HE Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro was appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce in November 2022.

Prior to his appointment, he spent 20 years in his family business, rising through the ranks to join the Government of Saudi Arabia. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and BMMI until November 2022. In addition, he held the post of Director of Fakhro Restaurants Company (McDonald's Saudi Arabia), Abdulla Yousif Fakhro Group, Lotus Investment Company, and GAC Saudi Arabia. He also served as Managing Director of Adel Fakhro & Sons, Vice Chairman of Dreams Society, Founder and Chairman of Sawari Marine Services W.L.L, Summit 7 Holding and Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Omneyat Foundation.

Fakhro holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Babson F.W Olin Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship from Babson College.