Hamad al Jasser was born in the small village of Al Burood in 1907. He grew up physically weak, not learning how to walk until the age of four, and his mother died when he was just seven years old. In 1920, his father sent him to live with a relative who was studying in the capital, Riyadh.
He is particularly noted for founding Saudi Arabia's first central region magazine, with comprehensive geographical locations, reference in Saudi Arabia, and the authorship of a comprehensive genealogical work popular in the country. He learned how to read and write by attending the village school, Al Kuttab. There, in line with normal educational practice in the country at the time, he memorised the whole of the Quran, and learned about the lives of the Sheikhs.
After the relative he was living with in Riyadh died, he returned to his hometown Al Burood. He also served as a judge in Northern Hejaz. He went on to establish the first magazine, Al Yamamah in 1952 in Riyadh.
Additionally, he was very much involved in the magazine and journalism in general. He wrote many geographical/historical books, all specialized in the Arabian Peninsula. Al Jasser's famous genealogical work جمهرة أنساب الأسر المتحضرة في نجد is popularly known as Kitab Al Ansab, "The Book of Roots" that lists all Saudi families together with a brief history of the family.
As a result, the book is very popular and found widely throughout Saudi Arabia. He also established a second magazine, Al Arab, and a publishing house "Dar Al Yamama for Research, Publishing and Distribution", which he supervised.
