Mohammad Abunayyan

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors

ACWA

Saudi Arabia

Mr. Mohammad A. Abunayyan is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACWA, a 
publicly listed company in the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), which is at the global forefront of the 
energy transition through transformative solutions in clean energy, water desalination, and green 
hydrogen.
An accomplished businessleaderwith overfour decades ofexperiencein varied sectors,Mr. Abunayyan
is widely recognised as aglobal reference in the water and energy sectors.
Founded in 2004, ACWA has emerged as an agile, high growth, power, water, and green hydrogen 
champion that is supporting achievingSaudi Vision 2030 goals and delivering power, water,and green 
hydrogen reliably and responsibly, at low cost, to communities in 12 countries across the Middle East, 
Africa, Central Asia,and Southeast Asia. 
As Chairman of the Board of Directors, since ACWA’s inception, Mr. Abunayyan has remained focused 
on ensuring that the company’s operating model is founded on sustainability, technological innovation, 
cost leadership, and operational excellence coupled with developing strong public-private sector 
partnerships with a clear purpose to deliver the highest level of sustainable value to all stakeholders, 
while also focusing on driving community impact. He is a strong advocate and enabler of local talent 
and content in all the markets that ACWA operates in.
Mr. Abunayyan also serves as Chairman of Vision Invest, Dussur and is on the executive board of 
numerous reputed organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region

Participates in

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME | Plenary Session

Partnering for Success – Challenges and Opportunities
Plenary Hall
13
October
09:00 09:45
UTC+3