Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2022 Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Executive chairman, Alghanim Industries Origin: Kuwait Residence: Kuwait Sector: Diversified A young Alghanim returned from the University of Berkley to Kuwait and started a self-financed high-end furniture store called Al Dar. However, a liquidity crisis in the family business, which was being managed by his father at the time, meant that the young Kutayba was called on to help the family which he did by successfully opening new lines of credit for the company, and automating its processes and modernising its organisational culture. Today, Alghanim Industries has a diversified portfolio spanning over 30 businesses across the automotive, food and beverage, engineering and industrial sectors, among others and an employee base of over 14,000.