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Dar Global launches $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah, second Saudi collaboration
Saudi-Trump NexusTrump Family Business Dealings
Filed September 2025$1,000,000,000
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What happened
Dar Global, the London-listed arm of Saudi developer Dar Al Arkan, announced Trump Plaza Jeddah, a mixed-use complex of residences, serviced apartments, offices, and townhouses. It follows Trump Tower Jeddah, launched in December 2024.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Dar Global has signed multiple Trump-branded development deals, including a Qatar government golf and villa project the same year, routing licensing fees to the Trump Organization while Donald Trump is in office.
On September 29, 2025, Dar Global announced Trump Plaza Jeddah, a USD 1 billion mixed-use development comprising residences, serviced apartments, office space and townhouses — its second Jeddah-based collaboration with the Trump Organization, following Trump Tower Jeddah in December 2024. The deal channels branding and management fees to the Trump Organization. Coverage situated the announcement against Donald Trump's close ties to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which drew sharp criticism after the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, and against Saudi Arabia's selection as the destination of Trump's first major foreign trip of his second term.
Actors
Who pushed it · 1Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
- Dar Global
London-listed international arm of Saudi developer Dar Al Arkan; announced the $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah in September 2025 as its second Jeddah-based collaboration with the Trump Organization.
Dar Global has paid into Trump’s orbit:
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 3Who stood to gain.
Donald TrumpReceives personal financial benefit from Trump Organization licensing income per his ongoing financial disclosure reports.
Eric TrumpPresident of the Trump Organization; oversees the Dar Global licensing relationship under which Trump Plaza Jeddah was announced.
Trump OrganizationReceives branding and management fees on the $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah residential / serviced-apartment / office / townhouse complex.
Further reading
- ★ Private ActionDecember 2024Dar Global and Trump Org launch $533M Trump Tower Jeddah
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- ★ Private ActionApril 2025Dar Global signs Qatar government deal for Trump-branded golf and villas
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