Ahmed Jaafar

Ahmed Jaafar, General Manager of Autocapital and CEO of GoRidez and ViaRidez
Leadership profile

Ahmed
Jaafar

أحمد جعفر

General Manager of Autocapital and Chief Executive Officer of GoRidez and ViaRidez, leading vehicle leasing and passenger transport businesses in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

KuwaitUnited Arab EmiratesPMP certifiedThunderbird alumnus
(01) — Biography

About Ahmed Jaafar

Ahmed Jaafar leads passenger transport and vehicle leasing businesses in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. He has been General Manager of Autocapital since 2022, and is Chief Executive Officer of GoRidez Transportation Co. in Kuwait and ViaRidez in Dubai.

At Autocapital he oversees daily rental, corporate leasing, lease-to-own and vehicle sales from the company's showroom in Al-Rai and its branch at Kuwait International Airport. Through GoRidez and ViaRidez he runs employee and corporate transport for organisations in Kuwait and the UAE.

He holds a master's degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management and the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.

(٠١) — نبذة

عن أحمد جعفر

يقود أحمد جعفر شركات تعمل في نقل الركاب وتأجير المركبات في الكويت والإمارات العربية المتحدة. يشغل منصب المدير العام لشركة Autocapital منذ عام 2022، والرئيس التنفيذي لشركة جورايدز للنقل في الكويت وشركة ViaRidez في دبي.

يشرف في Autocapital على التأجير اليومي وتأجير الشركات والتأجير المنتهي بالتمليك وبيع المركبات من معرض الشركة في الري وفرعها في مطار الكويت الدولي.

يحمل درجة الماجستير من كلية ثندربيرد للإدارة العالمية وشهادة محترف إدارة المشاريع (PMP) من معهد إدارة المشاريع.

(02) — Current roles

Three companies. Two countries.

  1. Since 2022
    General Manager · Kuwait

    Daily rental, corporate leasing, lease-to-own and vehicle sales, with 2,500 cars on lease and more than 15,000 vehicles sold.

  2. Since 2023
    Chief Executive Officer · Kuwait

    Employee and private transport for companies and events, with a fleet of 250 buses. Recognised by Alshaya Group as a service partner.

  3. Since 2025
    Chief Executive Officer · Dubai, UAE

    Staff, corporate and event transport across the UAE, booked and tracked through its own platform.

(03) — Certification
Project Management Professional

PMP, Project Management Institute

(04) — Education
Thunderbird School of Global Management

Master's degree

(05) — In the media
The Business Year, Kuwait 2024

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