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Dubai 100: the most influential people in the emirate
These influencers are the people who we are celebrating in this inaugural Dubai 100 list.
nChairman, Emaar/Noon
nUAE
2. Sir Tim Clark
nPresident, Emirates Airline
nUK
3. Huda Kattan
nFounder, Huda Beauty
nUS
4. Dr Deeb Kayed
nNeurologist
nSyria
5. Ronaldo Mouchawar
nCEO and co-founder, Souq.com
nSyria
6. Hussain Sajwani
nFounder and chairman, Damac Properties
nUAE
7. Helal Al Marri
nDirector-general, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM)
nUAE
8. Dr Habib Al Mulla
nChairman, Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
nUAE
10. Hesham Al Qassim
nCEO, Wasl Asset Management Group
nUAE
11. Elie Khouri
nCEO, Omnicom Media Group (MENA)
nLebanon
12. Reif Othman
nChef
nSingapore
13. Osman Sultan
nCEO, du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company)
nLebanon
14. Paul Griffiths
nCEO, Dubai Airports
nUK
15. Dr Reem Osman
nCEO, Saudi German Hospital
nSyria
16. Colm McCloughlin
nExecutive vice-chairman and CEO, Dubai Duty Free
nIreland
17. Sunil John
nFounder and CEO, ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller
nIndia
18. Joelle Mardinian
nOwner, Maison de Joelle/social influencer
nLebanon
19. Renuka Jagtiani
nVice-chairperson, Landmark Group
nIndia
20. Gerald Lawless
nHead of tourism and hospitality, Dubai Holding
nIreland
21. Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri
nDirector-general, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs
nUAE
22. Dr Sanjay Parashar
nConsultant plastic surgeon, Cocoona Centre for Aesthetic Transformation
nIndia
23. Sunil Vaswani
nChairman, Stallion Group
nIndia
24. Amina Al Rustamani
nGroup CEO, Tecom Group
nUAE
25. Farid Chedid
nChairman and CEO, Chedid Capital Holding
nLebanon
26. Pierre Choueiri
nChairman and CEO, Choueiri Group
nLebanon
27. Kabir Mulchandani
nCEO, SKAI Holdings
nIndia
28. Dr Azad Moopen
nFounder and chairman, Aster DM Healthcare
nIndia
29. Nilesh Ved
nFounder and chairman, Apparel Group
nIndia
30. Hayla Ghazal
nBlogger/Founder, Hayla Couture
nSyria
31. Hamad Buamim
nPresident and CEO, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
nUAE
32. Fadi Ghandour
nManaging partner, Wamda Capital
nJordan
33. Mohamed ‘Mo Vlogs’ Beiraghdary
nVlogger
nUAE
34. Thomas Lundgren
nFounder, The One
nSweden
35. Saif Belhasa
nChairman, Saif Belhasa Group of Companies
nUAE
36. Sunny Varkey
nFounder and chairman, GEMS Education
nIndia
37. Mansour Bin Jabr
nChief operating officer, Bin Jabr Group
nUAE
38. Khurshid Vakil
nCo-founder, Marina Home Interiors
nIndia
39. Simon Clegg
nChief operating officer, Expo 2020
nUK
40. Marwan Bin Ghalaita
nDirector-general, Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA)
nUAE
41. Patrick Chalhoub
nCo-CEO, Chalhoub Group
nFrance
42. Shayne Nelson
nCEO, Emirates NBD
nAustralia
43. Ghaith Al Ghaith
nCEO, flydubai
nUAE
44. Badr Jafar
nCEO, Crescent Enterprises
nUAE
45. Ashish Mehta
nFounder, Ashish Mehta & Associates
nIndia
46. Raed BarqawinExecutive editor-in-chief, Al KhaleejnUAE
47. Saygin Yalcin
nFounder and CEO, SellAnyCar.com
nGermany
48. Majid Jafar
nCEO, Crescent Petroleum
nUAE
49. Rizwan Sajan
nChairman and founder, Danube Group
nIndia
50. David Cook
nCEO, Project Partners
nUK
51. Magnus Olsson
nCo-founder, Careem
nSweden
52. Dr Maryam Matar
nScientist, UAE Genetic Diseases Association
nUAE
53. LT Pagarani
nChairman, Choithrams
nIndia
54. Alex Saber
nChairman, Publicis Media ME
nLebanon
55. Abdulla Bin Sulayem
nCEO, Asteco and Seven Tides
nUAE
56. Mohammed Khammas
nCEO, Al Ahli Holding Group
nUAE
57. Shaji ul Mulk
nFounder, Mulk Holdings
nIndia
58. Jayant Ganwani
nCEO, Lals Group
nIndia
59. Giselle Pettyfer
nCEO, Falcon & Associates
nUK
60. Shamsa Saleh
nCEO, Dubai Women Establishment
nUAE
61. Evgeny Kuzin
nFounder and managing partner, Bulldozer Group
nRussia
63. Nicholas MacLean
nManaging director, CBRE Middle East
nUK
64. Mohammed Kazem
nPhotographer
nUAE
65. Sameer Yogishwar
nCEO, HDFC International Life and Re
nIndia
66. Ahmad Hussain Bin Essa
nCEO, Global Village
nUAE
67. Arif Naqvi
nFounder and Group CEO, The Abraaj Group
nPakistan
68. Jonathan Silver
nManaging partner, Clyde & Co Middle East and North Africa
nUK
69. Rashid Alabbar
nCo-founder, Alabbar Enterprises and SIVVI.com
nUAE
70. Lucy Bruce
nFounder, Harmony House
nUK
71. Ian Johnston
nCEO, Dubai Financial Services Authority
nAustralia
72. Mushtaq Shaikh
nFounder, Lobo Tailors
nIndia
73. Ramesh Shukla
nOwner and photographer, Four Seasons Ramesh Gallery
nIndia
74. Yogesh Mehta
nFounder and managing director, Petrochem
nIndia
75. Rashid Belhasa
nSocial media influencer, YouTube
nUAE
76. Danial H SchönnPresident and founder, Schön PropertiesnPakistan
77. Advet Bhambhani
nFounder and chairman, Advet Bhambhani Ventures
nIndia
78. Souhair Al Qaisi
nPresenter, MBC
nIraq
79. Mark Beer
nOBE Co-chief executive and registrar general, Dubai International Financial Centre Courts
nUK
80. Colin Clague
nChef, Rüya
nUK
81. Amir Kolahzadeh
nCEO, IT Sec
nUS
82. Leena Parwani
nFounder and CEO, iCareinsure
nIndia
83. Robert Booth
nManaging director, Ellington Properties
nCanada
84. Jasper Hope
nCEO, Dubai Opera
nUK
85. Firoz Merchant
nFounder and chairman, Pure Gold Jewellers
nIndia
86. Shailesh Dash
nCEO, Al Masah Capital
nIndia
87. Sirish Kumar
nCEO and co-founder, Telr
nIndia
88. Karuna Sadasivam
nGeneral manager, Nynas Middle East
nIndia
89. Debashish Neogi
nCEO, Kaya Middle East
nIndia
90. Tom Arnel and Sergio Lopez
nCo-founders, Bull & Roo
nSpain / Australia
91. Helen Williams
nFounding partner and mindfulness consultant, Mindful ME
nNew Zealand
92. Mohanad Alwadiya
nCEO, Harbor Real Estate
nPalestine / Seychelles
93. Rafic Fakih
nManaging director, McDonalds UAE
nLebanon
94. Bilal Ballout and Mohamad Khachab
nCEO and COO, BMB
nLebanon
95. Ziad Ghosn
nFounder, Nomadic Capital Limited
nLebanon
96. Randa El Assaad
nCEO, Arif & Bintoak Consulting Architects and Engineers
nLebanon
97. Salman Yusuf
nManaging director, Takeleap
nIndia
99. Spencer Lodge
nFounder, Make it Happen
nUK
100. Dr Pramod Warhekar
nOpthamologist
nIndia
