Legacy Archive
From a market in Al-Ubayyid to a global institution of trust.
The family archive remembers Ismail Mohammed Tahir as a commercial and civic figure whose work moved through markets, education, industry, and regional relationships.
Legacy
From Al-Ubayyid to the wider world.
In 1947, the IMTAR story began in Al-Ubayyid, Kordofan, through the work of Ismail Mohammed Tahir. His life moved between commerce, civic leadership, education, industry, and regional relationships. He helped organize markets, supported trade systems, participated in industrial ventures, and treated knowledge as a public trust. IMTAR Organization carries this legacy forward, not as nostalgia, but as responsibility.
Enter the Legacy Archive1947
Commercial beginnings in Al-Ubayyid, Kordofan
Presented from family records, with room to add source notes, names, and exact dates as verification is completed.
1954
Civic leadership in Al-Ubayyid Municipal Council
Presented from family records, with room to add source notes, names, and exact dates as verification is completed.
1963
Commercial and industrial influence in Kordofan
Presented from family records, with room to add source notes, names, and exact dates as verification is completed.
1964
Order of Knowledge, recorded by the family archive
Presented from family records, with room to add source notes, names, and exact dates as verification is completed.
2024+
Legacy carried forward through IMTAR Organization in Riyadh
Presented from family records, with room to add source notes, names, and exact dates as verification is completed.
Saudi Archive Record
A Saudi relationship preserved in the family archive
Family archive
Among the most important records preserved in the IMTAR family archive is an image of Ismail Mohammed Tahir with King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, reflecting part of the historic connection between the IMTAR family and the Saudi Royal Family.
This image is not decoration. It is a visual witness to a relationship that extended from Kordofan, Sudan, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, built on respect, trust, and regional connection.
For IMTAR Organization, the image represents a bridge between the founder’s story in Sudan and the continuation of the IMTAR legacy from Riyadh today.
Archive
The images are not decoration. They are evidence.
The IMTAR archive preserves the people, places, and moments that shaped the family's contribution to commerce, civic leadership, education, and public service.