Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2022 The past 12 months can best be described as a period of transition, with the global economy working its way to recovery. Economic highs and lows and geopolitical pressures persist, but it’s been an eventful period for those on our Arab Power List. Some have seen their fortunes rise while others have had to test their resilience to prove they are here to stay. We have prolific business leaders and industry stalwarts sharing space with rising cultural icons and elite athletes on our list this year. They are joined by 17 new faces, including three women, who have stood out for their contribution to the field of diplomacy, medicine and space exploration. We also have the founders of a tech unicorn that has found its way to Nasdaq and other influential leaders who are contributing to strengthening the Arab world’s profile globally. Read on to know more about the movers and shakers who’ve made it to our celebrated Gulf Business Arab Power List 2022. Rank Name Title Origin Residence Industry 1 Yasir Al-Rumayyan Chairman, Aramco/Governor, PIF KSA KSA Diversified 2 Dr Sultan Al Jaber Managing director and group CEO, ADNOC UAE UAE Energy 3 HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Chairman and chief executive, Emirates Group/Chairman, Emirates NBD UAE UAE Diversified 4 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi President and CEO, QatarEnergy/Chairman and MD, Industries Qatar Qatar Qatar Diversified 5 Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak Group CEO and managing director, Mubadala Investment Company UAE UAE Diversified 6 Amin Nasser President and CEO, Aramco KSA KSA Energy 7 Carlos Slim Helú Honorary chairman, America Movil Lebanon/Mexico Mexico Telecoms 8 Mohamed Alabbar Founder, Emaar/noon.com UAE UAE Real Estate/Retail 9 Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri Chairwoman, UAE Space Agency UAE UAE Science and Technology 10 HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Chairman, Kingdom Holding Company KSA KSA Finance 11 Mohamed Al Hammadi Managing director and CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation UAE UAE Energy 12 Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem Group chairman and CEO, DP World / Chairman, Virgin Hyperloop UAE UAE Logistics 13 Yousef Abdullah Al Benyan Vice chairman and CEO, SABIC KSA KSA Industry 14 Hassan Al Thawadi Secretary general, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy/Chairman, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qatar Qatar Sports 15 Reem Al Hashimy Director general, Expo 2020 Dubai UAE UAE Diversified 16 Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud CEO, Qatar Investment Authority Qatar Qatar Finance 17 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Chairman, Mashreq UAE UAE Finance 18 Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa Group CEO, Qatar National Bank Qatar Qatar Finance 19 Hana Al Rostamani Group CEO, First Abu Dhabi Bank UAE UAE Finance 20 Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani Managing director, Investment Corporation of Dubai UAE UAE Finance 21 Lubna Suliman Olayan Chairperson, Saudi British Bank KSA KSA Finance 22 Sarah Al Suhaimi Chairperson, Saudi Tadawul Group KSA KSA Finance 23 Essa Kazim Governor, DIFC UAE UAE Finance 24 Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak Chairman, Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi/Aldar Properties UAE UAE Diversified 25 Fahd Hamidaddin CEO, Saudi Tourism Authority KSA KSA Tourism 26 HH Prince Naif bin Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Chairman, Almarai Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia FMCG 27 Mohammad Saud Al-Osaimi Chief executive officer, Boursa Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait Finance 28 Saeed bin Mohammed Al Ghamdi Managing director and CEO, Saudi National Bank KSA KSA Finance 29 Dr Raja Easa Al Gurg Vice chairperson and managing director, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group UAE UAE Diversified 30 Mohamed Salah Footballer, Liverpool FC Egypt UK Sports 31 Salem Humaid AlMarri Director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre UAE UAE Science and Technology 32 Elie Habib and Eddy Maroun Co-founders, Anghami Lebanon UAE Culture and Society 33 Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chairperson, Qatar Museums Qatar Qatar Culture and Society 34 Fahad Al Mubarak Governor, Saudi Central Bank KSA KSA Finance 35 Helal Al Marri Director general, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism UAE UAE Diversified 36 Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel Chairman and CEO, Abdul Latif Jameel Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Diversified 37 Khalaf Al Habtoor Founding chairman, Al Habtoor Group UAE UAE Diversified 38 Mohammed Alshaya Executive chairman, Alshaya Group Kuwait Kuwait Retail 39 Nayla Hayek Chairperson, Swatch Group/CEO, Harry Winston Lebanese-Switzerland Switzerland Retail 40 Sheikh Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Co-founder, Al Rajhi Bank Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 41 Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development UAE UAE Diversified 42 Olayan Mohammed Alwetaid Group CEO, stc Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Telecoms 43 Mohamed Mansour Founder and board member, Mansour Group Egypt Cairo Diversified 44 Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi Vice chairman and CEO, Zain Group Kuwait Kuwait Diversified 45 Murshed Al Redaini Group CEO, Yas Holding UAE UAE Diversified 46 Faisal Al Bannai Executive chairman, Edge Group UAE UAE Science and technology 47 Hatem Dowidar CEO, e& Egypt UAE Telecoms 48 Khalid Al Rumaihi CEO, Mumtalakat Bahrain Bahrain Finance 49 Karim Awad Group CEO and chairman of the Executive Committee, EFG Hermes Holding Egypt Egypt Finance 50 Mohammed bin Mahfoodh Alardhi Executive chairman, Investcorp Oman Oman Finance 51 Nassef Sawiris Executive chairman, OCI/co-owner, Aston Villa FC Egypt Egypt Industry/Sport 52 Jassim Alseddiqi Group CEO, Shuaa Capital UAE UAE Finance 53 Naguib Sawiris Managing director and CEO, Orascom Investment Holding Egypt Egypt Diversified 54 Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi Group CEO and managing director, Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports) UAE UAE Logistics 55 Akbar Al Baker Akbar Al Baker Group CEO, Qatar Airways Qatar Qatar Aviation 56 Hamad Buamim President and CEO, Dubai Chambers UAE UAE Diversified 57 Adel Ali Group CEO, Air Arabia Bahrain UAE Aviation 58 Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo Managing director and CEO, Ooredoo Qatar Qatar Telecoms 59 Mohammad A Baker Deputy chairman and CEO, GMG UAE UAE Retail 60 Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Executive chairman, Alghanim Industries Kuwait Kuwait Diversified 61 Elie Saab Fashion designer Lebanon Lebanon Culture and Society 62 Mona Ataya Founder and CEO, Mumzworld Palestine UAE Retail 63 Ala’a Eraiqat Group CEO, ADCB UAE UAE Finance 64 Abdulla Jassem Kalban Managing director, Emirates Global Aluminium UAE UAE Industry 65 Hesham Al Qassim CEO, wasl Asset Management UAE UAE Real Estate 66 Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah Chairman, UAE Fatwa Council Mauritania UAE Culture and Society 67 Badr Jafar CEO, Crescent Enterprises UAE UAE Diversified 68 Suhail Salim Bahwan Chairman, Suhail Bahwan Group Oman Oman Diversified 69 Ghaith Al Ghaith CEO, flydubai UAE UAE Aviation 70 Shaikh Thani Bin Abdullah Al-Thani Founder, Ezdan Holding/Philanthropist Qatar Qatar Diversified 71 Mishal Kanoo Chairman, Kanoo Group Bahrain-UAE UAE Diversified 72 Issam Kazim CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) UAE UAE Tourism 73 Tarek Sultan CEO and vice chairman, Agility Kuwait Kuwait Logistics 74 Mazin Rashid Lamki CEO, Energy Development Oman Oman Oman Energy 75 Fadi Ghandour Executive chairman, Wamda/ co-founder, Aramex Jordan UAE Finance 76 Khaled Mohammed Balama Governor, Central Bank of the UAE UAE UAE Finance 77 DJ Khaled Musician Palestine US Culture and Society 78 Dr Amina Al Rostamani COO, AW Rostamani Group UAE UAE Diversified 79 Mohammad Abu Ghazaleh Chairman and CEO, Fresh Del Monte Palestine US FMCG 80 Shaikha Al Bahar Deputy group CEO, National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait Finance 81 Ronaldo Mouchawar Co-founder, Souq.com/ Vice president, Amazon MENA Syria UAE Retail 82 Hussain Sajwani Founder, Damac Properties UAE UAE Real Estate 83 Nora AlMatrooshi Astronaut UAE UAE Science and Technology 84 Munib Al Masri Chairman and founder, Edgo Group Palestine Palestine Diversified 85 Ons Jabeur Tennis player Tunisia Tunisia Sports 86 Juma Al Majid Founder, Juma Al Majid Group UAE UAE Diversified 87 Mona Almoayyed Managing director, Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons/Chairperson, Edbaa Bank Bahrain Bahrain Diversified 88 Othman Benjelloun Chairman and CEO, Bank of Africa Morocco Morocco Finance 89 Mohammed Al Amoudi Owner, MIDROC KSA-Ethiopia KSA Diversified 90 Huda Kattan Founder, Huda Beauty Iraq/ US UAE Culture and Society 91 Khalid Al Ameri and Salama Mohamed Social Media Influencers UAE UAE Culture and Society 92 Dr Farida Al Hosani Executive director - Communicable Diseases, Abu Dhabi Public Health Center UAE UAE Science and Technology 93 Lana Nusseibeh UAE Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations UAE UAE Diplomacy 94 Nezha Hayat Chairperson and CEO, Moroccan Capital Market Authority Morocco Morocco Finance 95 Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi Founder, Barjeel Art Foundation UAE UAE Culture and Society 96 Nour El Sherbini Squash player Egypt Egypt Sports 97 Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch Founder and CEO, Aksal Group Morocco Morocco Retail / Real estate 98 Rami Malek Actor Egypt/ US US Culture and Society 99 Amna Al Qubaisi Racing driver UAE UAE Sports 100 Amr Diab Singer Egypt Egypt Culture and Society