Top 100 Arabs 2025

46. Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi

Managing director And CEO, AD Ports Group

Origin: UAE

Residence: UAE

Sector: Logistics

2024 Rank: 46

Al Shamisi continues to lead AD Ports Group’s rapid expansion in global logistics. In 2024, the group posted record results, with revenue rising 48 per cent year-on-year to $4.71bn, while net profit climbed 31 per cent to $484.6m.

Container throughput reached 5.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 8 per cent, and general cargo volumes hit 45 million tonnes. Cruise passenger numbers surged 125 per cent, reinforcing AD Ports’ role in regional tourism.

Al Shamisi has over seen the company’s strategic acquisitions and port infrastructure investments, positioning AD Ports as a key enabler of Abu Dhabi’s economic vision.

Since its IPO in 2022, the group has accelerated growth across shipping, logistics, and industrial zones, further strengthening its presence across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia under Al Shamisi’s leadership.

Mohamed Mansour

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