Khalid Abdul Karim Alanazi

Breaking into an established market takes nerve, reshaping it takes vision. Khalid Abdul Karim Alanazi has brought both to Saudi Arabia’s AV landscape, helping prove that local expertise can lead at the highest level.

As head of business at MaktabiTech, Alanazi has driven the company’s remarkable expansion, scaling the team from 20 to 70 employees in just a year. His approach has been as strategic as it is purposeful: building Saudi capability from within while securing partnerships with the country’s most ambitious giga-projects, including NEOM and the Public Investment Fund. Those alliances have positioned MaktabiTech not merely as a supplier but as a trusted national innovator.

He describes his proudest moment as seeing that growth take shape; a locally built, high-performing team delivering complex AV solutions that help realise the goals of Vision 2030. It’s proof that agility, talent and purpose can outweigh decades of incumbency.

A qualified electrical engineer and MBA graduate, Alanazi champions a future where AI transforms AV from reactive to intelligent; systems that anticipate, adapt and optimise. Beyond technology, he believes in inspiring the next generation through visibility, mentorship and creativity, turning AV into a magnet for young Saudi innovators.