Roshn
Public Investment Fund company developing residential communities, mixed-use districts, a stadium and a school campus in Riyadh, Jeddah and other Saudi cities. Naaman Atallah was reported as chief executive in September 2026.
Industry: Real estate development | Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Founded: 2020
About Roshn
ROSHN Group is a real estate developer in Saudi Arabia owned by the Public Investment Fund. Its website describes it as a multi-asset class developer and a key enabler of Saudi Vision 2030,. Its head office is in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, with offices at SEDRA and in Jeddah.
Wikipedia reports that the fund established ROSHN on 19 August 2020. The brand story says the name honours the guest room in King Abdulaziz's Ibn Aqil Palace, west of Ar Rass. Semafor reported on 1 September 2026 that ROSHN had hired Naaman Atallah, president of real estate at Al-Futtaim and a former executive at Dubai Properties, Nakheel and Qatari Diar, as chief executive. Semafor described it as the first permanent chief executive since early 2024 and said ROSHN confirmed the appointment.
The website lists five residential communities. SEDRA in Riyadh covers 20 million square metres and more than 30,000 homes, and ALAROUS in Jeddah covers 4 million square metres and more than 18,000 homes. WAREFA in Riyadh covers 1.4 million square metres and more than 2,000 homes, ALMANAR 21 million square metres and more than 33,000 homes, and ALDANAH 1.7 million square metres and 2,576 homes. Other projects include MARAFY in Jeddah, built around an 11-kilometre water canal, ROSHN Front, a mixed-use district in Riyadh, and ROSHN Stadium, a 45,000-seat football stadium in Riyadh that the site says will host FIFA World Cup 2034 matches. King's College at SEDRA, described as the largest private educational campus in the community, teaches pupils from pre-school to Year 13.
ROSHNEXT is the group's innovation arm, and YUHYEEK is its corporate social responsibility programme, which has five pillars. Wikipedia reports that in September 2023 ROSHN signed a 45-month contract worth USD 2.06 billion with China Harbour Engineering Company to build parts of SEDRA and WAREFA.
The careers page says ROSHN has been recognised as the best place to work in Saudi Arabia for a third consecutive year. The pages read give no revenue, profit or headcount.
Leadership
- Naaman Atallah, Chief Executive Officer