THE MIDDLE EAST’S
46. Nadir Sami Al-Koraya
Designation: CEO
Company: Riyad Bank
Residence: Saudi Arabia
Nationality: Saudi
Sector: Banking
Al-Koraya assumed his current position in February 2024. Riyad Bank has operations in Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the U.K., and the U.S. In H1 2025, the bank’s total assets amounted to $130.9 billion and total operating income of $2.4 billion. In September 2025, the bank launched its digital wallet service “Google Pay,” enabled by the Saudi Central Bank through the national payments network “mada.” Al-Koraya is also the Chairman of Jeel and 1957 Ventures, a board member at Riyad Capital.