Ghazi Faisal Binzagr, Ph.D.
Binzagr Group of Companies

Dr. Binzagr holds a B.S. in Physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a Masters Degree in International Management, from Thunderbird, and a Ph.D. in Management with a minor in Organizational Development, from New Mexico State University. His Ph.D. Thesis focused on transformation and pro-active change.

Dr. Binzagr is a fourth generation member of the Binzagr family business, which started as a trading company in the Arabian Peninsula more than one hundred years ago. He serves his family business in various capacities, and has been the President of Arabian Stores Company for seven years. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of this company and is also a board member of Binzagr-CoRo.  In addition, Dr. Binzagr currently overseas various efforts and initiatives for strategic human development and capacity building within the group. 

Since earning his Ph.D. in 1997, Dr. Binzagr has expanded his interests from organizational development to also include the theory and practice of human, community and holistic regional development. He directs all his volunteer efforts in the service of such issues.

Dr. Binzagr is a former member of HRH Prince Migrin Bin Abdel Aziz Think Tank Group set up specifically to advise on regional development in the Madinah Region. He has also served under the direction of HRH as a volunteer in various roles related to education, human resource and community development.

Dr. Binzagr is an active volunteer in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) where he served in committees for the development of training and retail. At JCCI he is currently the Chair of the International Relations Committee, (IRC), A board member of Jeddah Marketing Board (JMB) and a board member of Khadijah Bint Khwailid.

Dr Binzagr is an active contributor to the city's annual Jeddah Economic Forum both as a speaker and an adviser.  Dr. Binzagr is also a member of the Honorary Advisory Board to Effat College, the first non-profit privet college for women in the kingdom.

Dr. Binzagr’s passion and life long quest has always centered on questions of Truth, Beauty and Meaning.