Management
Samir A. Barrage
Title: General Director
Work Experience: Samir A. Barrage is one of the main founders at First Saudi and has been the General Director from the date of incorporation of the Company in 1980. Prior to that, he worked in the field of Consulting and Contracting in the U.S.A., Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. He was nominated by Construction Week Power 100 as one of the most influential people working in the industry across the GCC for two consecutive years.
Education: Mr. Barrage holds a Bachelor and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in U.S.A
Bassem Samir Barrage
Title: Deputy General Director
Work Experience: Bassem holds the position of Deputy General Director – Technical & Operation since 2010. Prior to that, he worked for over 20 years in the Field of Consultancy, Banking and Construction business mainly in Canada, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
Education: Mr. Barrage holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., a Construction Project Management Certificate from Columbia Engineering in New York, U.S.A, and has attended advanced financial and managerial courses at McGill University in Montreal, Canada as well as several workshops in Project and Construction Management.