Hassan Jameel

Hassan Jameel’s Biography

Hassan Jameel is Vice Chairman & Deputy President of Abdul Latif Jameel, an internationally diversified family-owned business that was founded in Saudi Arabia by the late Abdul Latif Jameel in 1945.

He heads the company’s domestic division from their affiliated headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, overseeing their automotive, real estate, land and machinery operations.

Hassan is also a member of the Jameel Family’s Investment Supervisory Board, which oversees a portfolio of tech-driven investments across core sectors. JIMCO’s portfolio comprises several investments in innovative, early-stage and breakthrough ventures and technology. These include US electric car manufacturer Rivian, flying taxi developer Joby Aviation and Saudi-based tech start-up Speero.

Hassan’s career in the automotive industry began at the Toyota Motor Corporation, where he gained experience in business, manufacturing, production, sales and management. He has since played a role in the Jameel family’s expansion and investment in the sector, securing key partnerships with Rivian and event organiser CoMotion.... Hassan Jameel is Vice Chairman & Deputy President of Abdul Latif Jameel, an internationally diversified family-owned business that was founded in Saudi Arabia by the late Abdul Latif Jameel in 1945.

He heads the company’s domestic division from their affiliated headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, overseeing their automotive, real estate, land and machinery operations.

Hassan is also a member of the Jameel Family’s Investment Supervisory Board, which oversees a portfolio of tech-driven investments across core sectors. JIMCO’s portfolio comprises several investments in innovative, early-stage and breakthrough ventures and technology. These include US electric car manufacturer Rivian, flying taxi developer Joby Aviation and Saudi-based tech start-up Speero.

Hassan’s career in the automotive industry began at the Toyota Motor Corporation, where he gained experience in business, manufacturing, production, sales and management. He has since played a role in the Jameel family’s expansion and investment in the sector, securing key partnerships with Rivian and event organiser CoMotion. In addition, Hassan is a former Rivian board member and continues to act as an advisor to CoMotion.

He is Vice Chairman of Community Jameel, an international organisation that addresses some of the most urgent challenges facing the world in the fields of education, health and climate. It collaborates with MIT and Imperial College London on several programmes to tackle these challenges.

Hassan is a founding member of the Family Business Council – Gulf, which promotes the growth and development of family businesses across the Middle East and North Africa. He also holds memberships on the Dean’s Advisory Council at the MIT School of Engineering and on the University of Tokyo’s UTokyo Global Advisory Board.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from London Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from Sophia University, Tokyo. READ MORE VIEW LESS

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Hassan Jameel’s Background

Abdul Latif Jameel

Deputy President & Vice Chairman

2012 - Present

Jeddah, SA

Abdul Latif Jameel is a diversified business made up of independent bodies that include auto-parts manufacturing, automotive distribution, logistics, financial services, land and real estate development, renewable energy, and media services. In addition, ALJ has an active investments arm well placed as a preferred global business partner.

Community Jameel

Vice Chairman

2003 - Present

Dubai, AE

Formed in 2003, Community Jameel continues the Jameel family's tradition of helping improve people's lives. Committed to entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and youth, it works across six fields of development: livelihoods, arts, education, health, climate and evidence. It is active worldwide, and collaborates directly with global institutions and grassroots organisations.

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Board Positions

Family Business Council Gulf (FBCG)

Founding Member

Dubai, AE

The Family Business Council Gulf, part of the Family Business Network, is one of the world’s largest family business networks with more than 16,000 members throughout 50 countries exchanging ideas and adding value to their networks. The council was established on the notion that family businesses are significant for maintaining economic stability in the Gulf region.

Rivian

Former Board Member

Plymouth, MI, USA

Rivian is an American automaker of adventure electric cars. The company’s purpose is to build a brighter future for the next generation by stopping the carbonisation of our atmosphere, shifting consumer mindsets, and providing a product that is sustainable and elegant.

Advisory Roles

CoMotion LA & MIAMI

Advisor

Los Angeles, CA, USA

CoMotion is an annual event gathering some of the world's most powerful and influential leaders and innovators of the urban mobility revolution. It consists of thought-provoking talks, demonstrations, test drives and exhibitions.

UTokyo Global Advisory Board - The University of Tokyo

Advisory Board Member

Tokyo, JP

The UTokyo Global Advisory Board was established to create a strategy that would ensure The University of Tokyo’s positioning as one of the world’s leading tertiary education institutions. The board consults on major issues and makes recommendations for the future of the institution.

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Media

The Mo Show: Hassan Jameel

Interview

Jan 2024

Mo Islam hosts Hassan on this podcast and explores his youth in Japan, where Hassan grew up and worked with Toyota. He shares his affinity for the Japanese culture and explains how he has used the Japanese principle of 'kaizen' or continuous improvement in his personal life and business ventures.

Interviews

Hassan Jameel’s mission to reinvent a ‘75-year-old startup’

Interview

Jan 2021

Hassan talks to WIRED Middle East about his family business and gives his insights into preparing and reinventing a 75-year-old multimillion-pound business for the digital age.

How ALJ—a ‘75-year-old start-up’—leads with purpose

Interview

Jan 2020

In an interview with McKinsey Quarterly, Hassan Jameel and his brother Fady discuss several topics, including ALJ, renewable innovation and philanthropy.

Features

Rivian’s IPO turned one family’s early investment into an $11.5 billion fortune

Quoted

Nov 2021

Jeddah, SA

Hassan is quoted in a Fortune Magazine piece about Rivian, the U.S. electric vehicle manufacturing company.

Rivian’s Long, Messy Road to Its First Electric Truck

Mentioned

Oct 2021

Jeddah, SA

Hassan is featured in an article by Bloomberg regarding ALJ, by then a major investor of Rivian, who shelved the idea for a desert truck and agreed to a more opulent pickup.