H. E. Dr. Abdualziz Saleh Aljarbou

SABIC- Chairman

Dr. Abdulaziz Saleh Aljarbou is the Chairman of SABIC and Chairman of the Investment Committee. He began his career as a Professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1976, soon after receiving his PhD in Chemical and Petrolem Refining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, USA, in the same year. He had earned his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Chemical and Petrolem Refining Engineering (in 1973 and 1971, respectively) from the same university. Dr. Aljarbou is currently a member of the Board of Directors of both the United Lubricating Oil Company and the Gulf Oil Industrial Company. Prior to assuming his new position in SABIC in 2017, Dr. Aljarbou was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Industrialization and Energy Services Company, TAQA (2003-2011). Dr. Aljarbou is recongnized as a pioneering figure in the Saudi Arabian industrial sector. He served as Member of the Advisory Board of the Supreme Economic Council from (1999 to 2010). He was also member of the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco (1989-1995), Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) during (1997-2011), Malath Cooperative Insurance Company (2007-2010), Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1997-2000) and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (1995-2002).