The Middle East and North Africa Advisory Board The Fuqua School of Business

Muhammad Al Agil

Chairman of Jarir Group, CEO

Jarir Investments

Muhammad Al Agil serves as the CEO of Jarir Investment and Chairman of Jarir Group, which

comprises of Jarir Bookstore, Jarir Marketing, Jarir Furniture, Jarir Real Estate, Kite Arabia Ltd., Kids

Kingdom and various other associate companies. Mr. Al Agil conceptualized and co-started Jarir

Marketing and Jarir Bookstore chains, developing them into leading wholesalers and retailers in

Saudi Arabia for stationery, school supplies, office machines, computer supplies, books, arts and

engineering items. Jarir Marketing Company is listed in Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) with a

market capitalization of more than USD 1.6 billion, presently.

Since 1990 Mr. Al Agil has been focusing, through Jarir Investment which is a family office, on

private investing both as a direct principal and with various known institutional partnerships. Jarir

Investment have been investing worldwide in Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate and also

guiding families second generation through family constitution, career planning and legal

structuring.

Mr. Al Agil is a Board member of various public companies and large family business groups in Saudi

Arabia namely Tawuniya Insurance Co., Al Faisaliah Group etc.

Mr. Al Agil also served as a Board member of MBC TV’s, he was also member of Board of Trustees

of Centennial Fund (Micro – Business Fund), Gifted Foundation in Saudi Arabia and was Chairman

of the Executive Committee for Family Business Council in Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Al Agil speaks at various conferences in GCC countries mostly about Family in Business, Family

Policy, Private Equity Conference, Family Business Governance etc. He has been a Guest Lecturer on

a Retail course at the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) in Riyadh.