Saleh Ali Al-Turki served as President and Chairman of Nesma Holding, a company he founded in 1979, until his appointment as Mayor of Jeddah in July 2018, under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In addition to growing the company from its first project in the field of operation & maintenance to the diversified holding company it is today, he has also over the decades served the Saudi business community and held trusted positions in social welfare and education. Notably, he served as the Chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, the Chairman of Al-Birr Society for Orphans, and the Chairman of Tarahom Society for prisoners' welfare.