Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: Akdital, Morocco’s largest private healthcare group, plans to inject investments exceeding SAR 5 billion between 2025 and 2030 to expand its business across Saudi Arabia, according to Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ilyas El Harti.

The group’s initial expansion roadmap includes Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah, alongside other cities to be selected based on economic feasibility and local healthcare needs, El Harti stated in an interview with Asharq Business.

He clarified that the projects will be developed through two parallel tracks: acquisitions and new hospital construction to reach a capacity of nearly 1,000 beds.

El Harti highlighted that the group chose Saudi Arabia as its first international destination due to a convergence of structural factors, including similarities between Saudi and Moroccan healthcare standards and the Kingdom’s strong policy drive to support a structured private healthcare sector.

He affirmed that Akdital positions itself within the mid-to-high segments of the Saudi healthcare market, where demand increasingly outpaces supply. This segment, he added, is often underserved, as many large healthcare groups in the Kingdom focus predominantly on premium and high-end services.

To fuel these expansions, Akdital Hospitals, an affiliate of Akdital Group in Riyadh, secured $100 million in a funding round led by Mediterrania Capital Partners, people familiar with the matter recently told Asharq Business.

In October, Akdital announced its plan to launch six hospitals in Saudi Arabia within the next two years, with investments totaling SAR 5.3 billion. The group operates 41 healthcare facilities across 24 Moroccan cities, providing 4,111 beds and employing nearly 10,000 professionals committed to patient well-being.