Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Onaizan
(born , Ar-Rass, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian businessman who is
chief executive officer
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(CEO) of
Bank Albilad. Al-Onaizan joined Bank Albilad in 2014, where he was a
chief business officer
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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
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
for college and attended
King Saud University
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.
In 1987, he obtained his
bachelor's degree
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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
chief business officer
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(CBO).
In 2016, he was appointed as the
chief executive officer
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CEOs find roles in variou ...
(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
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.
He is a
Sunni-Muslim, and speaks
Arabic
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and
English.
References
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1966 births
20th-century Muslims
20th-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople
21st-century Muslims
21st-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople
Bank presidents and chief executive officers
Chief executives in the finance industry
King Saud University alumni
Living people
People from Al-Qassim Province
People from Ar Rass
People from Riyadh
Saudi Arabian bankers
Saudi Arabian business executives
Saudi Arabian businesspeople
Saudi Arabian chief executives
Saudi Arabian investment bankers
Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslims