Yazeed Al-Rajhi

Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi is a Saudi businessman and rally driver, born in Riyadh in 1981. ^{1 2} The English article and Wikidata date his birth to 5 May 1981, while the Arabic article gives 30 September 1981; this entry follows the first date and keeps the other on record. ³ He is a two-time FIA World Cup champion in cross-country rallies and the winner of the 2025 Dakar Rally. ¹

Al-Rajhi was born and raised in Riyadh, into the family that founded Al Rajhi Bank. ¹ His father appointed him in 1998 as an observer of the Private Property Office, and he later became its general manager across the Kingdom in 2004. ¹

Al-Rajhi founded his own team in 2007, first known as the Al-Rajhi Racing Team and later Yazeed Racing, and made his World Rally Championship debut in 2008. ¹ He scored his first WRC points at the 2012 Acropolis Rally in Greece. ¹ After switching to cross-country rallies, he made his Dakar Rally debut in 2015, won the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2021 and 2022, and in 2025 won the Dakar Rally, becoming the first Saudi driver to win it. ¹

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