“I write only what I have practised — and only what the market taught me.”
Five essays on the sectors I helped build, manage and govern across the Kingdom — capital markets, insurance, Islamic treasury, investment management, and the boardroom.
How Tadawul matured from a domestic exchange into the GCC's deepest, most institutional venue — and what still needs work.
Read essay →From a fragmented market to a consolidated, technically priced industry — and why the next phase belongs to investment, not just underwriting.
Read essay →Why structuring Shariah-compliant products is an exercise in engineering, jurisprudence and patience — and what we learned the hard way.
Read essay →Why the 60/40 doesn't fit the Kingdom, and how a real Saudi institutional portfolio should be built today.
Read essay →What I have learned across more than a dozen years on Saudi boards and committees — and the questions every director should be asking now.
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