Forbes Middle East has announced that H.H. Princess Noura Bint Mohammed Al Saud, Chairperson of the Women’s Committee for Community Development, will chair the third annual Forbes Middle East Women’s ...

Women in MENA are leading some of the largest local and global companies and leaving an immense impact across industries, from banking powerhouses to technology visionaries. Once again, Hana Al ...

From groundbreaking entrepreneurs to visionary corporate leaders, women in MENA are leaving their mark in every sector and industry. For example, Hana Al Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi ...

Henadi Al-Saleh joined Agility in 2007 to lead investor relations, financial planning, and analysis. She was appointed to her current role in 2014. Agility employs over 65,000 people, with a footprint ...

Al-Khateeb was appointed CEO of KNPC in 2022 and oversaw the company’s first export of 95-octane automotive fuel to European markets in July 2023. She is the first woman and first Kuwaiti to head the ...

The last year has been tough for the world’s wealthiest people, with the number of global billionaires falling to 2,668, down from 2,755 in 2021. A total of 329 people dropped off the list this year, ...

El Dabag joined Barclays in 2014 and assumed his current role in 2021. Barclays has been in the Middle East for more than 150 years. Since 2022, Barclays has grown its business across all divisions, ...

Nadia Bader Al-Hajji joined PIC, a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2022. PIC recorded a net profit of $127 million in the financial year ending ...

The Almuftah Group started its first venture in 1963, selling gramophone records. Today, it employs 6,000 people and operates in 15 multiple sectors across over 30 companies. In 2023, the group ...

Despite a difficult period due to the pandemic, travel and tourism remains a vital sector for MENA. While tourism has always been important for the U.A.E., Egypt, and Jordan, now other GCC countries, ...

Our first list of 20 Arab Women in Government recognizes the most impactful women in leading roles across government institutions, excluding ministerial and parliamentary positions. In the U.A.E., ...

Al Bahar was appointed to her current role in 2014. She has more than 30 years of industry experience and has overseen more than 8,500 people. In the first nine months of 2023, the bank reported ...