{"id":264,"date":"2026-09-28T09:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T06:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/zo.sa\/projects\/alrashed-wp\/founder\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:17:18","slug":"founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashed Mohammed Alabdullatif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\">His career spans international brands, business development and long-term partnerships across Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, alongside his current strategic advisory activities focused on understanding and navigating the Saudi and Gulf markets.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\">\n    <h2>Four Decades of Experience<\/h2>\n    <p>The key milestones of a career that began years before the Group was founded.<\/p>\n  <\/header>\n  <ol class=\"timeline\">\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">Before 1999<\/span>\n      <h3>Beginnings in watches, jewellery and trade<\/h3>\n      <p>A professional and commercial journey that began with international brands and companies in the watch and jewellery sector, and extended into trade and business development.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">1999<\/span>\n      <h3>Founding of Rashed Mohammed Alabdullatif Group<\/h3>\n      <p>One umbrella for businesses, projects and brands operating from Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">2009<\/span>\n      <h3>CEO of the Year \u2013 Retail<\/h3>\n      <p>At the CEO Middle East KSA Awards in Riyadh, as Chief Executive of Al-Ghazali Trading \u2014 the first Saudi to receive the award.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"timeline__item\">\n      <span class=\"timeline__year\">2026<\/span>\n      <h3>Lifetime Achievement Award in Luxury &amp; Cultural Heritage<\/h3>\n      <p>From the International Prime Awards \u2013 Asia Edition in Kuala Lumpur, in recognition of four decades in watches and jewellery.<\/p>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\">\n    <h2>Entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n    <p>Businesses he founded or co-founded.<\/p>\n  <\/header>\n  <div class=\"feature-grid\">\n    <article class=\"feature\">\n      <h3>Rashed Mohammed Alabdullatif Group<\/h3>\n      <p>Founder. A Saudi business group established in 1999, bringing trade, projects, watches and jewellery, and advisory under one umbrella.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\">\n      <h3>TITTO RICCI<\/h3>\n      <p>Founder and Owner. A design-led Saudi watch and jewellery brand, with a boutique in Riyadh and an independent online store.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\">\n      <h3>Al-Ghazali Trading<\/h3>\n      <p>Founding Partner.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"feature\">\n      <h3>Strategic Advisory<\/h3>\n      <p>His current focus: strategic advisory for companies seeking to understand or enter the Saudi and Gulf markets.<\/p>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\">\n    <h2>Luxury Watches &amp; Jewellery<\/h2>\n  <\/header>\n  <p>More than four decades in the international watch and jewellery industry: from working with and distributing global brands in the Saudi market to founding a Saudi brand with its own vision of design, craftsmanship and identity. Experience that combines an understanding of the luxury product with an understanding of the Gulf customer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block\">\n  <header class=\"block-head\">\n    <h2>Saudi &amp; Gulf Strategic Advisory<\/h2>\n  <\/header>\n  <p>Four decades of commercial experience translated into strategic market understanding: market assessment, Saudi market entry, positioning and GCC market understanding. Advisory and strategic by nature \u2014 not a commercial agency, and not a sales guarantee.<\/p>\n  <p><a class=\"btn btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/rashid-group.com\/en\/advisory\/\">Explore Strategic Advisory<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi businessman with more than four decades of experience across watches, jewellery, trade and business development. 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