Majid Al-Hogail Explained

Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail (Arabic: ماجد الحقيل) is the Minister of Housing of Saudi Arabia^[1] was appointed in July 2015.^[2] He is also the acting Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs since 25 February 2020.^[3] Al-Hogail has also been serving as the chairman of the Real Estate General Authority since January 2017.

Education

In 1998, Al-Hogail gained a master's degree in business administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the USA, where in 2007, he completed an extended development program in management from Switzerland.^[4]

Career

Al-Hogail previously served in several companies in the private sector. As from 2007 was the managing director of the RAFAL, a Real Estate Development company. Then in 2014, he was chosen as a chairmen of the Aljazira Capital. In 2015, he was a board member of budget airline Flynas.

Currently, Al-Hogail is a board member in Qiddiya and NEOM megaprojects.

References

1. Web site: Website launched to support housing project in Saudi Arabia. 2019-03-19. Arab News. en. 2019-04-17.
2. News: Saudi appoints housing minister from private sector. https://web.archive.org/web/20190415172931/https://uk.reuters.com/article/saudi-cabinet-business-idUKL5N0ZT1KM20150713. dead. April 15, 2019. 2015-07-13. Reuters. 2019-04-15. en.
3. Web site: Saudi Royal Decree Forms 3 New Ministries, Merges 2 Others. Asharq AL-awsat. en. 2020-02-25.
4. Web site: Majid Al-Hogail, Saudi Arabia’s minister of housing. 2019-03-19. Arab News. en. 2019-04-15.