ARAMEX INTERNATIONAL LTD
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                Amendment No. 1
                                       to
                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
                PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) AND (c) AND AMENDMENTS
                       THERETO FILIED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
                            (Amendment No. 1)1

                          Aramex International Limited
                       -----------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)



                                  Common Stock
                       -----------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                   G04450 10 5
                       -----------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


1   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
    person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
    securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
    would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

    The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
    deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
    section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
    (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. G04450 10 5                                          Page 2 of 6 Pages

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(1)    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

       Fadi Ghandour

       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS

       (Entities Only)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  | |
                                                             (b)  | |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3)    SEC USE ONLY


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Jordan
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          (5)    SOLE VOTING POWER
                                 718,750 shares of Common Stock
                         ------------------------------------------------------
    NUMBER OF SHARES      (6)    SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY OWNED            0
         BY EACH          ------------------------------------------------------
    REPORTING PERSON      (7)    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           WITH                  718,750 shares of Common Stock
                          ------------------------------------------------------
                          (8)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                 0 (See Item 4(c)(iv))
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       1,337,500 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                             | |

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       26.6% of shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT


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CUSIP No. G04450 10 5                                          Page 3 of 6 Pages


Item 1.     (a)   Name of Issuer:

                  Aramex International Limited

            (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  P.O. Box 3371
                  Amman 11181 Jordan

Item 2.     (a)   Name of Person Filing:

                  Fadi Ghandour

            (b)   Address of Principal Business Office:

                  P.O. Box 3371
                  Amman 11181 Jordan

            (c)   Citizenship:

                  Jordan

            (d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock").

            (e)   CUSIP Number:

                  G04450 10 5

Item 3.     If this statement  is filed  pursuant to Rules  13d-1(b), or
            13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a) | | Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

            (b) | | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

            (c) | | Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                    Act

            (d) | | Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act

            (e) | | Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
                    Investment Advisers Act of 1940

            (f) | | Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
                    the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                    Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section
                    240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g) | | Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
                    240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)

            (h) | | Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-
                    1(b)(1)(ii)(H)


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CUSIP No. G04450 10 5                                          Page 4 of 6 Pages


Item 4.     Ownership.

            If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year
            covered by the statement, or of the last day of any month described
            in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide
            the following information as of that date and identify those shares
            which there is a right to acquire.

            (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  

                 As of May 13, 1998, Mr. Ghandour may be deemed to
                 beneficially own 1,337,500 shares of Common Stock, which
                 includes 618,750 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Ghandour's
                 spouse, Ms. Rula Ghandour and 100,000 shares of Common Stock
                 issuable upon exercise of ten year, non-qualified options at an
                 exercise price of $7.00, held by Mr. Ghandour.

            (b)  Percent of Class:  

                 As of May 13, 1998, Mr. Ghandour may be deemed to be the
                 beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,337,500 shares of Common
                 Stock, which constituted approximately 26.6% of the 4,929,688
                 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 13, 1998.
                 (Reflects the completion of the public offering of 1,000,000
                 shares of the Company's Common Stock, 500,000 shares of which
                 were offered by the Company, 250,000 shares of which were
                 offered by Mr. William S. Kingson, 125,000 shares of which were
                 offered by Mr. Fadi Ghandour and 125,000 shares of which were
                 offered by Ms. Rula Ghandour. Does not give effect to the
                 underwriters' over-allotment option to purchase an additional
                 75,000 shares from Mr. Kingson, 37,500 shares from Mr. Ghandour
                 and 37,500 shares from Ms. Ghandour, such option to expire on
                 June 5, 1998. See the Company's Registration Statement on Form
                 F-1, File No. 333-49841.)

            (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                 (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  

                       718,750 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4(a) above.

                 (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  

                       0 shares of Common Stock.

                 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       
                       718,750 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4(a) above.

                 (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       
                       0 shares of Common Stock.
                       
                       Mr. William Kingson, Mr. Fadi Ghandour and Ms. Rula
                       Ghandour have entered into a Shareholders Agreement with
                       Airborne Freight Corporation ("Airborne") which among
                       other things provides (i) if Aramex International Limited
                       (the "Company") transfers any shares of its Common Stock
                       to listed competitors to Airborne or any other company
                       primarily engaged in air, freight or in express
                       shipments, Airborne has the right to sell all of its
                       shares of Common Stock to the Company on the same terms
                       and conditions as the sale to such other company, and
                       (ii) if Messrs. Kingson and Ghandour or Ms. Rula Ghandour
                       transfer any shares of Common Stock to certain listed
                       competitors to Airborne or any other company primarily
                       engaged in the transportation of air, freight or air
                       express shipments, it shall be a condition to such
                       transfer that Airborne shall be offered the right to sell
                       to such competitor all of its shares of Common Stock on
                       the same terms and conditions as the sale by Messrs.
                       Kingson and Ghandour or Ms. Ghandour.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
            date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
            owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
            the following | |.

            Not Applicable.

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CUSIP No. G04450 10 5                                          Page 5 of 6 Pages

Item 6.     Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

            If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the
            power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from
            the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be
            included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to
            more than five percent of the class, such person should be
            identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company
            registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the
            beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment
            fund is not required.


            Not Applicable.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

            If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to
            Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an
            exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the
            relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this
            schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit stating the
            identity of the relevant subsidiary.

            Not Applicable.

Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

            If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H),
            so indicate under Item 3(h) and attach an exhibit stating the
            identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a
            group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an
            exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.

            Not Applicable.

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

            Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit
            stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings
            with respect to the transactions in the security reported on will be
            filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual
            capacity. See Item 5.

            Not Applicable.

Item 10.    Certification.

            The following certfication shall be included if the statement is
            filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):

            By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
            belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
            ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
            and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
            the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
            with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or
            effect.

            Not Applicable.



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CUSIP No. G04450 10 5                                          Page 6 of 6 Pages


                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I/we
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


Date:      05/20/98
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Signature: /s/ Fadi Ghandour
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Name:      Fadi Ghandour
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