Home lists 100 Most Powerful Arabs 2023 Mishal Kanoo Chairman, The Kanoo Group Origin: Bahrain/UAE Residence: UAE Sector: Diversified Kanoo, who is the chairman of family-owned conglomerate, The Kanoo Group, took up the current role in 2015, prior to which he was the company’s deputy chairman. Speaking of the company’s expansion plans in an interview with Bloomberg TV in December last year, Kanoo said that the group is seeking opportunities to invest in the Middle East, and in markets such as India and China in 2023. The group has business activities across several industries, ranging from shipping, travel, energy, real estate, logistics to specialty chemicals, among others.