Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2021 Mona Almoayyed Managing director, YK Almoayyed & Sons/Chairperson, Edbaa Bank Origin: Bahrain Residence: Bahrain Sector: Diversified Many entries on this list are credited with breaking the glass ceiling and Bahrain’s Mona Almoayyed serves as another example. The Bahraini businesswoman, who serves as the managing director of diversified family conglomerate YK Almoayyed & Sons, became the first woman to be elected to the board of a publicly traded company in the country. She also serves as the chairperson of Edbaa Bank, established in 2009 as the first microfinance bank in Bahrain to support low-income families in the country.