Abdullah Amer Al Nahdi founded and is vice chairman of Nahdi Medical, Saudi Arabia’s largest pharmacy chain. Nahdi Medical, which recorded $2.7 billion in revenue in 2025, went public on the Saudi Exchange in 2022. Al Nahdi started the business by buying two pharmacies in Jeddah in 1986, a year after graduating from university. The company has more than 1,222 pharmacies, mostly in Saudi Arabia and some in the UAE. It has also expanded into primary healthcare through several clinics.