Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Onaizan (born , Ar-Rass, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian businessman who is

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(CEO) of Bank Albilad. Al-Onaizan joined Bank Albilad in 2014, where he was a

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. In 2016, he was appointed as the bank's CEO.

Early life

Al-Onaizan was born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Ar-Rass. He attended Ar-Rass Secondary School for high school. He then moved to

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for college and attended

King Saud University King Saud University (KSU, ) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. It was known as Riyadh U ...

. In 1987, he obtained his

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on quantitative methods.

Career

In 1991, Al-Onaizan joined

Samba Financial Group Samba Financial Group SJSC, formerly known as The Saudi American Bank, was a multinational banking firm based in Saudi Arabia. The combined institution had 66 branches in the Kingdom. Samba merged with NCB to form Saudi National Bank on 1 April ...

as the head of treasury. He then moved to Arab National Bank in 2004 and Alinma Bank in 2008 serving as the deputy chief executive officer of treasury and the head of treasury respectively. In 2014, Al-Onaizan joined Bank Albilad as the

(CBO). In 2016, he was appointed as the

(CEO). Al-Onaizan additionally serves as the vice-chairman of the board of directors and as a member of the executive committee, both respectively a part of the Albilad Investing Company. He is also a board member in five other joint stock companies: Enjaz, Buna, the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), the Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) and the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA). He simultaneously holds the position of chairman of the board of directors for Enjaz, chairman of the executive committee for the HRDF as well as chairman of governance and cybersecurity for the REDF.

Personal life

Al-Onaizan resides in

, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. He is a Sunni-Muslim, and speaks

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and English.

References

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