Top 100 Arabs 2024

28. Reem Al Hashimy

CEO, Expo City Dubai Authority

Origin: UAE

Residence: UAE

Sector: Diversified

2023 Rank: 28

Building on the legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai, Al Hashimy was appointed CEO in June 2022. In her capacity as head of Expo City, she oversees the transformation of the technologically advanced and people-centric city. In November 2023, Expo City was the site of the successful UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28).

She is also the UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and chairs the UAE’s National Committee on Sustainable Development Goals and Dubai Cares.

Al Hashimy told the UN General Assembly late last year that the world has the tools needed to surmount the many challenges facing the planet today.

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