The 80 most powerful people in the UAE

Arabian Business released their list of “The 500 Most Powerful Arabs in the World”. There are many from the UAE including a number of women. The highest ranked person from the UAE is Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum who has a ranking 2 in the list and the highest ranked woman is Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi who has a ranking of 12 . Below are the rankings of the Arabs from UAE (not all are UAE nationals).

 

2 – Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum – Emirates Group

4 – Mohamed Alabbar – Emaar Properties

6 – Mohammed Al Shaibani – Dubai Ruler’s Court

12 – Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Government

14 – Dahi Khalfan Tamim – Dubai Police

16 – Khaldoon Al Mubarak – Mubadala

23 – Elie Khouri – Omnicom Media Group

25 – Joseph Ghossoub – MENACOM UAE

27 – Mustafa Agha – MBC

30 – Khaled Samawi – Ayyam Gallery

32 – Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi – UAE Central Bank

34 – Adel Ali – Air Arabia

35 – Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi – Media

38 – Saif Belhasa – Saif Belhasa Group

39 – Mohammed Al Marri – Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department

41 – Fadi Ghandour – Aramex

43 – Dhaen Shaheen Dubai Media Incorporated

45 – Mohammed Al Mulla Arab Media Group

52 – Alex Saber – VivaKi

53 – Abdulaziz Al Ghurair – Mashreqbank

54 – Osman Sultan – du

56 – Helal Al Marri – Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing

58 – Habib Al Mulla – Habib Al Mulla & Co

70 – Noura Al Kaabi – twofour54

76 – Khadem Al Qubaisi – Aabar Investments

78 – Boutros Boutros – Emirates Airline

82 – Ghaith Al Ghaith – flydubai

84 – Mona Al Marri – Dubai Government Media Office

85 – Badr Jafar – Crescent Petroleum

86 – Mohammed Al Rais – Hills Middle East

87 – Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem – DP World

89 – Dani Richa – Impact BBDO

90 – Shehab Gargash – Daman Investments

92 – Ahmed Al Mansouri – Dubai Media Incorporated

93 – Hamad Buamim – Dubai Chamber

95 – Sultan Abu Sultan – Barclays Bank UAE

96 – Ahmed Al Hammadi – DMI

104 – Amina Al Rustamani – TECOM Investments

105 – Mishal Kanoo – Kanoo Group

106 – Patrick Chalhoub – Chalhoub Group Retail

107 – Yousif Abdulghani – McDonald’s Middle East Development Company

110 – Ahmad Julfar – Etisalat

111 – Abdulfattah Sharaf – HSBC UAE

112 – Moh-Din BinHendi – BinHendi Enterprises

114 – Ali Rashid Lootah – Nakheel

115 – Salma Al Hareb – Economic Zones World

118 – Matter Al Tayer – RTA

123 – Nayla Al Khaja – Arts & Entertainment

129 – Raja Trad – Leo Burnett (MENA)

131 – Fatima Al Jaber – Al Jaber Group Construction

132 – Nisreen Shocair – Virgin Megastore Middle East

135 – Ramzi Raad – TBWA/RAAD Middle East

140 – Raja Al Gurg – Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group

141 – Manahel Thabet – Science

142 – Zaki Nusseibeh – Culture & Society

146 – Ala’a Eraiqat – Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

147 – Iskander Najjar – Alpari ME

162 – Nezar Nagro – Rotana Media Services

170 – Nabil Habayeb – GE

172 – Hind Seddiqi – Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons

178 – Khalid Al Malik – Dubai Properties

185 – Mohammed Nasr Abdeen – Union National Bank

196 – Omar Abdulrahman – Sport

199 – Muna Al Gurg – Al Gurg Group

202 – Moafaq Ahmad Al Gaddah – MAG Group

208 – Andre Sayegh – First Gulf Bank

219 – Nashwa Al Ruwaini – Pyramedia

223 – Rafic Fakih – Emirates Fast Food Company

230 – Mohannad Sweid – Depa

235 – Selim El Zyr – Rotana Hotels

247 – Ingie Chalhoub – Etoile Group

249 – Dr Khater Massaad – RAKEEN

253 – Abdullah Al Aryani – Sport

262 – Ayman Sahli – Julphar

263 – Mohammed Al Hammadi – Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation

269 – Marwan Bin Ghalaita – RERA

270 – Mahdi Ali – Sport

273 – Dr Karim El Solh – Gulf Capital

278 – Mohammed Saeed Harib – Freej

 

You will find the complete list here