Shaqeel Said

Shaqeel is CEO at Tadrees Ltd which owns and operates K12 schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tadrees’ schools in Riyadh combine both international and local curricula and have a total student population of about 8,000 students. The platform is expanding its network of schools within the Kingdom and then beyond. He is passionate about developing a platform that delivers quality education at an affordable price and believes that education is about getting people to become the best versions of themselves.Prior to Tadrees, he served as CFO of Obeikan Education which delivered national curricula development projects for multiple ministries of education in the Gulf. In partnership with Laureate Education, Obeikan also operated 11 vocational colleges across the Kingdom in addition to having the largest commercial printer in the Gulf.

Other positions Shaqeel has held include roles in a listed FMCG company and private investment offices in Saudi Arabia. Currently a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Shaqeel started his career at Price Waterhouse, London. Having been educated in Singapore’s top schools and receiving the Prime Minister’s Book Prize at age 13, he completed his A Levels in a UK boarding school. He went on to read Law at UCL before qualifying as a chartered accountant.He believes his early exposure to vastly different education systems and cultures, kindled in him a lifelong interest in the education industry, and throughout the various stages of his career, he has maintained links with education engaging in teaching stints including for Leicester University’s MBA programme.