Al-Muhaidib Group

What Al-Muhaidib Group does

Al-Muhaidib Group is a privately held, family-owned Saudi investment conglomerate founded in 1943 in Al Zubair and headquartered in Dammam, Eastern Province. The firm transitioned in 2000 from an operating company to an active holding-and-investment structure, and currently deploys capital across four reporting verticals — Food & Consumer, Industrial & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Financial Investments — through a network of approximately 93 affiliates operating in 4 continents and 25 countries. The conglomerate employs 10,000+ people, is listed among the largest employers in Saudi Arabia, and describes itself as one of the largest investment groups in the Middle East.

The group's commercial footprint spans industrial materials (Masdar with 105+ retail outlets, Riyadh Cables, Bawan Holding, Al Yamamah Steel, MEPCO paper), energy and infrastructure (ACWA Power, SAMANA Energy, DataVolt data centers, Miahona water, Saudi Tabreed district cooling, Qudra Energy), construction and logistics (Thabat Construction, Jadeer Logistics, Avilog, SATS Saudi Arabia), real estate (Al Oula, Talaat Moustafa Group Saudi, Ajdan, Rafal, Saudi Tharwa, Thabat Al Maskan), and food/consumer (Mayar Foods as the largest rice supplier in Saudi Arabia), alongside minority stakes in major Saudi banks (SAB, Saudi National Bank, Mansour Bank, Arab Bank Iraq) and venture/asset-management activities via BLOMINVEST and Seedra Ventures.

Al-Muhaidib's revenue model rests on dividends, capital appreciation, and strategic exits from portfolio companies spanning these four sectors, with go-to-market executed through wholly-owned subsidiaries and a series of flagship joint ventures with regional family-business partners including Al Fozan Group (Al Oula Real Estate), Abdul Latif Jameel Land (Muheel Facilities Management), Al Bawardi Group (Avilog), Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG Saudi), NADEC (Al Raie Livestock), and Group Amana (SAMANA Energy). The group does not publish consolidated revenue, does not operate a unified product platform, and has no disclosed parent company, private equity, or venture capital backing — capital deployment is funded internally by the Al Muhaidib family and structured around Vision 2030-aligned mega-projects in Saudi Arabia and select GCC markets.

Name

Al-Muhaidib Group

Legal name

Al Muhaidib Group (مجموعة المهيدب)

Website

https://muhaidib.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Al-Muhaidib Group is a privately held Saudi family-owned investment conglomerate founded in 1943, operating ~93 affiliates across Food & Consumer, Industrial & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Financial Investments in 25 countries. It generates returns through dividends, capital appreciation, and strategic exits from a diversified portfolio anchored by ACWA Power, Mayar Foods, Riyadh Cables, and TMG Saudi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Investment Conglomerate

NAICS

Offices of Other Holding Companies (551112), Management of Companies and Enterprises (5511), Management of Companies and Enterprises (551)

SIC

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Investment Banking & Capital Markets Services (FSABAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Shariah-compliant Financing Products (Murabaha, Ijara, Tawarruq, Istisna, Salam) (FSABAGAH)

Keywords

• Diversified investment conglomerate
• Real estate development
• Food consumer products
• Industrial infrastructure
• Construction materials distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Dammam

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns and Dividends: The group generates returns through dividends, capital appreciation, and strategic exits from portfolio companies across multiple sectors including food, industrial, real estate, and financial services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Al-Muhaidib Group is a Saudi family-owned investment conglomerate that deploys capital across four sectors: Food & Consumer (rice and grocery brands via Mayar Foods), Industrial & Infrastructure (building materials, steel, cables, paper, energy, water, contracting, logistics, and data centers), Real Estate (master-planned residential, commercial and mixed-use developments), and Financial Investments (minority stakes in Saudi banks and asset managers). The group manages 93+ affiliates across 4 continents and 25 countries, generating returns through dividends, capital appreciation, and active portfolio management.

Product overview

Al Muhaidib Group is a diversified Saudi investment conglomerate established in 1943, operating as a holding company with investments across four primary sectors: Food & Consumer, Industrial & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Financial Investments. The Group does not operate a unified product platform but rather manages portfolios of subsidiary companies within each sector. Industrial & Infrastructure operations include construction materials companies (Masdar, Bawan Holding, Al Yamamah Steel Industries), energy and utilities (SAMANA Energy, ACWA Power, Vision Invest, Saudi Tabreed, Miahona, DataVolt), contracting (Thabat Construction), and logistics (Jadeer Logistics, SATS Saudi Arabia, Avilog). Real Estate portfolio comprises master developers and property companies (Al Oula Real Estate, Talaat Moustafa Group Saudi, Ajdan Development, Rafal Real Estate, Thabat Al Maskan). Financial Investments include stakes in banking institutions (SAB, Saudi National Bank), and Food & Consumer includes Mayar Foods. The Group leverages SAP for internal digital transformation across its 93 affiliates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Abdulkadir Al Muhaidib Social Foundation (AMSF): Charitable investment arm of Al Muhaidib Group focused on early childhood development and children with disabilities.
• SAMANA Energy
• Mayar Foods
• Avilog

Products and services

• Mayar Foods Rice Brands

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80 years of continuous operations and growth
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Le Café LPMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Strategic partnership to open Le Café LPM restaurant at Bayfront waterfront development in Al Khobar. Al Muhaidib Group is the project owner, partnering with Ajdan Real Estate Development Company and LPM for the hospitality concept.
• Ajdan Real Estate Development CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Partnership for Bayfront waterfront development on Al Khobar Corniche. Ajdan serves as project developer while Al Muhaidib Group is project owner. The development includes hospitality, retail, and leisure components.
• Public Investment Fund (PIF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2026MoU signed to explore collaboration in PIF-owned mixed-use real estate development projects. Partnership leverages PIF’s investment expertise with Talaat Moustafa Group Saudi’s (Al Muhaidib subsidiary) proven track record in real estate development.
• Talaat Moustafa GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2025Joint venture to develop “Jood” and “Yamal” projects in Oman with investments exceeding USD 5 billion. Talaat Moustafa Group Saudi is a subsidiary of Al Muhaidib Group. Projects span 4.9 million sqm with 15,000+ residential and tourism units.
• NoonflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2025Strategic partnership to launch the largest logistics center in the Middle East and North Africa. The center spans over 420,000 sqm in Riyadh and serves as noon’s regional hub for logistics and distribution operations. Al Muhaidib Group developed the project as main developer, with Amana Saudi Contracting executing the construction.
• SAMANA EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025SAMANA Energy is a joint venture between Al Muhaidib Group and Group Amana, formed to develop and operate renewable energy projects in Saudi Arabia. The company provides integrated solutions covering development, investment, operation, and monitoring of solar photovoltaic systems.
• ABYATminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025SAMANA Energy signed a strategic partnership with ABYAT Saudi Arabia to design, install, operate, and maintain solar PV systems at ABYAT’s showrooms and distribution centers across Saudi Arabia.
• AvilogflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2025Avilog is a joint venture between Al Bawardi Group and Al Muhaidib Group. Avilog acquired 49% stake in SATS Saudi Arabia, the second-largest air cargo handler in Saudi Arabia. Partnership aims to reshape the logistics sector and support Vision 2030 objectives.
• NADEC (National Agricultural Development Company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025Partnership to establish Al Raie National Livestock Company for red meat production. Investment exceeds SAR 2 billion with agricultural development fund financing of over SAR 1 billion. Project aims for annual production of 1 million sheep.
• ACWA PowerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2020Partnership to build a fully integrated mobile hospital during COVID-19 pandemic. ACWA Power and Thabat (Al Muhaidib subsidiary) collaborated under the patronage of HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman to deliver the hospital to Saudi Ministry of Health.
• Abdul Latif Jameel LandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2018Joint venture to launch Muheel Facilities Management Company, an Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) company headquartered in Jeddah. Muheel aims to become one of the leading IFM companies in Saudi Arabia with 1,600 staff.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries43 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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