Top 100 Arabs 2025

76. Fahad Bin Nafel

President, Al Hilal Football Club

Origin: Saudi Arabia

Residence: Saudi Arabia

Sector: sports

2024 Rank: 75

Fahad bin Nafel assumed the presidency of Al Hilal Football Club in 2019 and has led the club to its utmost glory. This success has seen his side qualify for the club game’s most anticipated new tournament, the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

Ever since the club’s inception in 1975 by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Saeed, Al Hilal has been the dominant force in Saudi Arabian football and has also signed an official five-year sponsorship deal with PUMA until 2027.

In January, Al Hilal signed the 20-year-old Brazilian winger Kaio César from Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães.

The deal filled the club’s remaining slot for foreign-born players and strengthened its attacking lineup.

The contract spans three-and-a-half years.

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