Speaker profile

Muhammad Al Amir

CEO
AIMS Hospitality

Muhammad is a holder of Master of Science in Project Management and a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from KFUPM, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Certification in Strategic Hospitality Management from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and an Alumni of the Entrepreneurs Development Executive Training, University of California at San Diego, California, USA.

He started his career in 1991 where he joined Al Yammamh Project / ZFA for the Royal Saudi Air Forces . then in 1992 he moved to The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) as Capital Project Planner for the Western Region. In 1998 Muhammad joined the Saudi Economic and Development Company (SEDCO) where he was the Vice President for Tourism and Hotels and the VP for Direct Investments. In 2003, he joined Tamlik Real Estate Development and Investment company, where he was the Director of Development and General secretary of The Board of Directors. Muhammad Founded Riyada Hotels Company in 2005 which became the master hotel developer of Wyndham Worldwide in Saudi Arabia. In 2018, Muhammad was appointed as the CEO of Hospitality in AIMS Holding.

He is currently the vice chairman of the board of the Saudi Association for Tourist Accommodation Facilities, a member of Real Estate and Hotels Committees of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industries, and previously the Vice President of the national real estate committee at the Council of Saudi Chambers. Muhammad is actively involved in many conferences and ongoing professional development. He also plays different voluntary roles in promoting entrepreneurship, small businesses start-ups, and helping youth to enter different business arenas.