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The CEOs decoding
the United Arab Emirates.
A living directory of leaders shaping the UAE economy — from banking and logistics to real estate, retail, energy and technology. Curated profiles. Verified achievements. Positive by design.
Sultan Al Jaber
Group CEO & Managing Director
// ADNOC Group
Syed Basar Shueb
CEO & Managing Director
// International Holding Company (IHC)
Hatem Dowidar
Group CEO
// e& (formerly Etisalat Group)
Hana Al Rostamani
Group CEO
// First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Peng Xiao
Group CEO
// G42
Yasser Zaghloul
Group CEO
// NMDC Group
Hamad Salem Al Ameri
CEO & Managing Director
// Alpha Dhabi Holding
Jasim Husain Thabet
Group CEO & Managing Director
// TAQA Group
Shayne Nelson
Group CEO
// Emirates NBD
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer
Managing Director & CEO
// Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi
Managing Director & Group CEO
// AD Ports Group
Abdulnasser Bin Kalban
CEO
// Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)
Bader Saeed Al Lamki
CEO
// ADNOC Distribution
Talal Al Dhiyebi
Group CEO
// Aldar Properties
Ahmed Abdelaal
Group CEO
// Mashreq
Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri
Managing Director & Group CEO
// ADNEC Group
Ahmed Galal Ismail
CEO
// Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Adnan Chilwan
Group CEO
// Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB)
Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi
Group CEO
// Miral
Hamad Al Marar
Managing Director & CEO
// EDGE Group
Abdulla Binhabtoor
CEO
// Shamal Holding
Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi
Group CEO
// EMSTEEL Group
Ala'a Eraiqat
Group CEO
// ADCB Group
Fahad Al Hassawi
CEO
// du (EITC)
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi
CEO
// Masdar
Sherif Beshara
Group CEO
// Mohamed & Obaid Almulla Group / American Hospital Dubai
Firoz Tarapore
CEO
// Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE)
Ali Al Hashemi
CEO
// Space42 (Yahsat)
Arif Amiri
CEO
// DIFC Authority
Shadi Malak
CEO
// Etihad Rail
Ibrahim Al Haddad
CEO
// Salik Company
Thomas B. Meier
COO & Interim CEO
// Jumeirah Group
Ziad El Chaar
CEO
// Dar Global
Yousif Ahmed Al Ali
CEO
// Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE)
Salmeen Alameri
CEO
// Agthia Group
Aloki Batra
CEO
// FIVE Hospitality & The Pacha Group
Irfan Tansel
CEO
// Al Masaood Automobiles
Fouad Fahmi Darwish
CEO & Managing Director
// Palms Sports
Ronaldo Mouchawar
VP — Middle East, Africa & Türkiye
// Amazon
Anthony Nakache
Managing Director, MENA
Fares Akkad
Managing Director, Middle East & Africa
// Meta
Amit Jain
Group CEO
// Emaar Properties
M. A. Yusuff Ali
Chairman & Managing Director
// LuLu Group International
Sunny Varkey
Founder & Executive Chairman
// GEMS Education
Renuka Jagtiani
Chairperson & CEO
// Landmark Group
Hussain Sajwani
Founder & CEO
// DAMAC Properties
Changpeng Zhao
Founder & Former CEO
// Binance
Pavel Durov
Founder & CEO
// Telegram
Rizwan Sajan
Founder & Chairman
// Danube Group
Nisha Jagtiani
Group Director & CEO
// Landmark Group
Shamsheer Vayalil
Founder & Chairman
// Burjeel Holdings
Azad Moopen
Founder Chairman & Managing Director
// Aster DM Healthcare
Adel Abdullah Al Ali
Group CEO
// Air Arabia
Alain Bejjani
Senior Executive & Former CEO
// Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Mohammad A. Baker
Deputy Chairman & CEO
// GMG
Dietmar Siersdorfer
Managing Director — Middle East & UAE
// Siemens Energy
Luciano Poli
President — Middle East & Africa
// Dow Chemical Company
Eugene Willemsen
CEO — Africa, Middle East & South Asia
// PepsiCo
Nabil Habayeb
Senior Executive & Former President & CEO
// GE International Markets
Jerome Droesch
CEO — Domestic Health & Health Services
// Cigna International Markets
Sunil Kaushal
Former Regional CEO
// Standard Chartered Bank
René Berkvens
CEO — Middle East operations
// Damen Shipyards Group
Michael Chalhoub
President & Joint CEO
// Chalhoub Group
Patrick Chalhoub
Group President & Joint CEO
// Chalhoub Group
Colm McLoughlin
Former Executive Vice Chairman & CEO
// Dubai Duty Free
Paul Griffiths
CEO
// Dubai Airports
Kishore Lulla
Executive Chairman & CEO
// Eros International
Raza Jafar
CEO
// Enshaa
Kabir Mulchandani
Founder & Chairman
// FIVE Holdings
Nilesh Ved
Founder & Chairman
// Apparel Group
Lal Ganwani
Founder & CEO
// Lals Group
Paras Shahdadpuri
Chairman
// Nikai Group of Companies
Tony Douglas
Senior Aviation Executive & Former CEO
// Etihad Airways
Ronaldo Mashhour
Tech Executive & Entrepreneur
// UAE Technology Sector
Walid Hanna
Founder & CEO
// Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Mudassir Sheikha
Co-Founder & CEO
// Careem
Magnus Olsson
Co-Founder & Chief Experience Officer
// Careem
Bana Shomali
Founder & CEO
// ServiceMarket
Ambika Rajgopal
Managing Director
// Regional Corporate Entities
Khurram Shroff
Chairman
// iBizz Group
Fadi Ghandour
Co-Founder, Aramex / Executive Chairman, Wamda Capital
// Wamda Capital
Bashar Obeid
Former CEO
// Aramex
Othman Aljeda
CEO
// Aramex
Ghaith Al Ghaith
CEO
// flydubai
James Hogan
Former CEO / Executive Chairman
// Etihad Aviation Group / Knighthood Global
Antonoaldo Neves
CEO
// Etihad Airways
Adnan Kazim
Deputy President & Chief Commercial Officer
// Emirates Airline
Tim Clark
President
// Emirates Airline
Gary Chapman
President — Group Services & dnata
// Emirates Group
Michael Lawrence
Managing Director
// Regional Financial Structures
Richard Teng
CEO
// Binance
Helal Al Marri
Director General
// Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism (DET)
Hamdan Al Naboodah
Executive Director
// Al Naboodah Holding
JP Grobler
Managing Director — Regional Consumer Divisions
// UAE Consumer Sector
Sarih Al Jaber
Managing Director — Engineering & Logistics
// UAE Engineering Sector
Rami Al Ali
CEO & Founder
// Rami Al Ali Couture
Tariq Al Ghussein
CEO
// Taqah / Environtec Middle East
Samir Chaturvedi
Corporate Executive
// UAE Industrial Zones
Nabil Al Kendi
CEO
// Regional Real Estate Development