Al Hashemi assumed his current role in 2021. In June 2024, Yahsat awarded a $1.1 billion contract to Airbus Defence and Space SAS to construct Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5 satellites. This decision followed ...

Al-Thani assumed his current role in October 2023. As of June 2024, the bank had 17 branches in Qatar, four overseas branches in the U.A.E., Kuwait, and India, and representative offices in the U.K., ...

Ahmad Bin Shafar assumed his current role in 2004. As of March 2024, Empower served more than 136,000 corporate and individual customers in more than 1,540 buildings, with a connected capacity of more ...

Most of the people on this list have been working their way up a steep career ladder for decades to reach the top of their professions. If there were glass ceilings to be smashed, these are some of ...

Al Khalifa has been in his current role at Alinma Bank since January 2021. In Q1 2024, Alinma Bank reported a net profit of $350.6 million, a 35.6% increase compared to Q1 2023. In February 2024, the ...

Mohamed Nasr Eldin was appointed to his current position in March 2023, having joined Telecom Egypt in 2004. In July 2024, Telecom Egypt signed an MoU with 4iG Group on a $600 million joint venture to ...

The GCC in general is aggressively pursuing economic reforms. The U.A.E. has begun granting long-term visas to investors, Saudi Arabia is opening up to international tourists, and almost all the Gulf ...

تضم قائمة فوربس الشرق الأوسط "أقوى 100 شركة عائلية عربية 2020" شركات عربية أنشأتها عائلات في هذه المنطقة، وحرصت على استمرارية إرثها عبر أجيالها المتعاقبة. وضمت القائمة 10 شركات فاقت أعمارها 100 ...

Dana Nasser Al Sabah has been the group CEO of KIPCO since January 2022. The group reported a net profit of $73.7 million for Q1 2024, an 80.4% increase compared to the same period in 2023, and ...

Deputy Managing Editor, and Head of the Social Media. Currently, I manage the Arabic Forbes Middle East Magazine and supervise online content, including social media platforms. I am interested in ...

Despite plunging oil prices and fluctuating currencies, the world’s richest people have defied global economic turmoil and grown their wealth yet again. Bill Gates occupies the top spot once more with ...

Forbes Middle East reveals its Top 100 Arab Celebrities for the first time, looking at the popularity and influence of actors, singers and TV personalities from across the region. Judging a ...