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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                           Aramex International Limited

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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock

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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   G04450 10 5

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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1999

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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed.

|_| Rule13d-1(b)
|X| Rule13d-1(c)
|_| Rule13d-1(d)

*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             13G               Page 2 of 6 Pages



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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Fadi Ghandour

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   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a) |_|
                                                             (b) |_|

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   3     SEC USE ONLY

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   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Jordan

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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

       NUMBER OF                702,850 shares of Common Stock
         SHARES

      BENEFICIALLY         6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                0

        OWNED BY           7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

          EACH                  702,850 shares of Common Stock
       REPORTING

      PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                0

   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         1,321,600 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4

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   10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
         EXCLUDES
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         CERTAIN SHARES*                           |_|

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   11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         26.6% of shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.


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   12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         IN

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ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:

           Aramex International Limited

ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

           P.O. Box 3371
           Amman 11181 Jordan



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CUSIP NO.  G04450 10 5             13G               Page 3 of 6 Pages


ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING:

           Fadi Ghandour

ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

           P.O. Box 3371
           Amman 11181 Jordan

ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:

           Jordan

ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

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

ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER:

           G04450 10 5

ITEM 3.    IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
           CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

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

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

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

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

      (e)       |_| An   investment    advisor   in   accordance   with   Rule
                    13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

      (f)       |_| An employee  benefit  plan or endowment  fund in  accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

      (g)       |_| A parent  holding  company or control  person in  accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

      (h)       |_| A savings  association  as defined  in  Section  3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

      (i)       |_| A church plan that is  excluded  from the  definition  of an
                    investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the  Investment
                    Company Act;

      (j)       |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


ITEM 4.    OWNERSHIP.

      (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

           As of December 31, 1999, Mr. Ghandour may be deemed to beneficially
           own 1,321,600 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 December 31, 1999, Mr. Ghandour may be deemed to be the
           beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,321,600 shares of Common Stock,
           which constituted approximately 26.6% of the 4,873,155 shares of
           Common Stock outstanding as of August 17, 1999 (as reported in the
           Company's Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy
           Statement, dated August 20, 1999, SEC File No. 000-29018).


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CUSIP NO. G04450 10 5            13G               Page 4 of 6 Pages


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

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

                702,850 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4(a) above.

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

                0 shares of Common Stock.

           (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                of:

               702,850 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.

           Not Applicable.

ITEM 6.    OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF
           ANOTHER PERSON.

           Not Applicable.

ITEM 7.    IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY
           WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
           COMPANY.

           Not Applicable.

ITEM 8.    IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE
           GROUP.

           Not Applicable.

ITEM 9.    NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

           Not Applicable.

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CUSIP NO. G04450 10 5            13G               Page 5 of 6 Pages

ITEM 10.   CERTIFICATION

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


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CUSIP NO. G04450 10 5              13G               Page 6 of 6 Pages


                                    SIGNATURE

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

                                             February 10, 2000
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                                                  (Date)


                                               /S/ Fadi Ghandour
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                                                (Signature)


                                                Fadi Ghandour
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                                                  (Name)





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