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Meet the Arabian Business Power 500
The most influential Arabs on the planet, revealed
Rank 1: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud. Country:nSaudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 3: Mohammed Bin Hammam. Country: Qatar/Qatar. Industry: Sport
Rank 4: Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Transport
Rank 5. Mohammed Alabbar. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank: 6. Wadah Khanfar. Country: Qatar/Palestine. Industry: Media
Rank 7: Charles Elachi. Country: US/Lebanon. Industry: Science
Rank 8: Nujood Ali. Country: Yemen/Yemen. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 10: Khalid Al Falih. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Construction and Industry
Rank 11: Mohammed El Erian. Country: US/Egypt. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 14: Carlos Ghosn. Country: Brazil/Lebanon. Industry: Transport
Rank 15: Mohammed Al Jasser. Country:Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 16: Mohammed Bin Issa Al Jaber. Country: France/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Construction and Industry
Rank 17: Ibrahim Dabdoub. Country: Kuwait/Palestine. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 18: Khaled Samawi. Country: Syria/Syria. Industry: Arts and Entertainment
Rank 19: Hassan Al Thawadi. Country:Qatar/Qatar. Industry: Sport
Rank 20. Mohammed Alshaya. Country: Kuwait/Kuwait. Industry: Retail
Rank 21: Amr Diab. nCountry: Egypt/Egypt. Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank: 22. Amin Maalouf. Country: France/Lebanon. Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 23: Khaldoon MubaraknCountry: UAE/UAEnIndustry: Banking & Finance
Rank 24: Akbar Al BakernCountry: Qatar/Qatar. Industry: Transport
Rank 25: Rasheed Al Maraj. Country: Bahrain/Bahrain. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 26: Saif Al Hajeri. Country: Qatar/Qatar. Industry: Education
Rank 27: Lubna Olayan. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 28. Elie Saab. Country: Lebanon/Lebanon. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 29: Ziad Rahbani. Country: Lebanon/Lebanon. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 30. Talal Al Zain. Country: Bahrain/Syria. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 31: Elie Khouri nCountry: UAE/Lebanon. Industry: Median
Rank 32: Ayman Asfari. Country: UAE/Syria.nIndustry: Construction & Industry
Rank 33: Walid Al Ibrahim. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Median
Rank 34: Abdullah Al Najjar. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Sciencen
Rank 35: Yazid Sabeg. Country: France/Algeria. Industry: Science
Rank 37: Abdel Hamid Shoman. Country: Jordan/JordannIndustry: Banking & Finance
Rank 38: Mohammed Al MadynCountry: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 39. Abdulaziz Al Ghurair. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Banking & Financen
Rank 41: Lama Sulaiman. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 42: Fadi Ghandour. Country: UAE/Jordan. Industry: Banking & Financen
Rank 43. Bassam Kousa. Country: Syria/SyrianIndustry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 44: Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi. Country: UAE/UAEnIndustry: Banking & Financen
Rank 45: Riad Kamal. Country: UAE/Palestine. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 48: Safwan Dahloul. Country: Syria/Syria. Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 49: Habib Al Mulla. Country: UAE/UAEnIndustry: Banking & Financen
Rank 50: Zaha Hadid. Country: UK/Iraq. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 54: Azmi Bishara. Country: Qatar/Palestine. Industry: Culture & Societyn
Rank 56: Faisal Al Ayyar. Country: Kuwait/Kuwait. Industry: Banking & Financen
Rank 61: Ahmed Al Tayer. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Banking & Financen
Rank 63. Hussein Dabbas. nCountry: Jordan/Jordan. Industry: Transport
Rank 65: Tayem Hassan. Country: Syria/Syria. Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 68: Khaldoun Makhlouf. Country: Syria/Syria. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 69. Khadem Al Qubaisi. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 70: Khaldoun Tabari. Country: UAE/Jordan. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 71: Munib Al Masri. Country: Palestine/Palestine. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 72: Nasser MarafihnCountry: Qatar/QatarnIndustry: Telecoms
Rank 73: Yusuf Al Qaradawi. Country: Egypt/Egypt. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 74: Abdullah Salem Al Badri. Country: Libya/Libya. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 77: Ayman Hariri. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 79: Nabil Habeyab. Country: UAE/Lebanon. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 80: Mohammed Al Marri. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry:Culture & Society
Rank 81: Selim Zilkha. Country: US/Iraq. Industry: Retail (Bloomberg Images)
Rank 84: Elias Zerhouni. Country: US/Algeria. Industry: Science
Rank 85: Hany Abu Assad. Country: Holland/PalestinenIndustry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 86: Nayla Hayek. Country: Switzerland/LebanonnIndustry: Retail
Ranki 87: Sultan Al Jaber. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 91: Fayez Sarofim. Country: US/EgyptnIndustry: Banking & Finance
Rank 95: Leila El Solh. Country: Lebanon/Lebanon. Industry: Culture & Societyn
Rank 96: Adel AlinCountry: UAE/BahrainnIndustry: Transport
Rank 100: Hanan Ashrawi. Country: Palestine/Palestine. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 101: Jacques Nasser. Country: Australia/Lebanon. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 104: Abdullah Juma’ah. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 105: Farouq Al Zanki. Country: Kuwait/Kuwait. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 108: Eisa Al Eisa (left). Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 109: Patrick Chalhoub. Country: UAE/Syria. Industry: Retail
Rank 110: Naguib SawirisnCountry: Egypt/EgyptnIndustry: Telecoms
Rank 112: Sulaiman Al Fahim Country: US/UAE. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 113: Muna Abu SulaymannCountry: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 114. Nahed Taher. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Banking & Financen
Rank 115: Alvaro Saieh. Country: Chile/Palestine. Industry: Banking & Finance (Bloomberg Images)
Rank 116. Fatima Al Jaber. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 118: Ahmed Zewail. Country: US/Egypt. Industry: Science
Rank 123: Fairouz. Country: Lebanon/Lebanon. Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 126: Marwan BoodainCountry: Kuwait/KuwaitnIndustry: Transport
Rank 130: Adel Aujan. Country: Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia. Industry: Retail
Rank 131: Mohammed Omran. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Telecoms
Rank 132: Nancy Ajram. Country: Lebanon/LebanonnIndustry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 135: Mika. Country: UK/Lebanon. Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 139: Mattar Al Tayer. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Transport
Rank 141: Sheikha Al BaharnCountry: Kuwait/KuwaitnIndustry: Banking & Financen
Rank 142: Marcel Khalife. Country: France/Lebanon. Industry: Arts & Entertainmentn
Rank 144. Khalid Khalban. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Banking & Financen
Rank 145: Rajaa Al SaneanCountry: US/Saudi ArabianIndustry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 146: Mishal Kanoo. Country: UAE/Bahrain. Industry: Construction & Industry
Rank 147: Maria Maalouf. Country: Lebanon/Lebanon Industry: Culture & Society
Rank 150: Samer Majali. Country: Bahrain/Jordan. Industry: Transport
Rank 151: Joseph Ghossoub. Country: UAE/Lebanon. Industry: Media
Rank 152: Nezar Nagro. Country: UAE/Lebanon Industry: Media
Rank 153: Ghaith Al Ghaith. Country: UAE/ UAE. Industry: Transport
Rank 154: Fahad Al Rajaan. nCountry: Bahrain/Bahrain. Industry: Banking & Finance
Rank 159: Maha Al GhunnaimnCountry: Kuwait/KuwaitnIndustry: Banking & Finance
Rank 160: Omar Sharif. Country: Egypt/Egypt. Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Rank 162: Salma HarebnCountry: UAE/UAEnIndustry: Transportn
Rank 165. Wedad Lootah. Country: UAE/UAE. Industry: Culture & Society
