abstract:The Kadoorie family () are a wealthy family, originally Mizrahi Jews from Baghdad. From the mid-18th century they were established in Bombay India, becoming one of the wealthiest families in Asia, and later to British Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.
Thecompany is controlled by the Kadooriefamily, whose roots in Shanghai go back to the late19thcentury, whenEllisKadoorie, an IraqiJew, moved to the city.