Home Insights Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2018 Amid a sea of change across the Gulf region, our 2018 ranking has received a major shakeup from the previous year by Staff Writer March 4, 2018 It has been an eventful 12 months for those on our Arab Power List to say the least, as business leaders and cultural icons sought to navigate at times choppy waters. Some have seen their fortunes increase thanks to successful business deals and rising stock market valuations, others have seen their potential recognised with major appointments and the completion of key projects. And then there are those who have had a year to forget. Our ranking is defined just as much by the ups as the downs in 2018, with Saudi Arabia’s corruption investigation that snared hundreds of leading businessmen, royals and government officials having a particularly strong effect. Read: Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Saudi Arabia Read: Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in the UAE Read: Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Egypt We also welcome new faces to our annual list that have either worked their way into contention over the years, or made a dynamic impression during 2017. In both cases they must prove they have the staying power to be more than a one-hit wonder. Read: Revealed: The most popular world leaders on social media But as we have seen since starting the ranking more than half a decade ago, power is very much like the ebb and flow of the tide. Even though the current may not be in favour of some in 2018, they could return on an even stronger wave next year. To find out who are the movers and shakers, the leavers and new arrivals of the Gulf Business Arab Power List 2018 click here: Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2018 Tags American Movil aramco Carlos Ghosn Carlos Slim Helu Emirates NBD HE Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak HE Khalid Al Falih HE Mohamed Alabbar HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Joseph Safra KSA Lebanon People SABIC Syria top 100 Top 100 most powerful Arabs Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2018 UAE Yousef Abdullah Al Benyan 0 Comments You might also like Flying Taxis: How Archer aims to revolutionise travel in the UAE UAE to announce petrol, diesel prices for January; will rates drop in 2024? How REITs are unlocking the potential of UAE real estate GCC region M&A blazes trail as global deals decline