Fawaz Farooqui – Top 100 Travel & Tourism Leaders 2023- Forbes Lists – Forbes Middle East
- Date: 15-May-2023
- Source: Forbes
- Sector:Tourism
- Country:Saudi Arabia
Fawaz Farooqui – Top 100 Travel & Tourism Leaders 2023- Forbes Lists – Forbes Middle East
Designation: Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Sector: Destinations and Experiences
Farooqui assumed his current role in 2020. Cruise Saudi is fully owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The country’s investment arm launched Cruise Saudi to build Saudi Arabia’s offshore and onshore cruise ecosystem and to position it as a premier global cruise destination. Cruise Saudi recently announced its collaboration with hotel brand Aman to develop a new 183-meter ultraluxury yacht aimed at High Net Worth passengers. Farooqui is also a chief advisor to the Saudi Minister of Culture and a board member of flyadeal and the Saudi Sports for All Federation.