Nabih's Inc.

Nabih's Inc.

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Computer repair, Computer retail
Founded	1972 (1972) in Evanston, Illinois
Founder	Nabih Mangoubi
Defunct	2012 (2012)
Fate	Dissolution
Headquarters	Evanston, Illinois , United States
Area served	Chicago Metropolitan Area
Products	Apple Inc. computers and accessories
Website	http://www.nabihs.com/

Nabih's Inc. was a retailer specializing in consumer electronics and IT consulting that served the downtown Evanston, Illinois area for four decades, situated close to the Northwestern University campus. Established by Nabih Mangoubi, it ranked among the longest-standing authorized Apple resellers, offering sales and maintenance of Apple products from 1978 until its closure in 2012.

History

Born around 1948 in Egypt, Nabih Mangoubi launched Nabih's Inc. in 1972 when he was 24 years old. An Egyptian Jew, Mangoubi and his family emigrated to the United States as refugees following the mass expulsion of Jews from Egypt during 1956-1957. His father, who had dedicated two decades to the Banque Misr in Cairo, was compelled to leave without receiving his retirement benefits. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the family gradually liquidated their assets to sustain themselves until they could relocate. Upon arriving in Chicago in 1966, they possessed only the equivalent of $20 (in 1993 dollars) plus some clothing.

Initially, Nabih's Inc. focused on reselling electronic office devices, primarily calculators. By 1978, the company had become one of the earliest authorized resellers of Apple Inc. products, stocking Apple II computers and related accessories. By 1981, their inventory expanded to include hardware from manufacturers such as Alpha Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, and Vector Graphic.

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