Xenel is a diversified company based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1973 by the four sons of Ahmed Alireza who headed the locally renown House of Alireza, Xenel - a spelling variation for family patriarch, the late Zainal Alireza - grew by establishing multiple joint ventures with international companies and in the process building its own expertise in energy, construction, infrastructure development, healthcare, industrial services, information technologies, logistics, real estate and global investing.