Majid Al-Hogail

Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail (Arabic: ماجد الحقيل) is the Minister of Municipalities and Housing of Saudi Arabia.^[1] He was appointed as the Minister of Housing in July 2015.^[2] In addition, he was also the acting Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs since 25 February 2020, before the ministry merged with the Ministry of Housing.^[3] Al-Hogail has also been serving as the chairman of the Real Estate General Authority since January 2017.^[2]

His Excellency Majid Al-Hogail
Alma mater	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Education

In 1998, Al-Hogail gained a master's degree in business administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the USA, where in 2007, he completed an extended development program in management from Switzerland.^[4]

Career

Al-Hogail previously served in several companies in the private sector. As from 2007 was the managing director of the RAFAL, a Real Estate Development company. Then in 2014, he was chosen as a chairmen of the Aljazira Capital. In 2015, he was a board member of budget airline Flynas.^[4]

Currently, Al-Hogail is a board member in Qiddiya and NEOM megaprojects.^[4]