Our Story · 1977 to today

Founded In 1977, Family-Owned Today

Job N Job was founded by Abdul Hameed Mirza in 1977 on a single principle: pair the right person with the right role, and everything else takes care of itself. Two generations on, the principle still holds.

Abdul Hameed Mirza, founder of Job N Job in 1977.
Abdul Hameed Mirza Founder · 1977 In memoriam, 2007

The Founder

Abdul Hameed Mirza, A Single Principle In 1977

Abdul Hameed Mirza founded Job N Job in 1977. The firm started small and disciplined: take a brief seriously, understand the role, find the right person, stand behind the work. There were no shortcuts. There was no "good enough" candidate.

The firm built its early reputation across the Middle East in the 1980s and 1990s, deploying skilled engineering, oil and gas and construction talent at scale. Clients included the Kingdom's national oil company, the region's largest construction conglomerate and Kuwait's energy sector. The work was demanding, the standards were high, and the relationships lasted.

Akbar Mirza joined the family business in 2004. He spent three years working alongside his father before becoming Group CEO in 2007, after Abdul Hameed Mirza's passing.

The firm is family-owned today. AHM Corp was formalised on 2 May 2024 as the family group, named in his father's honour. Job N Job remains the lead recruitment brand, working across the UK, USA, Canada, UAE and KSA, alongside Cipher7, the group's digital consulting practice. The values are unchanged from 1977: specificity over volume, honesty about fit, long relationships over short wins.

A Message From The CEO

In My Father's Honour, A Promise Renewed

My father believed recruitment was a responsibility. The right hire could change a company, a family and a future. He took that seriously, and he taught the people around him to take it seriously too.

When I took over in 2007, I made a private promise to him: the firm would grow, but the principle would not change. We would still treat every brief as a responsibility. We would still stand behind the people we put forward. We would still take the time to understand what a client actually needed, before we picked up the phone to a candidate.

Two generations on, the principle still holds. AHM Corp, the family group, carries his name. Job N Job carries his standard. That is the work, and that is the inheritance.

Akbar Mirza Chief Executive Officer Job N Job (UK) Ltd

The Journey

Nearly Five Decades, Built Brief By Brief

From a single desk in 1977 to a multi-office group operating across the UK, USA, Canada, UAE and KSA today. Each milestone below marks a moment that shaped how the firm works.

  1. 1977

    Job N Job Founded In The UK

    Abdul Hameed Mirza founds Job N Job on a single principle: pair the right person with the right role, and everything else takes care of itself.

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  2. 1980s — 1990s

    Middle East Expansion

    Large-scale deployment of engineering, oil and gas and construction talent across the Kingdom's national oil company, the region's largest construction conglomerate and Kuwait's energy sector.

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  3. 2004

    Akbar Mirza Joins The Firm

    Akbar Mirza joins the family business and works alongside his father across the firm's senior client relationships.

  4. 2007

    Akbar Becomes Group CEO

    After Abdul Hameed Mirza's passing, Akbar becomes Group CEO. The firm remains family-owned and family-led.

  5. 2008

    London Headquarters & Dubai Office

    London HQ established. The Dubai office opens, anchoring the firm's long-standing Gulf relationships in-region.

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  6. Cipher7 UK

    Cipher7 Launched In The UK

    Cipher7 is launched in the UK as the group's digital consulting practice, sitting alongside Job N Job to handle technology-led engagements.

    Year [Akbar to confirm].

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  7. 2014

    Canada Branch Launched

    The Canada branch opens, extending the firm's North American delivery footprint and supporting cross-border placements out of Toronto.

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  8. 2023

    Cipher7 Launched In The UAE

    Cipher7 expands into the UAE, bringing the group's combined recruitment and digital consulting capability to Gulf clients in-region.

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  9. 2023

    ISO 9001 Certified

    Independent certification of the firm's quality management system across recruitment, talent acquisition, HR outsourcing, global placements and training (Certificate 201208-01).

  10. 2 May 2024

    AHM Corp Formalised · KSA Office

    AHM Corp is formalised on 2 May 2024 as the family group, named in honour of Abdul Hameed Mirza. The KSA office opens the same year, completing the firm's five-market operating footprint.

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  11. Cyber Essentials

    Cyber Essentials Certified

    Independently certified cyber hygiene controls across endpoints, identity, data and supplier risk.

    Year [Akbar to confirm].

  12. 2026

    ISO 27001:2023 Certified

    Certificate 231120-01 awarded, covering the provision of data security across the markets in which the firm operates. Valid 27 January 2026 to 27 January 2027.

Our Values

Four Principles, Unchanged Since 1977

The work has scaled across continents and certifications, but the discipline behind it has not changed.

  • Specificity Over Volume

    A short shortlist of candidates who match the brief, not a long list of names who almost match it. We work the brief, not the inbox.

  • Honesty About Fit

    If a candidate is the right person, we say so. If they are not, we say that too. A clear "no" protects the client, the candidate and the relationship.

  • Long Relationships Over Short Wins

    The firm has clients who have worked with us across decades and generations. That is not a marketing line. That is the only outcome a family-owned firm is set up to produce.

  • Confidentiality Treated As A Discipline

    Briefs, candidates and client identities are handled under NDA by default. ISO 27001:2023 and UK GDPR controls sit behind every engagement.

Two Generations, One Standard

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