Top 100 Arabs 2024

24. Saeed Mohammed Al Ghamdi 

Chairman, Saudi National Bank

Origin: Saudi Arabia

Residence: Saudi Arabia

Sector: Finance

2023 Rank: 26

The kingdom’s largest listed bank, Saudi National Bank — which emerged from a merger of National Commercial Bank and Samba Financial Group — concluded 2023 with a net profit of SAR20bn, marking a 4 per cent increase from SAR18.6bn in the preceding year.

Spearheading the bank’s success trajectory is Al Ghamdi, a seasoned figure in banking and finance, who assumed the role of chairman in March 2023.

Al Ghamdi’s extensive experience includes chairman of Jabal Omar Development Company, a prominent Saudi-based developer, Manga Production and board member of Mohammed bin Salman Foundation.

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