THE MIDDLE EAST’S

19. Naif Almesned

Designation: CEO & Managing Director
Company: Aljazira Capital
Nationality: Saudi
Headquarters: Saudi Arabia

Almesned assumed his current position in 2021. In 2025, Aljazira Capital, the investment arm of Aljazira Bank, had $7.6 billion in assets under management and currently runs 48 local and international investment funds. That year, the firm launched the Aljazira Evergreen Private Credit Fund and a dedicated health and nutrition private equity fund targeting GCC growth companies. Almesned sits on the board of Aljazira Takaful Taawuni Company and had previously headed the Wealth Management Division at NCB Capital.