Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2022 Adel Ali Group CEO, Air Arabia Origin: Bahrain Residence: UAE Sector: Aviation If Ali were to be judged solely on the merit of numbers, he’ll come out in the lead. Air Arabia reported a 476 per cent increase in its net profit for 2021. The low-cost carrier also expanded its fleet size to 58 aircraft last year, and added 44 new routes across its hubs in UAE, Egypt and Morocco. Now, the Sharjah-headquartered carrier led by Ali is playing a strategic role in expanding the aviation industry within the the UAE – by way of its partnership with Etihad in Abu Dhabi – and also internationally through its proposed joint venture airlines called Fly Arna in Armenia and Fly Jinnah in Pakistan, which are expected to get off the ground this year.