| 100 |
Nayla Al Baloushi |
Mountaineer |
UAE |
UAE |
Sports |
| 99 |
Reema Juffali |
Racing driver |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Sports |
| 98 |
Raed Barqawi |
Executive editor-in-chief, Al Khaleej |
UAE |
UAE |
Culture and Society |
| 97 |
Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch |
Founder and CEO, Aksal Group |
Morocco |
Morocco |
Retail/Real Estate |
| 96 |
Rami Malek |
Actor |
Egypt/US |
US |
Culture and Society |
| 95 |
Amr Diab |
Singer |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Culture and Society |
| 94 |
Nezha Hayat |
Chairperson and CEO, Moroccan Capital Market Authority |
Morocco |
Morocco |
Finance |
| 93 |
Nouran Gohar |
Squash player |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Sports |
| 92 |
Mona Almoayyed |
Managing director, Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons, Chairperson, Edbaa Bank |
Bahrain |
Bahrain |
Diversified |
| 91 |
Khalid Al Ameri and Salama Mohamed |
Social media influencers |
UAE |
UAE |
Culture and Society |
| 90 |
Huda Kattan |
Founder, Huda Beauty |
Iraq/US |
UAE |
Culture and Society |
| 89 |
Zaid S Al Khayyat |
Managing director, Al Khayyat Investments |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 88 |
Mohammed Al Amoudi |
Owner, MIDROC |
Saudi Arabia/ Ethiopia |
Saudi Arabia |
Diversified |
| 87 |
Lana Nusseibeh |
UAE Ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations |
UAE |
UAE |
Diplomacy |
| 86 |
Juma Al Majid |
Founder, Juma Al Majid Group |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 85 |
Othman Benjelloun |
Chairman and CEO, Bank of Africa |
Morocco |
Morocco |
Finance |
| 84 |
Munib Al Masri |
Chairman and founder, Edgo Group |
Palestine |
Palestine |
Diversified |
| 83 |
Ons Jabeur |
Tennis player |
Tunisia |
Tunisia |
Sports |
| 82 |
Rayyanah Barnawi |
Astronaut |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Space |
| 81 |
Hussain Sajwani |
Founder and chairman, Damac Properties |
UAE |
UAE |
Real Estate |
| 80 |
Ronaldo Mouchawar |
Co-founder, Souq.com and VP, Amazon MENA |
Syria |
UAE |
Retail |
| 79 |
Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar |
Deputy group CEO, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Finance |
| 78 |
Dr Amina Al Rostamani |
COO, AW Rostamani Group |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 77 |
Mohammed Abu Ghazaleh |
Chairman and CEO, Fresh Del Monte |
Palestine - US |
US |
FMCG |
| 76 |
DJ Khaled |
Musician |
Palestine |
US |
Culture and Society |
| 75 |
Mazin Rashid Lamki |
CEO, Energy Development Oman |
Oman |
Oman |
Energy |
| 74 |
Fadi Ghandour |
Executive chairman WAMDA/co-founder, Aramex |
Jordan |
UAE |
Finance/Logistics |
| 73 |
Khaled Mohammed Balama |
Governor, Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) |
UAE |
UAE |
Finance |
| 72 |
Tarek Sultan |
CEO and vice chairman, Agility |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Supply Chain |
| 71 |
Amal Suhail Bahwan |
Vice chairperson, Suhail Bahwan Group |
Oman |
Oman |
Diversified |
| 70 |
Mishal Kanoo |
Chairman, The Kanoo Group |
Bahrain/UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 69 |
Badr Jafar |
CEO, Crescent Enterprises |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 68 |
Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah |
Chairman, UAE Fatwa Council |
Mauritania |
UAE |
Culture and Society |
| 67 |
Hesham Al Qassim |
CEO, wasl Asset Management |
UAE |
UAE |
Real Estate |
| 66 |
Wadha Ahmed Al-Khateeb |
CEO, Kuwait National Petroleum Company |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Energy |
| 65 |
Ghaith Al Ghaith |
CEO, flydubai |
UAE |
UAE |
Aviation |
| 64 |
Mona Ataya |
Founder and CEO, Mumzworld |
Palestine |
UAE |
Retail |
| 63 |
Abdulla Jassem Kalban |
Managing director, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) |
UAE |
UAE |
Industry |
| 62 |
Elie Saab |
Fashion designer |
Lebanon |
Lebanon |
Culture and Society |
| 61 |
Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim |
Executive chairman, Alghanim Industries |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Diversified |
| 60 |
Issam Kazim |
CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing |
UAE |
UAE |
Tourism |
| 59 |
Ala’a Eraiqat |
Group CEO, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank |
UAE |
UAE |
Finance |
| 58 |
Mohammad Ali bin Rashed Lootah |
President and CEO, Dubai Chambers |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 57 |
Mohammad A Baker |
Deputy chairman and CEO, GMG |
UAE |
UAE |
Retail |
| 56 |
Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo |
Managing director and CEO, Ooredoo |
Qatar |
Qatar |
Telecoms |
| 55 |
Jassim Alseddiqi |
Board managing director, Shuaa Capital |
UAE |
UAE |
Finance |
| 54 |
Adel Abdulla Ali |
Group CEO, Air Arabia |
Bahrain |
UAE |
Aviation |
| 53 |
Naguib Sawiris |
Managing director and CEO, Orascom Investment Holding |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Diversified |
| 52 |
Akbar Al Baker |
Group chief executive, Qatar Airways |
Qatar |
Qatar |
Aviation/ Tourism |
| 51 |
Nassef Sawiris |
Executive chairman, OCI/co-owner, Aston Villa FC |
Egypt |
UK |
Diversified |
| 50 |
Khalid Al Rumaihi |
CEO, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company |
Bahrain |
Bahrain |
Diversified |
| 49 |
Mohammed bin Mahfoodh Alardhi |
Executive chairman, Investcorp |
Oman |
Oman |
Finance |
| 48 |
Karim Awad |
Group CEO and chairman of the Executive Committee, EFG Hermes Holding |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Finance |
| 47 |
Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi |
Managing director and CEO, AD Ports Group |
UAE |
UAE |
Logistics |
| 46 |
Hatem Dowidar |
CEO, e& Group |
Egypt |
UAE |
Telecoms |
| 45 |
Faisal Al Bannai |
Chairman, EDGE Group |
UAE |
UAE |
Science and technology |
| 44 |
Mohamed Mansour |
Founder and board member, Mansour Group |
Egypt |
Egypt |
Diversified |
| 43 |
Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi |
Vice chairman and CEO, Zain Group |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Telecoms |
| 42 |
Mohammed Alshaya |
Executive chairman, Alshaya Group |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Retail |
| 41 |
Olayan Mohammed Alwetaid |
Group CEO, stc Group |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Telecoms |
| 40 |
Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi |
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 39 |
Sheikh Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz AlRajhi |
Co-founder AlRajhi Bank |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Finance |
| 38 |
Nayla Hayek |
Chairperson Swatch Group/ president and CEO of Harry Winston |
Swiss |
Switzerland |
Retail |
| 37 |
Khalaf Al Habtoor |
Founding chairman, Al Habtoor Group |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 36 |
Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel |
Chairman and CEO, Abdul Latif Jameel |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Diversified |
| 35 |
Ayman Mohammed Alsayari |
Governor, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Finance |
| 34 |
Elie Habib and Eddy Maroun |
Co-founders, Anghami |
Lebanese |
UAE |
Culture and Society |
| 33 |
Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani |
Chairperson, Qatar Museums |
Qatar |
Qatar |
Culture and Society |
| 32 |
Helal Al Marri |
Director general, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism |
UAE |
UAE |
Tourism/ Diversified |
| 31 |
Sultan AlNeyadi |
Astronaut |
UAE |
UAE |
Space |
| 30 |
Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Fageeh |
CEO, SABIC |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Industry |
| 29 |
Mohamed Salah |
Footballer, Liverpool FC |
Egypt |
UK |
Sports |
| 28 |
Reem Al Hashimy |
CEO, Expo City Dubai Authority |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 27 |
Dr Raja Easa Al Gurg |
Chairperson and managing director, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 26 |
Saeed Mohammed Al Ghamdi |
Chairman, Saudi National Bank |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Finance |
| 25 |
Mohammad Saud Al-Osaimi |
CEO, Boursa Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Finance |
| 24 |
Sarah Al Suhaimi |
Chairperson, Saudi Tadawul Group |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Finance |
| 23 |
HH Prince Naif bin Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer |
Chairman, Almarai |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
FMCG |
| 22 |
Fahd Hamidaddin |
CEO, Saudi Tourism Authority |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Tourism |
| 21 |
Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak |
Chairman, Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi/Aldar Properties |
UAE |
UAE |
Tourism/ Real Estate |
| 20 |
Essa Kazim |
Governor, DIFC |
UAE |
UAE |
Finance |
| 19 |
Lubna Suliman Olayan |
Chairperson, Saudi British Bank |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Finance |
| 18 |
Salem Humaid Al Marri |
Director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre |
UAE |
UAE |
Science and Technology |
| 17 |
Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani |
Managing director, Investment Corporation of Dubai |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 16 |
Hana Al Rostamani |
Group CEO, First Abu Dhabi Bank |
UAE |
UAE |
Finance |
| 15 |
Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa |
Group CEO, Qatar National Bank |
Qatar |
Qatar |
Finance |
| 14 |
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair |
Chairman, Mashreq |
UAE |
UAE |
Finance |
| 13 |
Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud |
CEO, Qatar Investment Authority |
Qatar |
Qatar |
Diversified |
| 12 |
Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri |
Chairwoman, UAE Space Agency |
UAE |
UAE |
Space |
| 11 |
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem |
Group chairman and CEO, DP World |
UAE |
UAE |
Logistics |
| 10 |
Mohamed Al Hammadi |
Managing director and CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation |
UAE |
UAE |
Energy |
| 9 |
HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Chairman, Kingdom Holding Company |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Finance |
| 8 |
Mohamed Alabbar |
Founder, Emaar/noon.com |
UAE |
UAE |
Real Estate/Retail |
| 7 |
Carlos Slim Helú |
Honorary chairman, América Móvil |
Lebanon/Mexico |
Mexico |
Telecoms |
| 6 |
Amin Naseer |
President and CEO, Aramco |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Energy |
| 5 |
Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak |
Managing director and group CEO, Mubadala Investment Company |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 4 |
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi |
President and CEO, QatarEnergy/chairman and MD, Industries Qatar |
Qatar |
Qatar |
Energy |
| 3 |
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum |
Chairman and chief executive, Emirates Group/chairman, Emirates NBD |
UAE |
UAE |
Diversified |
| 2 |
Dr Sultan Al Jaber |
Managing director and group CEO, ADNOC |
UAE |
UAE |
Energy |
| 1 |
Yasir Al-Rumayyan |
Chairman, Aramco/governor, Public Investment Fund |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Diversified |
