Ahmed Abdul Karim Hijazi

Ahmed Abdul Karim Hijazi holds the position of Vice President of the Feed Business at Modern Mills for Food Products Company, a Saudi Arabia-based entity primarily engaged in flour and animal feed manufacturing. Hijazi served as Acting Chief Executive Officer from February 23, 2026, until July 1, 2026, when the company appointed a permanent CEO. He joined Modern Mills in 2021 as Vice President of the Feed segment and is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Hijazi brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University (2011) and a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics from King Saud University (2009), along with a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Economics from King Saud University (2003). Hijazi earned his MBA from the University of Leicester in 2007.

Career History

• Vice President of Feed Segment, Modern Mills for Food Products Company (2021–Present)
• CEO, Feed Division, Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO) (until 2020)
• Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO) (until 2016)

What Ahmed Abdul Karim Hijazi could bring to his role as Vice President of the Feed Business: Based on his documented career progression from sales and marketing roles through divisional CEO leadership at ARASCO—one of the Middle East's largest animal feed producers—Hijazi brings deep sector expertise and operational excellence. His professional network includes substantial dairy feed sector experience, and his executive-level crisis management demonstrated during his interim CEO tenure positions him to drive strategic growth in Modern Mills' feed operations through market expansion and operational optimization.