Raised in a modest family in Lebanon, Mahfouz opened his first bridal boutique in 1985 with his sister in Beirut, Lebanon. Mahfouz started designing and drawing semi-complete couture collections in 1990. 1999 was the launch of the designer's first fashion show. The launch of the Abed Mahfouz Bridal line "Dreamer" was in 2001. In 2010 he debuted his first ready-to-wear collection during New York Fashion Week.