Faisal Al Faqeer

Faisal Al Faqeer

The CEO of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation "SABIC".

Name in Arabic:
فيصل الفقير
Nationality: Saudi
Country of Residence: Saudi Arabia
Nominate for Saudi Talents 2026

Faisal Al Faqeer's Bio

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Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation "SABIC" effective April 1, 2026, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company SAMREF since March 2024, a member of the Board of Directors of the same company since December 2022, and Senior Vice President of Liquids-to-Chemistry at Saudi Aramco since January 2023.

Al-Faqeer has been a board member of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) since September 2023, and chairman of the Risk and Sustainability Committee in the same company. He is a board member of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), a board member and a member of the Compensation Committee in Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company YASREF, and he is also chairman of the Talent and Compensation Committee and chairman of the Shareholders Committee in ARLANXEO in the Netherlands since January 2024.

He has over 25 years of experience in the oil, gas, petrochemicals, and refining sector, having served as CEO of Sadara Chemical Company Sadara, and held several positions at Saudi Aramco , including:

  • Vice President.
  • Acting General Manager of Ras El Tanour Refinery.
  • Director of Operations at Ras El Tanour Refinery.
  • Director of Engineering for the refinery.
  • Supervisor of oil operations.
  • Director of the Research and Development Center.
  • Director of the Strategic Research and Development Program.
  • Engineering consultant.
  • Corrosion specialist.
  • Corrosion Engineer and Corrosion Technology Unit Supervisor.
  • Operations engineer at Ras El Tanour refinery.

He received a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in the United States of America in 2002, a Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the same university in 1999, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1994.

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