Emad Al Muhaidib

About Emad Al Muhaidib

Emad Al Muhaidib is vice chairman of Al Muhaidib Group, a Dammam, Saudi Arabia-based family-owned conglomerate.

Al Muhaidib Group invests in companies across consumer products, infrastructure, construction, real estate and finance; Emad owns 28% of the company.

The group was founded in 1943 by his father Abdulkadir, who started out as a food trader before expanding into building materials and real estate.

Emad and his brothers Essam and Sulaiman took over after Abdulkadir's death in 1996; they share ownership of the group with 4 other family members.

Al Muhaidib Group owns shares in at least 16 publicly traded companies in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.