged into Al Mokhtabar in 2004. IDH runs it alongside Al Borg as a separate brand; IDH's network in Egypt had 724 branches at the end of 2025.
Ownership timeline of Al Mokhtabar
Where Al Mokhtabar sits in IDH
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Al Borg (99.3%)
- Al Borg Scan
- Al Mokhtabar (99.9%)
- Biolab (60%)
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See the full IDH brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by IDH
IDH controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in healthcare & pharma.
Also in healthcare & pharma
- Al Borg (1990)
- Al Borg Scan
- Biolab
Other brands in labs & diagnostics, and who owns them
The 26 brands in labs & diagnostics on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Sonic Healthcare, with 9; IDH has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bioscientia | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| AmeriPath | Quest Diagnostics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colilert | IDEXX | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Petrifilm | Neogen | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Labcorp | Labcorp | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Health Services Laboratories | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: IDH
IDH is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2008. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: IDHC.
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings is a Jersey-registered operator of medical laboratories and radiology centres in Egypt, Jordan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, listed in London since May 2015 and also on the Egyptian Exchange. It began in 2008, when Abraaj bought 76.8% of Al Borg to build a regional diagnostics platform. Its 2025 revenue was EGP 7.9 billion from 767 branches, about 85% of it in Egypt. In 2026 Hena Holdings, owned by chief executive Hend El-Sherbini and her mother Moamena Kamel, raised its holding to 56.67% through a mandatory offer.
🇪🇬 Al Mokhtabar and other Egyptian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 56 brands that began in Egypt. 8 of them (14%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Al Mokhtabar is not one of them.
- Al Shorouk Hospital — Cleopatra Hospitals Group 🇪🇬
- Abu Auf — Agthia 🇦🇪
- Air Cairo — EgyptAir 🇪🇬
- Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling — ACCHCo 🇪🇬
- Bake Rolz — Edita 🇪🇬
- Bekhero — Juhayna 🇪🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Al Mokhtabar?
The parent company of Al Mokhtabar is IDH, a publicly listed company headquartered in Egypt.
Is Al Mokhtabar Egyptian?
Yes. Al Mokhtabar originated in Egypt and its owner, IDH, is also headquartered in Egypt.
Since when has IDH owned Al Mokhtabar?
IDH has owned Al Mokhtabar since 2012.
Is Al Mokhtabar still owned by IDH?
Yes. As of 24 October 2026, Al Mokhtabar is still owned by IDH (99.9% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc — Annual Report 2025 — Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc, Annual report; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [2] Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc — 1H 2026 Results — Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc, Stock exchange filing, published 11 September 2026; retrieved 24 October 2026.
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