Saudi Ministry of Investment
Saudi government ministry, created in 2020 from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, that regulates, develops and promotes domestic and foreign investment and protects investors' rights. Fahad Al-Saif has been minister since February 2026.
Industry: Investment promotion and regulation | Location: Saudi Arabia | Founded: 2020
About Saudi Ministry of Investment
The Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia, known as MISA, is the government body responsible for regulating, developing and promoting domestic and foreign investment in the Kingdom and for protecting investors' rights. Its stated vision is to place Saudi Arabia among the top-performing markets for investment as part of Vision 2030.
The ministry was created by royal decree on 25 February 2020 and took over the responsibilities of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority. Khalid Al-Falih led it from its creation. On 12 February 2026 a royal order named Fahad bin Abduljalil Al-Saif as Minister of Investment, and Al-Falih became a Minister of State and member of the Council of Ministers. According to the ministry's biography, Al-Saif joined the Public Investment Fund in 2021 and was earlier the founding chief executive of the National Debt Management Center.
The ministry's services run through the Invest Saudi platform and include investment registration, an investment registration check, investor support and a visiting investor visa. Its website says investment promotion covers 15 priority sectors. The regional headquarters programme is aimed at international companies that want a Middle East and North Africa base in the Kingdom; Arab News reported in August 2025 that it offers a 30-year corporate tax exemption.
Arab News reported that the ministry's investment monitor recorded 34 regional headquarters licences and more than 125,000 investor services in the second quarter of 2025. Roblox, which opened a Riyadh headquarters for the region, and Airwallex, which set up a Saudi legal entity, have worked with the ministry.
In January 2026 Al-Falih said that cumulative foreign investment had passed SAR 1 trillion by the end of the third quarter of 2025, that licensed foreign investors had risen to 62,000 from fewer than 7,000, and that companies with regional headquarters in the Kingdom had grown from five to more than 700 in five years. The ministry's website says inflows grew 33.5 percent in 2025 to about SAR 159 billion.
The ministry said in January 2026 that it was preparing an updated investment strategy focused on artificial intelligence, advanced industries and knowledge localization.