Abdul Latif Jameel
Abdul Latif Jameel is a family-owned diversified group founded in Jeddah in 1945, best known as a Toyota distributor and active in energy, water, finance and real estate.
Industry: Diversified conglomerate (automotive distribution, energy, financial services, real estate) | Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Founded: 1945
About Abdul Latif Jameel
Abdul Latif Jameel is a privately held, family-owned diversified business that began in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1945. Its website lists eight divisions: Health, Transportation, Engineering and Manufacturing, Financial Services, Land and Real Estate, Energy and Environmental Services, Consumer Products, and Advertising and Media. The home page gives more than 11,000 employees of 80 nationalities and operations in 40 countries, while the about page says 34 countries.
The company started as a small trading business founded by Sheikh Abdul Latif Jameel and became a Toyota distributor in 1955. Its international operations headquarters moved to Dubai in 2012. It names strategic offices in Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates and identifies Saudi Arabia as its largest market. Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel KBE is chairman, Rif O. Abou Richeh is vice chairman, and Fady Jameel is vice chairman, international, responsible for operations across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
The Transportation division covers passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and equipment, logistics and vehicle services, with passenger vehicle distribution in nine countries on three continents. Businesses named on the group's news page include Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, Jameel Finance, the renewable energy business FRV and Almar Water Solutions.
In February 2025 Ceer said Abdul Latif Jameel had signed a memorandum of understanding to supply alloy wheels, alongside Obeikan Glass Company, as part of 11 agreements worth about SAR 5.5 billion announced at the PIF Private Sector Forum. The value of the Abdul Latif Jameel agreement was not disclosed. Wikipedia reports that the group acquired Fotowatio Renewable Ventures in 2015.
The company's own news page records several 2026 developments. On 24 April Abdul Latif Jameel Motors and Toyota launched a public hydrogen bus trial in Yanbu. On 29 June Abdul Latif Jameel Motors received its 15th consecutive Toyota Gold Award. On 3 August Almar Water Solutions won the Aramco Zuluf expansion, and on 8 September Jameel Finance Egypt completed an EGP 318 million securitized bond issuance. On 30 September FRV Australia commissioned its Terang battery energy storage project.
Leadership
- Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, Chairman
- Rif O. Abou Richeh, Vice Chairman
- Fady Jameel, Vice Chairman, International