Argentum AI Taps Saudi Golf Leader Majed Al Sorour for Global Expansion Drive

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Last updated 23-01-2026

4 min

Majed Al Sorour joins Argentum AI’s board, moving from golf leadership into large‑scale artificial intelligence.

Argentum plans “more than 160,000 GPUs” by 2026, scaling to one million a year later.

His experience in Saudi sports transformations will inform international AI expansion and governance.

The firm aims to ease a “GPU scarcity” holding back founders across the Middle East.

The appointment reflects rising regional confidence in AI as a serious economic engine.

Majed Al Sorour, best known for his leadership roles across golf in Saudi Arabia and beyond, is stepping into a new arena. He has joined the board of Argentum AI, a global compute and cloud technology company that operates at serious scale, with plans to make more than 160,000 GPUs available in 2026 and ramp up to one million by mid‑2027.

Al Sorour currently leads Golf Saudi and previously served as chief executive of LIV Golf, while also acting as president of the Saudi Arabian Golf Federation. Over the past few years, he has been closely involved in efforts to modernise sports infrastructure in the Kingdom and open the door wider to both grassroots and professional participation. That background, rooted in large, often complex transformation projects, is now being carried into the fast‑moving world of artificial intelligence.

Argentum AI’s founder, Andrew Sobko, said the appointment reflects the company’s next phase of international expansion. He described Al Sorour as someone who understands how technology, culture and institutions collide in the real world, adding that this experience will be valuable as the company scales its platforms and partnerships across the Middle East and other markets. It’s a big statement, but not entirely wide of the mark.

From an Arageek perspective, I’ve lost count of how many founders across the region have told me that access to compute power is a bit of a faff right now. GPUs are scarce, prices are high, and scaling an AI product can feel like pushing water uphill. Argentum’s model, which also taps into underused and second‑life GPU capacity, aims to loosen that bottleneck while keeping compliance and security in place. On paper at least, that sounds spot on.

The timing makes sense too. The Middle East is quickly becoming a hotbed for AI adoption. Recent research shows that around three quarters of employees in the region have used AI tools at work over the past year, beating the global average, with a sizeable share using generative AI on a daily basis. Market forecasts put the region’s AI sector at roughly $4.6 billion in 2025, with expectations it could almost triple by 2033, driven by smart city projects and wider digital transformation.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in particular, have pinned big hopes on AI as an economic engine. In the Kingdom, AI is projected to contribute more than 12% of GDP by 2030. That’s no small beer, and it explains why figures like Al Sorour have been vocal advocates for deploying AI across both public and private sectors.

“Artificial intelligence is no longer a supporting tool — it is becoming foundational to how organisations govern, compete, and innovate,” Al Sorour said in comments shared alongside the announcement. He added that he was honoured to join the board at a time when responsible deployment and thoughtful leadership matter more than ever.

In his new role, Al Sorour will advise Argentum AI on international strategy, cross‑sector partnerships and long‑term governance, spanning industries from finance and logistics to sport and entertainment. I reckon bringing in someone who has navigated government, global partners and public scrutiny before is a smart move, although success here will definately depend on execution, not titles.

And believe it or not, this kind of crossover between sport, state-backed initiatives and deep tech is becoming less unusual in the region. Whether Argentum AI can fully capitalise on it is another question, but for now, the appointment signals clear intent and a growing confidence that the Middle East is ready to play in the global AI big leagues… well, we’ll be watching.

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