Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2021 Mohamed Salah Footballer, Liverpool FC Origin: Egypt Residence: UK Sector: Sports Nicknamed the ‘Egyptian king’, Mohamed Salah had his country cheering last July as he became the first Egyptian to collect an English Premier League winner medal – draped in the country’s flag – after his team Liverpool won the title following a 30-year hiatus. While the club’s current season has not been stellar so far and there has been speculation that he might leave the club, Salah has firmly established himself as the face of Arab football. Salah is also a huge benefactor for his hometown of Nagrig in Egypt, having donated a new ambulance centre in July and oxygen cylinders to the main hospital in January.