JLL, a leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has appointed Ibrahim Albuloushi  as its new national director and country head for Saudi Arabia.

Albuloushi is an international executive with 20 years’ experience in creating vision and strategic direction with primary skills in Islamic banking, real estate development and property management.

He replaces Jamil Ghaznawi, who has overseen JLL’s operations in the kingdom for the past three years and is moving into a senior role with an important client of the firm.

“Ibrahim joins us with an impressive and results-driven background that will help us negotiate the fast changing landscape in Saudi Arabia,” said Alan Robertson, CEO, JLL Mena.

“We have deep, long-standing and trusted relationships in Saudi Arabia, and Ibrahim will be critical to enhancing our presence even further as we develop and grow our business in strategic areas across the kingdom.”  

Albuloushi joins JLL from Kingdom Holding Company where he has served as chief real estate development officer for the past two years. Before joining Kingdom Holding, he was CEO of Knowledge Economic City, which serves Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification strategy and is reviving Madinah’s role as a centre for Islamic knowledge.

Previously, he worked as Western regional director and was a member of the investment committee for Dar Al Arkan, during which time he participated in the valuation of companies and conducted feasibility studies, whilst fundraising with different structures for real estate development projects.

Albuloushi holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. In addition, he has attended training programmes, workshops and seminars locally and internationally in banking, finance, projects management and real estate development. - TradeArabia News Service