Home lists 100 Most Powerful Arabs 2023 Saeed Mohammed Al Ghamdi Chairman, Saudi National Bank Origin: Saudi Arabia Residence: Saudi Arabia Sector: Finance Saudi National Bank – which was created after the merger of National Commercial Bank and Samba Financial Group – reported a net income after Zakat and income tax of $4.94bn for 2022, up 46.67 per cent compared to the previous year. Driving the lender forward is Al Ghamdi, a banking and finance veteran, who was appointed to the role in 2021. He has previously served as an advisor to the governor of Saudi Central Bank, and is also the chairman of Saudi-based developer Jabal Omar Development Company.