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Nayef Bin Sultan Al Kabeer
Nayef bin Sultan Al Kabeer (born 29 January 1975) is a Saudi businessman who has been the chairman of the board of directors of Almarai Company since March 2020 when his father Sultan bin Mohammed resigned from the post. Nayef bin Sultan is a member of the Al Kabeer cadet branch of the Saudi royal family. Biography Prince Nayef was born on 29 January 1975. He is the grandson of Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer and great-grandson of Saud Al Kabeer. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from King Saud University in 1998. Prince Nayef is the chairman and a member in the boards of various companies, including Almarai, Zain Saudi, Al Yamamah Cement Company, Farabi Gulf Petrochemicals Company, the Arabian Shield Insurance Company, Tarabot Investment and Development and the Global Co. for Downstream Industries. Prince Nayef was named the chairman of Zain Saudi, a telecommunications company, in October 2015, replacing Farhan bin Nayef Al Jarbaa in the post. On 4 Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Saud University
King Saud University (KSU, ar, جامعة الملك سعود) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The university was known as Riyadh University before a name change in 1982. The student body of KSU today consists of 40,000 male and female students, 7% of which are international. The female students have their own disciplinary panel, and there is a center supervising the progress of female students, either personally by female faculty members or by male faculty members via a closed television network. The university offers courses in the natural sciences, the humanities, and professional studies, and many courses are tuition-free. The medium of instruction in undergraduate programs is English and Arabic depending on the chosen major. Among Arab universities, its medical programs are highly regarded. History Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almarai
Almarai Company () is a Saudi multinational dairy company which is listed on the Tadawul stock exchange. It specializes in food and beverage manufacturing and distribution. The company's main offices are located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. History Early years (1977–2010) Almarai started its operations in 1977 by Irish brothers Alastair McGuckian and Paddy McGuckian and Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer. During the early years of the company's history, there was little infrastructure for the production and sale of milk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prince Sultan recognized that the area and the wider Middle East could benefit from higher quality milk production and logistics. Almarai then set up a number of facilities in regions across Saudi Arabia, which initially helped local farmers produce and distribute milk. During the early 1990s, Almarai entered a period of restructuring and reinvestment that took it from a decentralized to a centralized structure. Five dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almarai Company
Almarai Company () is a Saudi multinational dairy company which is listed on the Tadawul stock exchange. It specializes in food and beverage manufacturing and distribution. The company's main offices are located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. History Early years (1977–2010) Almarai started its operations in 1977 by Irish brothers Alastair McGuckian and Paddy McGuckian and Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer. During the early years of the company's history, there was little infrastructure for the production and sale of milk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prince Sultan recognized that the area and the wider Middle East could benefit from higher quality milk production and logistics. Almarai then set up a number of facilities in regions across Saudi Arabia, which initially helped local farmers produce and distribute milk. During the early 1990s, Almarai entered a period of restructuring and reinvestment that took it from a decentralized to a centralized structure. Five decen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Kabeer
Sultan bin Mohammed Al Kabeer (born 1954) is a Saudi prince and businessman. He is one of the founders of Almarai which is the largest vertically integrated dairy foods company in the world. Prince Sultan is a great-nephew of King Abdulaziz, being the grandson of the King's sister Noura bint Abdul Rahman. Early life and education Prince Sultan belongs to the Al Kabeer branch of the Saudi royal family. This branch are the descendants of Saud bin Faisal bin Turki, Emir of Nejd, who was an uncle of King Abdulaziz, the founder of the present Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As such, the Al Kabeer family is a cadet branch of the royal family and are not eligible to succeed to the throne. Saud bin Faisal was the great-great-grandfather of Prince Sultan. Prince Sultan was born in 1954 in Riyadh. His father is Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer who was the son of Saud Al Kabeer and Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud, sister of King Abdulaziz. He is a graduate of King Saud University having a bachelor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Royal Family
The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and his brothers, though the ruling faction of the family is primarily led by the descendants of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, the modern founder of Saudi Arabia. The most influential position of the royal family is the King of Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarch. The family in total is estimated to comprise some 15,000 members; however, the majority of power, influence and wealth is possessed by a group of about 2,000 of them. Some estimates of the royal family's wealth measure their net worth at $1.4 trillion. This figure includes the market capitalization of Saudi Aramco, the state oil and gas company, and its vast assets in fossil fuel reserves. The House of Saud has had three phases: the Emirate of Diriyah, the First Saudi State (1727–1818 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Bin Saud Al Kabeer
Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer ( ar, محمد ابن سعود أل كبير, Muḥammad ibn Suʿūd Āl Kabīr; 1908 – November 1998) was a House of Saud, Saudi royal and businessman. He was a nephew of King Abdulaziz. He was the patriarch of the Al Kabeer clan and a senior prince due to his in-depth tribal knowledge and connections. His nickname was Shaqran. Early life Prince Mohammed was born in Riyadh in 1908. He was the youngest of Noura bint Abdul Rahman and Saud Al Kabeer bin Abdulaziz, Saud Al Kabeer's three children. Prince Mohammed's full-sisters were Hessa and Al Jawhara. The latter was one of the wives of Faisal of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal. Prince Mohammed's mother, Noura, was the eldest daughter of the former Emir of Nejd, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki. At the time of Prince Mohammed's birth his mother's younger brother Abdulaziz was ruling as Emir. His father, Saud, was the grandson of Emir Saud bin Faisal Al Saud (1833–1875), Saud bin Faisal, who was the bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saud Al Kabeer Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saud Al Kabeer bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سعود الكبير بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''Suʿūd Al Kabīr ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd''; 1882–1959) was a grandson of Saud bin Faisal bin Turki and a cousin and important supporter of King Abdulaziz, founder of Saudi Arabia. Prince Saud was one of the most known Najdi people. Through his marriages he was the brother-in-law, and later he became the son-in-law, of King Abdulaziz. Saud was married for 45 years to King Abdulaziz's eldest sister Noura bint Abdul Rahman, and after her death in 1950 he married the King's daughter Princess Hessa. Early life and activities Prince Saud was born in Riyadh in 1882. He was the eldest son of Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud and Wahda bint Hazam Al Hithlain of Ajman. His grandfather, Saud bin Faisal bin Turki, and great-grandfather, Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah, were the rulers of the Second Saudi State. Following the capture of Riyadh by the Rashidi Emir Muhammad bin Abdull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zain (company)
Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. ( doing business as Zain), is a Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company founded in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC (Mobile Telecommunications Company), and later rebranded as Zain in 2007. Zain has a commercial presence in seven countries across the Middle East with 49.5 million active customers as of 31 December 2019. The Vice Chairman and Group CEO is Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, who was appointed in March 2017. Approximately 24.6% of the company is owned by Kuwait Investment Authority; 21.9% is owned by Omantel; only shareholders that own above 5% are disclosed. The Zain brand is one of the most recognized telecom brands across the MENA region, with a brand value in excess of US$2.3 billion. Financial highlights Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. There are no restrictions on Zain shares as the company's capital is 100% free float and publicly traded. The largest shareholder is the Kuwait Investment Authority (24.6%). For the full-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telecommunications Company
A telephone company, also known as a telco, telephone service provider, or telecommunications operator, is a kind of communications service provider (CSP), more precisely a telecommunications service provider (TSP), that provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications access. Many telephone companies were at one time government agencies or privately owned but state-regulated monopolies. The government agencies are often referred to, primarily in Europe, as PTTs (postal, telegraph and telephone services). Telephone companies are common carriers, and in the United States are also called local exchange carriers. With the advent of mobile telephony, telephone companies now include wireless carriers, or mobile network operators. Most telephone companies now also function as internet service providers (ISPs), and the distinction between a telephone company and an ISP may disappear completely over time, as the current trend for supplier convergence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turki Bin Saud Al Kabeer
Turki bin Saud Al Kabeer ( ar, تركي بن سعود الكبير) was a Saudi prince. He was a great-grandson of Prince Saud Al Kabeer, who was a cousin and brother-in-law of King Abdulaziz (r. 1932–1953). Prince Saud was a prominent figure in the ''majlis'' of internal advisers to King Abdulaziz. Al Kabeer's execution for murder was announced by Saudi state media on 18 October 2016. He was the first member of the Saudi royal family to be executed since the execution of 19 year old Mishaal bint Fahd bin Mohammed Al Saud in 1977. Crime and punishment Al Kabeer pleaded guilty to the murder of Adel bin Suleiman bin Abdulkareem Al Muhaimeed, whom he shot to death in 2012. The victim was "a friend" of the shooter who also injured other people in a brawl in the desert outside Riyadh. After the victim's family refused offers of diya (blood money), he was executed by beheading. It was the 134th execution of 2016 in Saudi Arabia. Execution A few hours before the execution, Al Kabeer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Saudi Arabian Businesspeople
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of '' Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the '' Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
