Home lists 100 Most Powerful Arabs 2024 Rank Name Title Origin Residence Industry 66 Tarek Sultan CEO and Vice Chairman, Agility Kuwait Kuwait Logistics 67 Khaled Mohammed Balama Governor, Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) UAE UAE Finance 68 Badr Jafar CEO, Crescent Enterprises UAE UAE Diversified 69 Mishal Kanoo Chairman, The Kanoo Group UAE/ Bahrain UAE Diversified 70 Sheikha Amal Suhail Bahwan Vice Chairperson, Suhail Bahwan Group Oman Oman Diversified 71 Badr Mohammed Al Meer Group CEO, Qatar Airways Qatar Qatar Aviation 72 Fadi Ghandour Executive Chairman Wamda/Co-Founder, Aramex Jordan UAE Finance/Logistics 73 Mazin Rashid Lamki CEO, Energy Development Oman Oman Oman Energy 74 Hussain Sajwani Founder And Chairman, Damac Properties UAE UAE Diversified 75 Fahad bin Nafel President, Al Hilal SFC Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Sport 76 DJ Khaled Musician Palestine US Culture and Society 77 Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar Deputy Group CEO, National Bank Of Kuwait (NBK) Kuwait Kuwait Finance 78 Ons Jabeur Tennis Player Tunisia Tunisia Sport 79 Othman Benjelloun Chairman And CEO, BMCE Bank Of Africa Morocco Morocco Finance 80 Dr Amina Al Rostamani COO, AW Rostamani Group UAE UAE Diversified 1 Yasir Al-Rumayyan Governor, Public Investment Fund; chairman, Aramco and chairman, Riyadh Air Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Diversified 81 Ronaldo Mouchawar Co-Founder, Souq.com & VP, Amazon MENA Syria UAE Retail 2 Dr Sultan Al Jaber MD and group CEO, ADNOC, and chairman, Masdar UAE UAE Energy 3 HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Chairman and chief executive, Emirates Group & Chairman, Emirates NBD UAE UAE Diversified 82 Mohammed Abu Ghazaleh Chairman And CEO, Fresh Del Monte Produce PalestinE US FMCG 83 Juma Al Majid Founder, Juma Al Majid Group UAE UAE Diversified 4 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi President and CEO, QatarEnergy and chairman and MD, Industries Qatar Qatar Qatar Diversified 84 Lana Nusseibeh UAE’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations UAE UAE Diplomacy 5 Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak Managing director and group CEO, Mubadala Investment Company UAE UAE Diversified 85 Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi Owner, MIDROC Saudi Arabia/ Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Diversified 6 Amin Naseer President and CEO, Aramco Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Energy 86 Huda Kattan Founder, Huda Beauty Iraq/US UAE Culture and Society 33 Elie Habib and Eddy Maroun Co-Founders, Anghami Lebanon UAE Culture and Society 87 Rayyanah Barnawi Astronaut Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Space 7 Mohamed Alabbar Founder, Emaar and noon.com UAE UAE Real estate/ retail 88 Rami Malek Actor US/Egypt US Culture and Society 34 Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Fageeh CEO, SABIC Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Industry 8 Carlos Slim Helú Honorary chairman, América Móvil Lebanon/ Mexico Mexico Telecoms 35 Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel Chairman And CEO, Abdul Latif Jameel Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Diversified 9 Mohamed Al Hammadi Managing director and CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) UAE UAE Energy 10 HH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud Chairman, Kingdom Holding Company Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 11 Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem Group Chairman and CEO, DP World UAE UAE Logistics 89 Zaid S Al Khayyat Managing Director, Al Khayyat Investments UAE UAE Diversified 90 Mona Almoayyed Managing Director, Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons; Chairperson, Edbaa Bank Bahrain Bahrain Diversified 12 Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud CEO, Qatar Investment Authority Qatar Qatar Diversified 91 Dr Maryam Al Suwaidi CEO, Securities & Commodities Authority UAE UAE Finance 92 Nezha Hayat Chairperson and CEO, Moroccan Capital Market Authority Morocco Morocco Finance 13 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Chairman, Mashreq UAE UAE Finance 36 Khalaf Al Habtoor Founding Chairman, Al Habtoor Group (AHG) UAE UAE Diversified 93 Amr Diab Singer And Composer Egypt Egypt Culture and Society 14 Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa Group CEO, Qatar National Bank Qatar Qatar Finance 94 Omar Al Futtaim Vice Chairman and CEO Of Al Futtaim Group UAE UAE Diversified 95 Nadir Al-Koraya CEO Of Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 15 Hana Al Rostamani Group CEO First Abu Dhabi Bank UAE UAE Finance 96 Raed Barqawi Editor In Chief, Al Khaleej Newspaper Jordan UAE Culture and Society 97 Nora Al Matrooshi Astronaut UAE UAE Space 98 Mo Amer Comedian, Writer and Producer Palestine US Culture and Society 99 Reema Juffali Racing Driver Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Sports 100 Zena Emad Singer Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Culture and Society 16 Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani Managing director, Investment Corporation of Dubai UAE UAE Diversified 37 Nayla Hayek Chairperson Swatch Group / President And CEO Of Harry Winston Switzerland Switzerland Retail 17 Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri Chair, UAE Space Agency UAE UAE Space 38 Sheikh Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Alrajhi Co-Founder Alrajhi Bank Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 55 Ala’a Eraiqat Group CEO, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, ADCB UAE UAE Finance 56 Mohammad A Baker Deputy Chairman and CEO, GMG UAE UAE Retail 57 Mohammad Ali bin Rashed Lootah President and CEO, Dubai Chambers UAE UAE Diversified 58 Ghaith Al Ghaith CEO, Flydubai UAE UAE Aviation 59 Abdulla Jassem Kalban Managing Director And CEO, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) UAE UAE Industries 60 Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Executive Chairman, Alghanim Industries Kuwait Kuwait Diversified 61 Elie Saab Fashion Designer Lebanon Lebanon Culture and Society 62 Wadha Ahmed Al-Khateeb CEO, Kuwait National Petroleum Company Kuwait Kuwait Energy 18 Salem Humaid Al Marri Director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) UAE UAE Space 63 Mona Ataya Founder And CEO, Mumzworld Palestine UAE Retail 64 Hesham Al Qassim CEO, Wasl Asset Management UAE Kuwait Real Estate 19 Lubna Suliman Olayan Chairperson, Saudi Awwal Bank (formerly Saudi British Bank) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 65 Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah Chairman, UAE Fatwa Council Mauritania UAE Culture and Society 20 Essa Kazim Governor, DIFC UAE UAE Finance 39 Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department Of Economic Development UAE UAE Diversified 21 Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak Chairman, Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi, and Chairman, Aldar Properties UAE UAE Tourism/ Real Estate 22 Fahd Hamidaddin CEO, Saudi Tourism Authority Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Tourism 23 HH Prince Naif bin Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Chairman, Almarai Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia FMCG 24 Saeed Mohammed Al Ghamdi Chairman, Saudi National Bank Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 25 Sarah Al Suhaimi Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Saudi Tadawul Group Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 26 Dr Raja Al Gurg Chairperson and managing director, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group UAE UAE Diversified 28 Reem Al Hashimy CEO, Expo City Dubai Authority UAE UAE Diversified 27 Sultan AlNeyadi Astronaut UAE UAE Space 29 Mohamed Salah Footballer, Liverpool FC Egypt UK Sports 30 Ayman Mohammed Alsayari Governor, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Finance 31 Helal Al Marri Director general, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism UAE UAE Tourism 32 Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chairperson, Qatar Museums Qatar Qatar Culture and Society 40 Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi Vice Chairman And CEO, Zain Group Kuwait Kuwait Telecoms 42 Mohammed Alshaya Executive Chairman, Alshaya Group Kuwait Kuwait Retail 43 Faisal Al Bannai Chairman, Edge Group UAE UAE Science & Technology 44 Mohamed Mansour Founder And Board Member, Mansour Group Egypt Egypt Diversified 45 Hatem Dowidar Group CEO, e& Egypt UAE Telecoms 46 Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi Managing Director And CEO, AD Ports Group UAE UAE Logistics 47 Karim Awad Group CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee, EFG Holding Egypt Egypt Finance 49 Nassef Sawiris Executive Chairman, OCI And Co-Owner, Aston Villa FC Egypt UK Industry & Investments 50 Khalid Al Rumaihi Chairman, Alba Bahrain Bahrain Manufacturing 51 Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo Managing Director and CEO, Ooredoo Qatar Qatar Telecoms 52 Naguib Sawiris Managing Director and CEO, Orascom Investment Holding Egypt Egypt Diversified 53 Adel Abdulla Ali Group CEO, Air Arabia Bahrain UAE Aviation 54 Issam Kazim CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing UAE UAE Tourism 41 Olayan Mohammed Alwetaid Group CEO, stc Group Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Telecoms 48 Mohammed bin Mahfoodh Alardhi Executive Chairman, Investcorp Oman Oman Finance