Tanami KSA and Tanami Bahrain Appoint New Leadership to Drive GCC Fintech Expansion

Tanami has formalised its regional leadership structure in the Gulf with the appointment of Dr. Nawaf Almaskati as co-founder and CEO of Tanami KSA. This move signals a strategic push into the Saudi Arabian market, aligning with the firm’s broader regional expansion to capture growing demand for sophisticated fintech and investment solutions.

What was announced

The announcement confirms a dual-leadership model for Tanami’s regional operations, establishing a dedicated executive presence in Saudi Arabia to complement its existing leadership in Bahrain. Dr. Nawaf Almaskati takes the helm of the Saudi Arabian entity, Tanami KSA, as co-founder and CEO. He joins Mr. Faisal Aljalahma, who continues in his role as co-founder and CEO of Tanami Bahrain. This structure is designed to provide localized strategies in two of the region's most active financial hubs, allowing the firm to navigate the specific regulatory and market requirements of both jurisdictions.

The leadership team is further bolstered by Maryam Alfardan of Tanami Capital, who is tasked with supporting the firm’s strategic direction across the region. Based in the Gulf, Alfardan also serves as a primary point of contact for inquiries regarding the firm's market positioning and can be reached at +973 3669 9380. The appointments come at a time when the firm is intensifying its focus on the Middle Eastern investment landscape, moving from a centralized operation to a more granular management structure. By placing co-founders at the head of both the Saudi and Bahraini entities, the firm is signaling a commitment to deep-rooted local expertise as it streamlines its capital management and technological deployment across the Middle East.

"Dr. Nawaf Almaskati has been named co-founder and CEO of Tanami KSA, alongside Mr. Faisal Aljalahma, who serves as co-founder and CEO of Tanami Bahrain."

A statement from Tanami.

The companies involved

Tanami is a fintech firm that operates primarily through its digital platform at tanamicapital.com. The organization is structured through several specialized entities, including Tanami Capital and Tanami Bahrain, each playing a distinct role in the group’s regional strategy. Tanami Bahrain has been a central component of the firm’s operations, led by co-founder Faisal Aljalahma, and serves as a primary hub for its activities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Tanami Capital acts as the strategic arm of the group, providing overarching direction and media coordination, managed by Media Contact Maryam Alfardan.

The group’s market position is defined by its focus on the intersection of private markets and automated investment technology. Unlike traditional asset managers, Tanami has positioned itself as a technology-first firm, aiming to provide broader access to private market opportunities that were previously restricted to institutional investors. The addition of Tanami KSA to this corporate structure represents a formal expansion into the Saudi Arabian financial ecosystem, which is currently undergoing rapid transformation. This reflects a broader trend in the fintech sector where firms are moving away from centralized "hub" models in favour of local expertise to meet the requirements of national financial regulators.

What FF News has reported before

FF News has previously tracked Tanami’s technological milestones as it expands its footprint in the alternative investment space. In November 2025, the publication covered the firm’s entry into the automated wealth management sector with the report Tanami Launches the World’s First Private Market Robo-Advisor. That development highlighted the company’s ambition to apply robo-advisory logic—typically reserved for public equities and ETFs—to the more complex and less liquid world of private markets.

The prior reporting detailed how the firm developed a proprietary platform to solve the liquidity and accessibility challenges inherent in private equity and other alternative assets. This latest leadership expansion into Saudi Arabia follows that product launch, suggesting a move to bring these digital investment capabilities to the Kingdom’s growing base of tech-savvy investors. The appointment of Dr. Nawaf Almaskati as CEO of the KSA entity follows the firm’s established pattern of combining high-level fintech innovation with localized executive leadership to address the specific needs of Gulf-based investors.

What this means

The appointment of a dedicated CEO for the Saudi Arabian market is a clear indicator that the regional fintech race is moving beyond general Middle Eastern hubs toward specific, high-value jurisdictions. By splitting leadership between Bahrain and KSA, Tanami is acknowledging the distinct regulatory and cultural nuances of the Saudi market. This move puts pressure on other regional wealth-tech firms that attempt to manage Saudi operations remotely from other GCC capitals. The industry is watching to see how successfully private market assets can be democratised in the Kingdom, where the appetite for alternative investments is high but the barrier to entry remains steep for non-institutional players. The success of this dual-CEO strategy will likely depend on how well the firm can maintain a unified technological platform while catering to the specific liquidity and asset preferences of the Saudi market versus the Bahraini one.