Bank Aljazira aka BAJ is a Saudi Arabian financial group and a Joint-stock company founded in 1975 headquartered in Jeddah.Bank Aljazira was established as a Saudi joint-stock company registered under Royal Decree No. 46/M issued on June 21, 1975. The bank began its operations on October 9, 1976, after it acquired the branches of the National Bank of Pakistan in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.