1927
The Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud ordered the establishment of a dedicated facility for producing Al-Kaaba Al-Musharrafa's Kiswa in Ajyad district of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, marking the creation of the first Saudi-made Kiswa produced in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
1962
Al-Kaaba Al-Musharrafa's Kiswa Factory was relocated to Jarwal Neighborhood in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
1965
The first machine-made Kiswa for Al-Kaaba Al-Musharrafa was produced.
1972
King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered the establishment of Al-Kaaba Al-Musharrafa's Kiswa Factory in Umm Al-Joud Neighborhood of Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
1977
The new factory in Umm Al-Joud Neighborhood was inaugurated with fully integrated production departments.
1993
The General Presidency for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque (currently the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque) assumed supervision of Al-Kaaba Al-Musharrafa's Kiswa Factory, which had previously been overseen by the Ministry of Hajj and Endowments (now the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah).
2017
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, ordered the factory that crafts the Kiswa of Al-Kaaba Al-Musharrafa to be renamed the King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Kaaba Kiswa.
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