Abdullatif bin Ahmed Al Othman is a businessperson who is the third governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).

Education

Al Othman received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) ( ar, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن, – short: ar, جامعة البترول ), after 1975 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals and initially as the ...

(KFUPM) in

Dhahran Dhahran ( ar, الظهران, ''Al-Dhahran'') is a city located in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. With a total population of 240,742 as of 2021, it is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Together with the nearby citi ...

in 1979. He obtained a master's degree in business management from the

MIT Sloan School of Management The MIT Sloan School of Management (MIT Sloan or Sloan) is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT Sloan offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, ...

as a

Sloan Fellow The Sloan Fellows program is the world's first mid-career and senior career master's degree in general management and leadership. It was initially supported by a grant from Alfred P. Sloan, the late CEO of General Motors, to his alma mater, MI ...

in 1998.

Career

Al Othman began working for Saudi Aramco in 1981 as an engineer. He became the executive director of Saudi Aramco Affairs in June 2001 and then, was appointed vice president of Saudi Aramco Affairs in September 2001. He became vice president of finance in 2003 and was later appointed senior vice president of Saudi Aramco for financial affairs in May 2005. He was chairman of board of directors of the Sadara chemical company established in late November 2011. The company is a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Company. During his term in Saudi Aramco, Al Othman was also the president for the project management institute (PMI) Persian Gulf chapter and was a member of the International Association of Energy Economics. He was also among the advisory board members of the Business Administration College of

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 K ...

. Al Othman is a board member of the Saafah Foundation for Good Example that attempts to encourage transparency and honesty in Saudi Arabia. Al Othman was appointed to the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) as governor at the rank of minister on 18 May 2012, replacing Amr Dabbagh. Al Othman was also named as the chairman of the SAGIA board of directors. In addition, he was named as the chairman of the economic cities authority. He served as the head of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority until 23 April 2017 when he was replaced by Ibrahim Al Omar. As of 2022 he is a board member of the

Banque Saudi Fransi Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) (Arabic: البنك السعودي الفرنسي) is a Saudi Joint Stock company which was established in 1977. The bank is affiliated with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank. Credit Agricole CIB is a full ...

. Al Othman was chosen by ''the Gulf Business'' to be the world's 50th most influential Arabs in 2012.

References

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