Nasser Al Tayyar (Arabic: د. ناصر بن عقيل عبد الله الطيار b. 1957) Is a Saudi businessman. He is the Founder and Deputy Chairman of Al Tayyar Travel Group. He has interests in many industries, including Leisure, Tourism, Education, Transport, Real Estate, Retail Trading, Hospitality, Aviation and Food and Beverages. Al Tayyar is the President of Arab Publisher House and publisher of the leading business magazine, ''Forbes Middle East''. He is a Member of the Board of Madina Press, one of the oldest publishers in the Middle East. Al Tayyar was ranked as one of the most influential

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figures from the private sector in the Tourism industry by ''Arabian Travel News,'' which compiled a list of the 50 most powerful figures within the Travel sector.

Early life and education

Al Tayyar is the son of Aqeel Al Tayyar, hailing from the Saudi Arabian province of

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Career

In 1980, he launched the first Al Tayyar Group office in the business centre of

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. In 2008, he helped start

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Arrest

On 4 November 2017, Nasser Al Tayyar was arrested in

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in a "corruption crackdown" conducted by a new royal anti-corruption committee. This was done by the authority of Crown Prince

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. According to

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, Al Tayyar carries a personal fortune of $600 million and is among the wealthiest of those arrested, which included

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, ($19 billion),

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, ($10.1 billion), and

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Affiliations

Al Tayyar is an elite member of The

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, the Saudi Chambers Definition, International Congress and Convention Association, the GCC Commercial Arbitration Center, Ministry of Justice Saudi Arabia, and Consulting Member Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. He serves as chairman of the board at

, Egypt's second national carrier.

Personal life

Al Tayyar is married and has 7 children.

References

External links

Al Tayyar Group website, History page Al Tayyar Group website, About US page Al Tayyar Group website, Press Release Arabian Travel News Magazine has compiled a list of the 50 most powerful figures within the Travel sector Al Tayyar Travel Group acquires UK tour operator Elegant Resorts Al Tayyar Travel Group ranked first in the list of the most powerful Travel and Tourism companies in the Middle East
*[http://www.amwalalkhaleej.com/_pdf/AlTayyar-International.pdf Pdf Saudi based Al Tayyar Travel Group undergoes IPO to generate one of the highest private equity return multiples in MENA for Amwal Al Khaleej] {{DEFAULTSORT:Tayyar, Nasser 1957 births Living people