Aiman AlMudaifer

Eng. Aiman Al-Mudaifer was appointed as board member, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NEOM in May 2025, following his service as Acting CEO since November 2024. During his tenure as Acting CEO, Al-Mudaifer focused on maintaining operational continuity, improving internal efficiencies, and accelerating progress on NEOM's strategic initiatives. He brings deep expertise in real estate, infrastructure, and investment to the $500 billion mega-development, which is a flagship project of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

Al-Mudaifer holds a Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran. Prior to NEOM, he led the Local Real Estate Investment Division at the Public Investment Fund (PIF), where he oversaw two major streams: Saudi's five flagship giga-projects—NEOM, Red Sea Global, Qiddiya, Roshn, and Diriyah—and a portfolio of over 50 strategic real estate and infrastructure investments focused on modern urban living and economic diversification.

Career history

• Head of Local Real Estate Investment Division at Public Investment Fund (October 2018–present)
• Founder & CEO of Andalus Company
• CEO of Shomoul Holding Company
• Licensing Department official manager of the Investigations Department for the Capital Market Authority
• Credit Consultant at the Saudi Industrial Development Fund

His strategic influence extends further as Chairman of the Board at King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) and as a board member of Diriyah Gate Company and AlSouda Development Company. What Aiman Al-Mudaifer could bring to CEO of NEOM: Al-Mudaifer brings a distinctive combination of engineering acumen and deep real estate portfolio management experience refined through seven years at Saudi Arabia's largest sovereign wealth fund overseeing $925 billion in assets. His demonstrated ability to balance execution across diverse, complex projects—including five giga-projects simultaneously—positions him to accelerate NEOM's progression from infrastructure build-out to operational deliverables. His background in financial evaluation, regulatory compliance, and private-sector operational leadership suggests he may introduce greater efficiency discipline and stakeholder risk management to the mega-project.