Four generations of one family, one trading house, and a promise kept since 1996.
Every trading house begins with one person willing to carry goods further, and further honestly, than anyone before them. For Abid Naim Ltd, that person was the late Muhammad Naeem Khan — a man of quiet discipline and an unshakeable word, who built his name in Kabul's markets long before the company bearing his family's legacy was ever formally registered.
In an era when trade meant trust between two men and nothing more, Muhammad Naeem Khan built relationships with growers, millers and merchants that outlasted any single transaction. He believed a trading house was only as strong as the honesty of the hands that ran it — a principle that, in 1996, became the founding charter of Abid Naim Ltd, and one that his sons and grandsons continue to honour in every shipment that leaves our warehouse today.
His portrait hangs in our Kabul head office not as a formality, but as a daily reminder of the standard Abid Naim Ltd was founded on: every shipment must earn the trust the next one will depend on.
Muhammad Naeem KhanFounder, Abid Naim Ltd · Kabul, Afghanistan
From caravan trade to container shipping, the family business has changed its tools without ever changing its word.
Muhammad Naeem Khan establishes the family's name in trade — tea, spice and staple goods moved on trust and reputation between Kabul and neighbouring markets.
The second generation widens the family's trade routes deep into Central Asia and the Gulf, deepening supplier relationships that our company still relies on today.
The family trading house is formally registered as Abid Naim Ltd, structuring decades of informal trade into a proper import-export company based in Kabul.
The fourth generation now leads Abid Naim Ltd, introducing our own Shahana and Lizzat brands and extending our reach to the United Kingdom, Europe, Pakistan, South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the CIS and China.
To connect Afghanistan's finest food commodities, and the world's staple goods, with buyers across the United Kingdom, Europe and beyond, standing behind every grade, every price and every shipment with the same honesty our family has traded on since 1996.
To be known, from Kabul to London to the ports of the world, as the trading house whose word is trusted without question — and to remain that trading house for four generations more.
Honesty and trust are not policies at Abid Naim Ltd — they are inheritance. We grade honestly, price fairly, and let our family name stand behind every pallet we ship.
Abid Naim Ltd is based solely in Afghanistan. Our head office anchors us in Kabul's historic trading district, from where our import and export lines reach the United Kingdom, Europe, Pakistan, South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the CIS and beyond.
Office No. 35-17, Hameed Market (Sarai Gur), Mandawi PD1, Kabul, Afghanistan
Our head office is in Kabul, Afghanistan, but our trade lines reach much further — Abid Naim Ltd regularly imports and exports to buyers and suppliers across the United Kingdom, Europe, Pakistan, South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the CIS and beyond.
Our team is happy to share references, certifications and past shipment records on request.
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