Powering Growth

His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Aljadaan is the Saudi Minister of Finance for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, appointed in November 2016. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Capital Market Authority from January 2015 to November 2016, and was acting Minister of Economy and Planning from March 2020 until May 2021.

As Saudi Minister of Finance, His Excellency leads a number of boards and committees, including: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA); Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Properties General Authority; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Government Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Organization for Social Insurance; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Privatization. In addition, he chairs the National Financial Stability Committee, Financial Sector Development Program Committee, Financial Sustainability Program Committee, and Privatization Program Committee.

Minister Aljadaan was recently selected to represent Saudi Arabia as Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also represents the Kingdom as a member of the Ministerial Council of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), the IMF Board of Governors, the World Bank Board of Governors, the Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank, and the Board of Governors of the Arab Monetary Fund.

He is also a member of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, the Board of Directors of the Public Investment Fund, the Board of Directors of the National Development Fund, the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco, and the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Military Industries.

Minister Aljadaan holds a bachelor’s degree in Islamic economics from Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, and a higher diploma in legal studies from the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh.

His Excellency Khalid A. Al-Falih has been Minister of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 25 February 2020. He previously served as Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources from May 2016 to September 2019, as Minister of Health from April 2015 to May 2016, and as Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) Board of Directors from April 2015 to September 2019. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, HE Al-Falih also held key leadership positions across the company, including President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2009 to May 2015.

HE Al-Falih has been consistently recognized for his leadership in spearheading the strategic transformation of leading sectors and organizations across Saudi Arabia. His achievements include driving large-scale business initiatives and industrial projects, building organizational capacity for the benefit of Saudi citizens through economic and social programs, and enhancing the performance and impact of complex organizations. For many years, he has taken a particular interest in leveraging business activities to fuel social development and economic diversification; fostering strong collaboration between Saudi Arabia’s public, private, and academic/research sectors; and promoting the importance of the fields of science and digital technology among young people.

HE Al-Falih remains committed to enriching society through the nurturing of entrepreneurship and innovation; the creation of a knowledge-based society equipped to meet the challenges of the future; the creation of new business and human resource development opportunities; and the protection of the environment. His appointment as Minister of Investment is in line with HE Al-Falih’s exceptional achievements in advancing private sector growth in the Kingdom, which is a central driver of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s ongoing economic diversification plan. In 2009, HE Al-Falih received the prestigious King Abdulaziz Medal (First Class), which is Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honor for service to the country. HE Al-Falih has received many notable awards and recognitions throughout his career. In 2018, the Japanese government awarded him its national decoration, The Order of the Rising Sun. In 2016, he was recognized as Energy Intelligence Petroleum Executive of the Year.

HE Al-Falih earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1982 and completed his MBA at KFUPM in 1991. In 2009, he received an honorary doctorate from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Faisal F. Alibrahim is the Minister of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Alibrahim is also the Supervisor of the Secretariat of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) and a member of the council. His Excellency also chairs the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Statistics. Alibrahim is a member of several governmental committees such as the Finance Committee, the Strategic Management Committee, the CEDA Standing Committee, the Supreme National Investment Council, the Supreme National Council for Industry, the Supreme Transportation and Logistics Committee, the Large Companies Investment Committee, the National Incentives Committee, the Privatization Program Committee, the Financial Sector Development Program Committee, and the National Transformation Program Committee. He also serves on several boards including the Public Investment Fund, National Development Fund, the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, the General Organization for Social Insurance, the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority, the National Center for Performance Management, and the Cultural Development Fund.

His Excellency served as secretary/second secretary of the Aramco IPO Committees. He was also chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Supervisory Committee for the Kingdom’s participation in EXPO 2020 Dubai which has received multiple awards and recognitions. Previously, Alibrahim served as Vice Minister of Economy and Planning and prior to that held key positions at Saudi Aramco including head of mergers and acquisitions, project manager of King Salman International Complex for Maritime Services and Industries, project manager for the Vela-Bahri merger, the largest transaction in Saudi at that time, and Vice President of Aramco Development Company.

Alibrahim holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a bachelor’s degree in economics, a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and a Minor in Management Information Systems from the Pennsylvania State University. He is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and member of the UCLA Health International.

His Excellency currently serves as: - Member of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) - Member of the Strategic Management Committee (SMC) - Chairman of the National Transformation Program (NTP) - Vice Chairman of the National Development Fund (NDF) and Chairman of its Executive Committee - Chairman of the Saudi Royal Aviation Board of Directors - Board Member of Aramco - Board Member of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites and Chairman of its Audit and Risk Committee - Board Member of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), and Member of its Investment Committee and Executive Committee - Member of the Finance Committee at the Royal Court, and Supervisor to its Secretariat General

In addition, His Excellency is overseeing multiple international bilateral files regionally and globally. Formerly, he served as Minister of Economy and Planning and spent over twenty-five years as a Senior Banker at HSBC and JP Morgan.

Mr. Mohammed A. El-Kuwaiz was appointed as the Chairman of the board of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) of Saudi Arabia in July 2017, after serving as the Vice Chairman since August 2016. Before his tenure at the CMA, Mr. El-Kuwaiz co-founded Derayah Financial Company, where he served as the CEO. His professional background includes a role as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and positions in investment banking and corporate finance with Samba Financial Group.

In addition to his executive roles, Mr. El-Kuwaiz has contributed to various organizations as a board member. His board memberships include the Public Pension Agency, Al Yamamah Company for Reinforcing Steel Bars, and Al Bilad Bank. He has also been actively involved in several committees, holding memberships in the Securities and Investments Committee at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Investment Committee at King Faisal Foundation, the Investment Committee at Sulaiman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi Holding Company, and the CMA’s Advisory Committee.

Mr. El-Kuwaiz's academic credentials include an MBA specializing in finance and entrepreneurship, which he obtained in 2003 from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He also holds a Bachelor of Administrative Sciences with Honors, majoring in Law, from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, earned in 1998

Sarah Al-Suhaimi is the Chairperson of the Saudi Tadawul Holding Group Board of Directors, which is considered the largest exchange in the Middle East.

In her capacity, Mrs. AlSuhaimi spearheads Tadawul’ s efforts to integrate the Saudi capital market with global peers by way of aligning the platforms operations and governing regulations.

Mrs. AlSuhaimi is also the Chairperson of Lazard Ltd. in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa, and a Board Member at the Saudi Telecom Company, the Saudi Arabian Airlines Public Agency and the Cultural Development Fund, and the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company. In addition, Mrs. AlSuhaimi is a trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation and a We-Fi Leadership Champion.

Mrs. Al-Suhaimi served as the CEO of Saudi National Bank Capital (SNB Capital) from 2014 to 2021 and was a member of the Board of Directors. During her tenure, AUMs grew by over four times, NCBC's brokerage market share increased by more than 10% and the bank executed multiple large investment banking mandates earning league table status in DCM and M&A.

Mrs. AlSuhaimi served a two-year term as Vice-Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) Board of Directors from 2013 to 2015.

Prior to that, Mrs. AlSuhaimi led the asset and wealth management division at Jadwa Investment Company, where she was also the Chief Investment Officer from 2007 to 2014, and a member of the firms’ Management Committee. Mrs. AlSuhaimi started her career within asset management at Samba Capital.

Mrs. AlSuhaimi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with Honors from King Saud University, and completed the General Management program in Harvard Business School

Eng. Khalid Abdullah Al-Hussan is a Board member and the Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Tadawul Group. He also serves as the Chairman of the Saudi Exchange, the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa), the Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa) and Wamid, an applied technology services business and the innovation arm of Saudi Tadawul Group. Additionally, Al Hussan is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), and he is both a Chairman (for the current year of 2021) and a member of the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE).

Throughout his tenure at the Exchange, Khalid has overseen the introduction and implementation of several key development programs, including the Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) framework and the Independent Custody Model (ICM), and most recently, its transformation into Saudi Tadawul Group. He also helped secure the Exchange’s inclusion in main emerging markets’ indices. Notably, he sponsored the restructuring program of the Financial Infrastructure companies and oversaw the record-setting IPO of Saudi Aramco.

Prior to joining the Exchange, Eng. Khalid worked in the Saudi insurance sector, managing areas of business and product development, marketing, PMO, and strategy.

Khalid is an engineer and holds an MBA from the University of Colorado, where he is also a certified entrepreneur.

Mohammed Al-Rumaih is the Saudi Exchange CEO. Prior to this, Mohammed was the Chief of Markets for the Exchange where he oversaw Saudi Exchange’s Markets operations, including the Main Market, Nomu-Parallel Market, Sukuk and Bonds, and others. Since joining the Saudi Exchange in 2009, Mohammed has held various leadership positions, including Head of Primary Market and Chief of Sales and Marketing.

He has extensive experience in the financial services sector and has led the Exchange through numerous milestones and a period of exponential growth and transformation. He has been instrumental in the Exchange’s adoption of new market enhancements and products to further cement its status as an advanced capital market and regional powerhouse. His notable achievements include Saudi Exchange’s inclusion in emerging market indices, the revamp of the Nomu-Parallel Market, the success of the Saudi Capital Market enhancement program, and facilitating the smooth public listing of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest IPO, in 2019.

Mohammed holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and an Executive MBA from the Manchester Business School.