Ahmed Hassan Fitaihi
Chairman of the board of directors
Date of Birth: 14/11/1942
Marital status: Married with five sons and daughters
- Founder & Chairman of Fitaihi Holding Group (Public Shareholding Company), KSA.
- Former Chairman of “Sukoon International Co. Ltd.” KSA.
- Ex-Board Member of “Friends of Heart Charity Association”. KSA
- Ex-Board Member of “Credit Agricole Egypt” bank, Egypt – 2007/8.
- Ex-Board Member of the “General Organization of Social Insurance”. KSA – 7/1996 – 10/1999
- Ex-Board Member and the Financial Controller of “Alittihad Sports Club”. KSA – 1400H.
- Ex-Board Member of “Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry”, (JCCI). KSA – 1985
- Ex-President of “Gold & Jewelry Committee” of JCCI. KSA
- Ex-Deputy General Manager of “Al-Madina Newspaper”. KSA
- Ex-Board Member of “Dar Al-Fouad Hospital”. Egypt
Prizes & Achievements:
- In 1998, he was conferred on the title of “Cavalier” by the President of the Republic of Italy for his valuable contributions to the enhancement of the Saudi-Italian economic ties.
- The first who transformed a Saudi family business into a public shareholding company, 1998.
- The first who built a multi-store commercial center in KSA. Jeddah, 1984.
- The first in KSA who opened Jewelry showrooms totally managed by Saudi females.
- He was the one who thought about establishing the International Medical Center (IMC) in Jeddah. He took the initiative of this enormous project; as he bought the necessary pieces of land, and participated closely with his son Dr. Walid Fitaihi, the CEO of the IMC, in supervising all the studies and architectural designs of that project. Fitaihi Holding Group owns 20% of the IMC.
- The first Saudi whose name is registered in the “Guinness Book of Records”; bought the second-largest diamond in the world weighing 100.10 carats.
- One of the investors in some of the Saudi public shareholding companies, in addition, is considered to be one of the biggest traders in the Egyptian Stock Exchange Market.
Literary Activity:
- Author of numerous publications, printed, visual, and audio, where he speaks about a wide range of cultural, social, and economic subjects.
- Writer of “Youhka Anna” book, or (once upon a time), where he clearly describes, through very interesting short stories, some humane ethics, religious principles, and living elements of the old Jeddah society. Worth mentioning that the third issue of the book has run out.
- Writer of different articles in various newspapers.
- His short stories were published in all the Saudi newspapers and the most famous Arabian newspapers.