Almualem / Mohammed Awad Binladin The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded by King Abdul Aziz Al Saud. In 1931 Mohammed Binladin established a construction company within the Kingdom. In 1950, when King Abdul Aziz was planning the first Saudi Extension to the Prophet's Mosque in Madina.He honored Mohammed Binladin by turning to him fulfill his wishes. Work on the extension was completed during the reign of King Abdul Aziz's son King Saud bin Abdul Aziz. As a result of the success of this project, Mohammed Binladin was asked to undertake the extension to the holy Mosque in Makkah, the first for the thousand years. Work on this huge enterprise started in 1955... ...it continued through the reign of King Saud's successor King Faisal...ceremony at completion of the First Saudi Extension of the Makkah Holy Mosque and was completed after twenty years, during the reign of King Khalid. In 1964 Mohammed Binladin was commissioned to work in the third Holy sanctuary of Islam, re-cladding the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. As the developing kingdom expanded its infrastructure, so Mohammed Binladin played an integral part in these pioneering years by building a network of new highways throughout the country
A Word by Engineer Bakr Bin Mohammed Binladin The history of Binladin begins in 1931 During the Kingdom’s early years, under the reign of King Abdul Aziz Al Saud, my late father , Mohammed Binladin founded the Mohammad Binladin Organization as a general contracting company. Binladin’s history and growth intertwined with that of the kingdom’s ever since. As Saudi Arabia prospered, developed and became active on the international front, Binladin evolved simultaneously. Under the leadership of my late brother, Salem M. Binladin, the company’s activities expanded from road works and construction to diversified activities with numerous offshoots worldwide. To prepare for an ambitious and more active international role, the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) was set up to incorporate various Binladin companies under a single association.