Powerful Families in Saudi Arabia

Powerful families in Saudi Arabia come second to the Royal Family in terms of influence and prominence.

Powerful families in Saudi Arabia are engaged in business and government service. Their business interests straddle financial services, insurance, trading, retailing, manufacturing, and service industries. Many members of those families are government ministers, undersecretaries, director generals, and advisors. Notable mentions go to the families of Ajlan, AliRedha, BinMahfooz, Bugshan, Esayi, Khereiji, Muhaidib, Mutlaq, Rajhi, Rashed, Sudairi, and Zamel.

Note: Since there is no standardized form of transliterating Arabic names into English, we have normalized family names to match the most widely used spelling.

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