• 50th AGM

Biography

 

 

 Mr. Samer A. Majali
 Chief Executive Officer
 SaudiGulf Airlines

   

 

 

Nationality: British /Jordanian (dual nationality)
Born in Amman, Jordan - September 14,1957
Married with 3 children  

Education and Career Path:

  • 2013- CEO SaudiGulf Airlines/ President Al Qahtani Aviation, Abdel Hadi Al Qahtani Group, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • 2009-2012 - Chief Executive Officer Gulf Air, Manama, Bahrain
  • 2001-2009 - President & Chief Executive Officer Royal Jordanian, Amman, Jordan
  • 1989-2001 - Various executive positions in Royal Jordanian with Flight Operations, Corporate Planning, Information Technology and Passenger Services
  • 1983 - M.Sc. Degree in Air Transport Management, Cranfield Institute of Technology/UK. (Lloyds Aviation Economics Prize)
  • 1979 - B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Design.
    Diploma   in   Industrial   Studies,   Loughborough  University    of    Technology, UK.
    Joined Royal Jordanian in the same year
  • 1975 - Graduated from Dean Close School in the United Kingdom   

 

Professional Affiliations:

  • Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society/ UK
  • Chartered Engineer - Engineering Council / UK
  • Member of the Engineers Association of Jordan
  • Member of the Board, Central Bank of Jordan
  • Member of the Board, Royal Jordanian Airlines
  • Ex Chairman of the Board of Governors, IATA (June 2008-June 2009)
    Ex Vice Chairman of the Gulf Hotel Group, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Ex Member of the Board of Governors, IATA (2005-2012)
  • Ex President, Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), 2004
  • Ex President, International Flight Catering Association (IFCA), 2001
  • Ex Member of the Executive Committee, Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO)
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