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Al-Hammouri assumed his current role in 1999. The group acquired Farah Hospital in October 2025, and Gardens Hospital in ...

Emiratis lead with 31 executives, followed by 15 Egyptians and 13 Saudis. Executives in the banking & financial services sector dominate with 30 entries. Forbes Middle East’s sixth annual Top 100 CEOs ...

Sharif assumed his current position in 2021. SNB Capital had $70.1 billion in assets under management in 2025. In July 2025, SNB Capital led the $1.9 billion Acwa rights issue — one of the largest in ...

Arab family businesses are not a footnote to the region’s economic story: they are much of the story itself. Across MENA, family-owned and family-run enterprises play a big role in the private-sector ...

Founded in Dubai in 1971 by Abdulla Al Shirawi and Mohan Valrani as a small trading house, Al Shirawi Group has grown into a diversified group operating across manufacturing, contracting, distribution ...

Almajdouie Group operates across logistics, automotive, manufacturing, education, and investment sectors. In 2025, its subsidiary Arjaa Travel and Tourism entered a merger with ATPI to expand ...

HHC manages a diversified portfolio that includes lubricant supplier STLOP, advisory firm Huwaylan, and Leejam Sports, which it co-founded in 2008. In 2025, Leejam Sports recorded $430.5 million in ...

Al Masaood Group, Abu Dhabi’s trading and industrial group, represents more than 30 global brands across automotive, power, ...

Al Faisal Holding, one of Qatar’s most established conglomerates with 3,800 employees and a portfolio spanning eight sectors including hospitality, real estate, trading and industrial services. The ...

Saudi Arabia and the UAE dominate, with 32 and 31 companies, respectively, while Qatar follows with 10 entries, including two in the top 10. Forbes Middle East has unveiled its annual ranking of the ...