Rania Nashar
Head of the General Department of Compliance and Governance at the Public Investment Fund .
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Name in Arabic:
رانيا نشار
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Full name:
Rania bint Mahmoud Nashar
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Nationality:
Saudi
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Country of Residence:
Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabia
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Rania Nashar's Bio
Head of the General Department of Compliance and Governance at the Public Investment Fund since June 24, 2021, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
She has been the Business and Governance Advisor to the Governor of the same Fund since February 2021 and Chairperson, of the Audit Comittee of the FII institute since September 2021.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of:
- Saudi Telecom Company "STC" since April 28, 2021.
- " Saudi Tadawul Group " since January 2020.
- National Center for Performance Measurement of Public Agencies "Adaa" since June 23, 2020.
- " Saudi Space Commission " since December 2019.
- " Saudi Polo Federation " since July 2018.
- " Saudi Small and Medium Enterprises Bank " since November 20, 2023.
- Membership of the Advisory Committee of the Capital Market Authority since March 25, 2019.
She held the position of Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of “Samba Capital for Assets and Investment Management Company” between 2017 and 2021, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” , “Samba Global Markets Company Limited” between 2017 and 2021, and “Samba Bank Limited” in Pakistan between 2015 and 2021.
She also held several leadership positions at Samba Financial Group :
- Chief Executive Officer from February 2017 to January 31, 2021.
- Chair of the Audit Committee between 2014 and 2017.
- Head of Compliance Department between 2009 and 2014.
- Head of Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Department between 2006 and 2009.
- She worked in the Private Accounts Group and the Retail Banking Group, and played a major role in developing Samba’s e-banking strategy and launching its online services.
She was ranked fifth in the list of the most powerful Arab women for the year 2017, and was classified among the “100 most powerful women in the world” during the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and among the “100 most powerful businesswomen in the Middle East for the year 2023” by “Forbes Middle East Magazine”.
She has 20 years of experience in banking.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Information Technology in 1997 from King Saud University . She completed the Leadership Development Program from Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, a Certificate in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance in cooperation with the School of Business at George Washington University, and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Certificate from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists in the United States of America.




