If you aspire to become an entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia, you have certainly considered one of the successful Saudi entrepreneurs as a role model for you. Especially if you are thinking of starting your own e-commerce project, it will be essential to benefit from the experiences of those who preceded you in this field.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become an advanced position in the field of establishing projects, which has positively affected Saudi youth, as a large number of them have moved towards establishing commercial projects, especially in the e-commerce sector. Among the prominent statistics, the budget for financing startups in the Kingdom has increased from $ 8 million annually to $ 150 billion annually in just four years.
From here, we decided to highlight inspiring models of Saudi entrepreneurs who have achieved remarkable successes, despite the challenges they faced, such as the Corona pandemic and economic crises. They have opened the doors for many ambitious young people to learn, develop and achieve success. You may find in their stories a source of inspiration that lights the way for you to write your name next to them and become one of the entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Alyas
In 2012, Abdullah Alyas, a Saudi entrepreneur, started his journey by establishing his first company, Enwani, which provides cloud computing services, providing IT resources on demand via the Internet, with pricing based on consumption. A year later, the company was recognized by a French academy as the most internationally invested company of that year. Later, Enwani was transferred to Careem, of which Abdullah Alyas is one of the founders, and is known for providing delivery and taxi rental services, and has a market value of more than one billion dollars.
Ammar Wajnah
If you are looking for an inspiring story of a Saudi entrepreneur who started from scratch, Ammar Wajnah will be a great example to inspire you. Ammar graduated from the University of Wales Institute, and obtained his MBA with a specialization in Marketing in Saudi Arabia. He also studied for a Bachelor of Information Technology in Australia.
Ammar started his career at Unilever PLC in London, before moving to TBWA in Saudi Arabia, where he enhanced his knowledge and skills through practical experience.
Ammar and Jannah are prominent entrepreneurs in the field of e-commerce and digital marketing through social media, in addition to his experience in communications and marketing planning. Ammar is also distinguished by his skills in building brands, and he has worked on developing and updating products, and he also has experience in the field of water mining.
Shahd Jeffrey
Women play a prominent role in the field of entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia, and Shahd Jeffrey is a role model in this context. Shahd is one of the distinguished Saudi female entrepreneurs, as she started her career in a cosmetics company in France, then moved to work in companies inside the Kingdom in the fields of digital operations management and marketing.
Shahd succeeded in outperforming 99 candidates to win the opportunity to work with the founder of "Tim Draper" in his investment fund. Shahd is currently the CEO of the personal marketing and fashion platform "Taffi Inc", and she is also the co-founder of this platform. Additionally, Shahd is an amateur fashion designer and works in emerging technology. Shahd has boundless ambition to make her mark, and in 2021, she was selected as one of the top 50 influential women in Saudi Arabia by Arabian Business magazine.
Hatem Kamli
In just 13 years, Hatem Kamli has founded 5 digital companies. Hatem has extensive experience in digital marketing, social media, tech entrepreneurship, and digital project development. He founded "Iclick", a digital marketing consulting company. He also founded "Resal", a company specializing in prepaid digital card solutions and loyalty programs, providing integrated solutions to help brands. In the field of artificial intelligence and social media data analysis, Hatem founded "Lucidia". Hatem gained his experience in this field through his work as a business consultant and a digital marketing consultant. He also received several awards and honors, the most important of which was from "Forbes" to be one of the Saudi entrepreneurs. Hatem's distinction in this field and his achievement of an important place in entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia was not only through practical experience, but the study that enriched his experience was a clear reason for his success. Hatem obtained a Bachelor of Technology Sciences, an accredited diploma in digital marketing and a Master's in Management and Marketing. He also studied digital social media strategies and artificial intelligence sciences in addition to marketing with purposeful content.
