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
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- 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)