FaceOf: Mohammed bin Talal Al-Nahhas, governor of the Saudi Public Pension Agency

JEDDAH: Mohammed bin Talal Al-Nahhas has served as governor of the Public Pension Agency since his appointment in August 2016 upon a royal decree.

He is also a member of the board of directors at petrochemical manufacturing company SABIC, as well as the risk and sustainability and the remuneration and nomination committees.

Recently, he led his country’s delegation at the 116th session of the International Society for Social Security in Geneva.

Al-Nahhas has more than 30 years’ experience in banking, business development, and administration. He holds a bachelor’s degree in administration from King Saud University in Riyadh, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Executive Business Administration Program in the US.

He is also the chairman of a public pension agency-owned company, AI-Raidah Investment Company, and the auditing and risk committee at AI-Raidah Investment.

Al-Nahhas has held several prestigious positions in the banking field, including general manager of branches of Al-Inma Bank, and regional manager of the central region branches of SAMBA Financial Group.

He also played an important role in launching and operating the largest Islamic banking network in the Kingdom and the Middle East.

In addition, Al-Nahhas is an executive member of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), a leading global organization that brings together institutions, bodies and government departments that manage any form of social security.

ISSA was founded in 1927 under the auspices of the International Labor Organization and it includes 322 organizations from 156 countries.