Dubai 100: the most influential people in the emirate
These influencers are the people who we are celebrating in this inaugural Dubai 100 list.
1. Mohamed Alabbar
\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 Barqawi\nExecutive editor-in-chief, Al Khaleej\nUAE 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 Schön\nPresident and founder, Schön Properties\nPakistan 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
