Magna AI and Emaar Executive Company (EEC) have entered into a strategic collaboration to support the planning, development and delivery of sovereign AI data centers and AI infrastructure across Saudi Arabia, with potential expansion into wider MENA markets.
The agreement, signed during the Global AI Show Riyadh 2026, aims to develop sovereign AI data centers, AI Factory infrastructure, secure AI platforms and large-scale AI transformation programs to support the Kingdom’s digital transformation agenda.
The framework was formalized by Dr. Moataz BinAli, Chief Executive Officer of Magna AI, and Karthik Ramaswamy, Chief Executive Officer of Emaar Executive Company.
The partners said that the collaboration will help strengthen Saudi Arabia’s AI infrastructure by enabling organizations to train, fine-tune, deploy and operate advanced AI models while maintaining control over data, workloads, governance and compliance. The initiative also supports the Kingdom’s focus on AI sovereignty, digital resilience and local data control.
Under the agreement, Magna AI will lead AI Factory architecture, platform development, AI security and governance, while Emaar Executive Company will oversee engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), data center construction, systems integration, project management, facility support and regulatory coordination.
The collaboration will also cover site identification, feasibility studies, energy and cooling optimization, and long-term operations aligned with Saudi data residency and cybersecurity requirements.
Dr. Moataz BinAli CEO – Magna AI
“Sovereign AI is only as strong as the infrastructure beneath it, and that infrastructure has to be built and operated to the highest engineering standards, in-Kingdom. Emaar Executive Company brings the proven construction and engineering discipline to turn AI ambition into operational data centers on the ground. Together, we can give Saudi Arabia’s government and enterprise organizations AI infrastructure they own, control and can scale with confidence.”
Karthik Ramaswamy, CEO, Emaar Executive Company, said that, “Building national-scale AI infrastructure calls for engineering discipline, local capability and trusted delivery. By combining our EPC systems-integration strengths with Magna’s AI Factory expertise, we are positioned to build and operate the data center infrastructure that underpins the Kingdom’s AI agenda, to the standards national and enterprise institutions require. Together, we aim to help customers translate AI ambition into deployable infrastructure and measurable outcomes.”
Magna AI is participating as the Title Sponsor at the Global AI Show Riyadh 2026, where it is showcasing its AI Factory, secure AI platform and sovereign AI capabilities as part of its regional expansion strategy.
