▁been ▁the ▁chairman ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁divers ified ▁international ▁business ▁Abd ul ▁Lat if ▁J ame el ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Abd ul ▁Lat if ▁J ame el ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 9 3 ), ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁acquired ▁distribution ▁rights ▁to ▁Toy ota ▁vehicles ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁J ame el ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁school ▁career ▁in ▁Japan . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁International ▁Econom ics ▁from ▁Soph ia ▁University ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁obtained ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁Business ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁J ame el ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁Motor ▁Corporation ▁in ▁Japan , ▁in ▁their ▁domestic ▁ka izen ▁department . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁period ▁at ▁Toy ota , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁family - owned ▁business ▁Abd ul ▁Lat if ▁J ame el . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁a ▁divers ified ▁con gl omer ate ▁consisting ▁of ▁independent ▁business es ▁that ▁cover ▁autom ot ive ▁distribution , ▁auto ▁parts ▁manufact uring , ▁financial ▁services , ▁renew able ▁energy , ▁environmental ▁services , ▁land ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁development , ▁log istics , ▁electron ics ▁ret ail ing , ▁and ▁media ▁services . ▁It ▁has ▁operations ▁in ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁countries