His Excellency Mr. Ayman Alsayari extended thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and to HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister for appointing him as governor of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

His Excellency expressed his great appreciation and gratitude for the royal confidence, reasserting that it would incentivize him to continue to serve the country, contribute towards the realization of the leadership's vision to assert the Kingdom's position as a global economic powerhouse.

Alsayari gained his master's degree in finance from George Washington University in the US and his bachelor's degree in accounting from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals. He also completed a general management program at Harvard Business School. He is also a CFA (chartered financial analyst) charter holder. Alsayari began his career in the Saudi Industrial Development Fund as a financial analyst, and obtained Chase Manhattan Bank certificate in credit analysis. He worked in the financial markets sector at the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group in Washington, before joining SAMA.