| Jammaz bin Abdullah Al-Suhaimi | |
| Birth Name: | Jammaz bin Abdullah Al-Suhaimi |
| Native Name: | جماز عبدالله السحيمي |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Date: | 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Al-Quway'iyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Death Date: | 28 November |
| Death Place: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality: | Saudi Arabian |
| Children: | Sarah Al-Suhaimi |
Jammaz bin Abdullah Al-Suhaimi (1945 - 28 November 2017) was a Saudi businessman and former chairman of the Capital Markets Authority of Saudi Arabia.[1] His obituary in Euromoney described him as "a hugely influential and visionary figure in the development of the Saudi financial markets".[1]
Born in 1945 in Al-Quway'iyah, Riyadh. Jammaz Al-Suhaimi attended the King Saud University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He also received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle.[2]
Al-Suhaimi joined the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) in 1984 as director-general for banking control, to become deputy governor of SAMA from 1989 to 2004.[3]
In July 2004 he was appointed as the first secretary general of the Capital Markets Authority of Saudi Arabia (CMA).[4] He served in the position until May 13, 2006, when he was replaced by Abdulrahman al-Tuwaijri.[5]
Al-Suhaimi was the chairman of the Gulf International Bank from May 2008 until his death in November 2017.[6] He was on the boards of directors of several organizations, such as the General Petroleum and Minerals Organization and the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority.
Sarah Al-Suhaimi, his daughter, is the first Saudi woman to chair the Saudi Arabian stock exchange (Tadawul).[7]