Rich List 2009 - ArabianBusiness.com

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#	NAME	NET WORTH	COUNTRY	PRIMARY INDUSTRY	% OF TOP 50 WORTH	RANK 2008	+ / -

1	Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud	US$ 18 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Banking & Finance	8.62	1	-

2	Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber	US$ 9.7 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Travel & Hospitality	4.64	4	+2

3	Nasser Al Kharafi	US$ 9.4 Billion	Kuwait	Retail	4.5	2	-1

4	Mohammad Al Amoudi	US$ 8.8 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Energy	4.21	5	+1

5	Nasser Al Rashid	US$ 8 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	3.83	-	new

6	Al Ghurair Family	US$ 7.1 Billion	United Arab Emirates	Banking & Finance	3.4	6	-

7	The Bin Laden Family	US$ 7.1 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	3.4	7	-

8	The Olayan Family	US$ 6.9 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Banking & Finance	3.3	8	-

9	The Kanoo Family	US$ 6.1 Billion	Bahrain	Construction & Industry	2.92	9	-

10	Said Khoury	US$ 6 Billion	Palestine	Construction & Industry	2.87	10	-

11	Sulaiman Al Rajhi	US$ 5.2 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Banking & Finance	2.49	11	-

12	The Al Shaya Family	US$ 5 Billion	Kuwait	Retail	2.39	13	+1

13	Mohamed Abdul Latif Jameel	US$ 5 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Retail	2.39	22	+9

14	Saleh Kamel	US$ 4.9 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	2.35	12	-2

15	The Gargash Family	US$ 4.8 Billion	United Arab Emirates	Banking & Finance	2.3	14	-1

16	Mubarak Al Suwaiket	US$ 4.8 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	2.3	-	new

17	Mahdi Al-Tajir	US$ 4.3 Billion	United Arab Emirates	Real Estate	2.06	15	-2

18	Saad Hariri	US$ 4.3 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	2.06	31	+13

19	Hasib Sabbagh	US$ 4.3 Billion	Palestine	Construction & Industry	2.06	16	-3

20	Majid Al Futtaim	US$ 4.1 Billion	United Arab Emirates	Retail	1.96	17	-3

21	Abdullah Al Futtaim	US$ 3.8 Billion	United Arab Emirates	Retail	1.82	18	-3

22	The Al Zamil Family	US$ 3.5 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	1.68	21	-1

23	Shwan Al-Mulla	US$ 3.4 Billion	Iraq	Construction & Industry	1.63	20	-3

24	The Sawiris Family	US$ 3.3 Billion	Egypt	Technology	1.58	23	-1

25	Osama Ismail Ali Abudawood	US$ 3.1 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Retail	1.48	-	new

26	Bin Mahfouz Family	US$ 3 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Banking & Finance	1.44	24	-2

27	Suad Al Humaidi	US$ 2.9 Billion	Kuwait	Real Estate	1.39	26	-1

28	Sheikh Walid Al Ibrahim	US$ 2.9 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Media & Marketing	1.39	27	-1

29	Abdulkader Bakri	US$ 2.8 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Energy	1.34	-	new

30	Saleh Al Rajhi	US$ 2.8 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Banking & Finance	1.34	25	-5

31	Nadhmi Auchi	US$ 2.8 Billion	Iraq	Construction & Industry	1.34	29	-2

32	Abdullah Al Rajhi	US$ 2.6 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Banking & Finance	1.24	28	-4

33	Mohammed Al Issa	US$ 2.5 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	1.2	-	new

34	Ayman Hariri	US$ 2.4 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Technology	1.15	36	+2

35	Ali Hussein Alireza	US$ 2.4 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Retail	1.15	-	new

36	Bahaa Hariri	US$ 2.3 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Banking & Finance	1.1	33	-3

37	Issam Fares	US$ 2.3 Billion	Lebanon	Banking & Finance	1.1	32	-5

38	Abdullah Saad Al Rashid	US$ 2.3 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	1.1	-	new

39	Mohammed Shafik Gabr	US$ 2.1 Billion	Egypt	Banking & Finance	1.01	34	-5

40	The Al Rostamani Family	US$ 2.1 Billion	United Arab Emirates	Retail	1.01	35	-5

41	Mohammed Abdulaziz Aljomaih	US$ 2.1 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Real Estate	1.01	-	new

42	Abdulrahman Saad Al Rashid	US$ 2 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	0.96	-	new

43	The Galadari Family	US$ 2 Billion	United Arab Emirates	Retail	0.96	-	new

44	Mohammad Kamal Jamjoom	US$ 1.9 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Construction & Industry	0.91	-	new

45	Abdul Mohsen Bin Abdul Aziz Al Hokair	US$ 1.8 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Travel & Hospitality	0.86	-	new

46	Bader Al Darwish	US$ 1.7 Billion	Qatar	Real Estate	0.81	-	new

47	The Bukhamseen Family	US$ 1.7 Billion	Kuwait	Banking & Finance	0.81	-	new

48	The Boodai Family	US$ 1.6 Billion	Kuwait	Travel & Hospitality	0.77	39	-9

49	Ali Said Basamh	US$ 1.6 Billion	Saudi Arabia	Retail	0.77	-	new

50	The Alghanim Family	US$ 1.5 Billion	Kuwait	Banking & Finance	0.72	43	-7

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