MOTASIM F. HAJAJ - Director

Founded Hajaj & Associates in 1996, a Saudi Arabian market leader in real estate business development and advisery services, property appraisal and acquisition assignments.  Recently completed a major secondment as acting CEO for the corporate reorganization and operation of one of Saudi Arabia’s largest real estate developers handling over $ 2 billion of projects under development and now heads up The Consulting House activities in the Kingdom.  Motasim was instrumental in managing the successful 2007 launch of the first public Saudi Real Estate Fund in the market by AREG and the SAMBA Bank.

A business graduate from California State University, Long Beach, USA and member of Urban Land Institute, Motasim has over 20 years knowledge of the international and Middle East real estate and business development markets, with in-depth hands on experience of real estate and marketing support for major commercial, residential and leisure tourism projects.
Motasim serves on various international hospitality asset owning company boards, is a business adviser to members of the Saudi Royal family and to prominent Saudi business organisations, he is a founding member of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah urban regeneration committee and also serves as a member of the real estate steering committee for Jeddah Municipality.