<p>Istiklal Library Co. was founded in June 1940, it is Jordan&#8217;s oldest and largest stationery and office supplies company.</p> <p>The founder, Hasan R. Khalaf, began as a book publisher back then, in the mid-fifties, he started manufacturing exercise and copy books for the public and private schools in Jordan. He then incorporated stationery and office supplies.</p> <p>Today, the family owned company employs over thirty people and operates three large showrooms located in Amman, Jordan.</p>