Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency 1974-1983
Date of birth:
12 Sept 1930
Education:
Graduated with an MBA from the University of Southern California, U.S.A., in 1961.
Career and Membership:
Present:
- Managing Director, Ali Zaid ALQuraishi & Brothers Co, Riyadh, from 1984
- Board member of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (The Central Bank) from 1987
- Co-Chairman, US – Saudi Arabian Business Council, Washington and Riyadh, from 1994
- Chairman of the Saudi Industrial Investment Group, Riyadh, from 1996
- Chairman of the Board of Saudi Chevron Petrochemical Company, Jubail, from 1996
- Member of Hail Development Association from 2002
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Advanced Systems, from 2005
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, WESCOSA, from 2006
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saudi Transformers Co, from 2006
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Electrical Industries Co, from 2007
Past:
- General Manager, Government Railroad, Dammam, 1961-1968
- President, Civil Service Bureau, Riyadh, from 1968-1974
- Minister of State, Member of Council of Ministers, Riyadh, 1970-1974
- Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Riyadh, 1974-1983
- Member of Security, Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, U.S.A., 1984-1991
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Company for Cooperative Insurance, Riyadh, 1986-1994
- Chairman of the Saudi International Bank, London, 1987-1996
- Chairman, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (Middle East) LTD, Jeddah, 1997-2000
- Member, GCC High Consultative Council (to advise the GCC Heads of States), 1998-2007