Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser is the minister of transport of Saudi Arabia and one of the key speakers at the Future Aviation Forum. The minister oversees the delivery of new policies to upgrade the air, sea and land transportation systems in the Kingdom as well as helping in the formulation of new advanced plans in the field of public and private transport.
He utilizes his long experience which he acquired from leading firms in the Kingdom to further overhaul and modernize public and private transport in the country.
Al-Jasser served as director-general of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp. from August 2014 until his appointment as transport minister. He also served as the CEO of the Kingdom’s National Shipping Co. and has more than 30 years of experience in areas including business management and maritime, land and air transportation in both the private and public sectors.
He was also a director at Bupa Arabia, Etisalat Co., Middle East Financial Investment Co., the Saudi Research and Marketing Group, and a non-executive director of Saudi Airlines Catering Co.
Al-Jasser holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, and a master’s degree in civil engineering from King Saud University, Riyadh.
