Alzahid Group got its start in 1951 under the banner Alzahid Construction, when it had a hand in smaller-scale planning of roads and other city infrastructure. Later it would be tapped to build the kingdom’s first coast guard stations. By 1958, the company was in full swing, building everything from bridges to tunnels and flyovers — indeed much of the basic transport infrastructure upon which the kingdom still relies. Today, with offices located in Al Khobar,

Alzahdi Group significant interests in mining, logistics, oil and gas, manufacturing, information technology, foodstuffs, retail and many other sectors. In recent years, it has set up further subsidiaries in areas as diverse as agriculture, aviation and medicine, and has plans to invest heavily in the oil and gas sector.