Top 100 Arabs 2025

13. Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa

Group CEO, Qatar National Bank

Origin: Qatar

Residence: Qatar

Sector: Finance

2024 Rank: 14

Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa is a prominent figure in the Middle East and African financial sector, serving as the group CEO of Qatar National Bank (QNB). Under his leadership, QNB has continued to demonstrate robust growth and financial strength.

In 2024, QNB reported total assets of QAR1,298bn ($357bn), a 5 per cent increase from the previous year. The bank’s net profit for the year reached QAR16.7bn, an 8 per cent rise compared to the previous year.

Al-Khalifa’s strategic vision has maintained QNB’s position as one of the largest financial institutions in the MEA region. The bank’s efficiency ratio stood at 22.3 per cent, among the best in the region.

QNB also maintains a strong financial position with a low non-performing loans ratio of 2.8 per cent and a loan loss coverage ratio of 100 per cent. In addition to his role at QNB, Al-Khalifa also serves on the board of telecom operator Ooredoo Qatar.

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