Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2021 Faisal Al Bannai CEO and managing director, Edge Origin: UAE Residence: UAE Sector: Science and Technology In an attempt to counter modern threats, Halcon, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Edge – the advanced technology group for defence – unveiled the UAE’s first designed and manufactured counter-rocket, artillery and mortar missile system earlier this year. Edge CEO and managing director, Al Bannai, cited it as one of several achievements announced as part of the ‘nation’s aim to establish sovereign defence capabilities’. At the helm of an entity that ranks among the top 25 military suppliers in the world, Al Bannai is well-placed to protect the country against a full spectrum of threats.