شركة مطوفي حجاج إيران Iranian Pilgrims Mutawifs Company - IPMC

Name

شركة مطوفي حجاج إيران Iranian Pilgrims Mutawifs Company - IPMC

Legal name

Iranian Pilgrims Mutawifs Company - Closed Joint Stock Company (شركة مطوفي حجاج إيران - شركة مساهمة مقفلة)

Website

https://ipmc.sa

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Services

akta.pro primary industry

Hajj & Umrah Travel Agencies (THAKAHAA)

Keywords

• Hajj pilgrimage services
• Umrah pilgrimage services
• Pilgrimage logistics management
• Religious tourism services
• Foreign pilgrim service provider

Headquarters

HQ city

Makkah (مكة المكرمة)

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hajj and Umrah Services: The company provides services to Iranian pilgrims performing Hajj and Umrah, having served over 4 million pilgrims since its establishment. Services include pilgrimage management and care.
2. Investment Management: The company operates as a holding company managing investments across multiple subsidiaries in various economic sectors. Provides investment management services to achieve strategic objectives and maximize return on investment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IPMC provides comprehensive Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage management services for Iranian pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia, covering logistics, accommodation, transportation, on-the-ground care, and spiritual guidance, having served over 4 million pilgrims since its establishment in 1983. The company operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries in the Hajj and Umrah sector, both of which received outstanding evaluations from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah with zero recorded violations. Complementing the pilgrimage business, IPMC delivers a set of shareholder-facing electronic services (Shareholders Portal, Inheritance Request Service, internal share trading, and Investment Partnership Request) and operates as a multi-investment holding company managing subsidiaries across economic sectors.

Product overview

IPMC is a closed joint-stock company (شركة مساهمة مقفلة) that originated as a private institution in 1983 and transformed into a holding structure in 1442 AH. Its portfolio consists of core Hajj pilgrimage management services for Iranian pilgrims (serving over 4 million pilgrims over 40+ years), supplemented by shareholder management sub-products including the Shareholders Portal, Inheritance Request Service, Internal Stock Trading/Transfer Service (via Ibana Company), and an Investment Partnership Request form. The company also operates 2 subsidiaries in the Hajj and Umrah sector, which have received outstanding evaluations from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. Corporate governance services include a 10-member Board of Directors and four committees (Executive, Investment, Nominations & Compensation, Governance). All services are delivered through the company's web-based digital platform at ipmc.sa, which also provides electronic services such as dividend payments, general assembly meetings via remote technology, and internal share trading mechanisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimage Services Management (ضيوف الرحمن) End-to-end Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage management for Iranian pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia, encompassing logistics, accommodation, transportation, on-the-ground care, and spiritual guidance across the rituals in Makkah and the holy sites. Licensed under the Law of Foreign Pilgrims Service Providers and overseen by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
• Subsidiary Hajj and Umrah Services (الشركات التابعة) Hajj and Umrah service delivery operated through two wholly-owned subsidiaries (شركات تابعة) under IPMC's holding structure, focused on serving Iranian pilgrims within the Saudi regulatory framework. Both subsidiaries have received outstanding evaluations from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah with zero recorded violations.
• Investment Management Services (Holding Operations) Multi-investment holding management across IPMC's subsidiaries in the Hajj and Umrah sector and other economic sectors, providing investment management services aimed at achieving strategic objectives and maximizing return on investment for shareholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Outstanding evaluation from Ministry of Hajj and Umrah with zero violations recorded
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Guests of God Service Program (برنامج خدمة ضيوف الرحمن)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 1447The company partnered with the Guests of God Service Program for the Fifth Edition of the Hajj Conference and Exhibition. The partnership focuses on developing Hajj and Umrah services through exchange of experiences, modern technology, and strategic partnerships.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Seera Group (formerly Al Tayyar Travel): Largest Saudi travel group, listed on Tadawul, with Hajj/Umrah among its many verticals — comparable as a broad incumbent in the pilgrimage-services space with deeper capital and tech infrastructure.
• Nusuk (البرنامج الوطني للحج والعمرة / Nusuk platform): Saudi government's unified digital platform for Hajj and Umrah services. Acts as an enabling/competitive layer that all Mutawif companies, including IPMC, must interface with for visas, packages, and pilgrim flows.

Regional players

• Kanoo Travel (كانو للسفر): GCC travel company with Hajj/Umrah product lines across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and wider Middle East — comparable as a regional peer serving pilgrimage demand from multiple nationalities.

Direct peers

• Al Rajhi Travel and Tourism (شركة الراجحي للسفر والسياحة): Saudi private Hajj and Umrah services company that has historically served multiple nationalities of pilgrims through the Mutawif system, with a comparable service portfolio and Ministry of Hajj regulatory framework.
• Al Haramin Travel & Tourism (شركة الحرمين للسفر والسياحة): Saudi Hajj and Umrah services company operating similar pilgrimage-management functions under Ministry of Hajj oversight.
• Almutlaq Travel & Tourism (شركة المطلق للسفر والسياحة): Saudi Hajj/Umrah services company with similar operating model — pilgrimage logistics, accommodation, and transport — and comparable regulatory exposure under the Foreign Pilgrims Service Providers Law.
• Zahrat Al-Sharq Travel & Tourism (شركة زهرة الشرق للسفر والسياحة): Saudi Hajj/Umrah operator organized under the Mutawif system with overlapping pilgrim-services capabilities and regulatory standing.

Others

• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia): National carrier and a critical transport partner for every Mutawif company; comparable as a key ecosystem player whose Hajj/Umrah flight allocations directly affect IPMC's service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipmcsaudi

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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