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Research Last Updated: Aug 15, 2008 - 12:40:24 PM

The World's Most Influential Arabs
By Arabian Business 15/8/08
Aug 15, 2008 - 12:34:40 PM

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# NAME COUNTRY PRIMARY INDUSTRY RANK
2007		 CHANGE FROM 2007
1 HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 1 -
2 Younes Mahmoud Iraq Sport  - new
3 Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance 6 +3
4 Abdalla Salem El Badri Libya Energy 13 +9
5 Nadine Labaki Lebanon Culture & Society  - new
6 Mohammed Alabbar United Arab Emirates Construction & Industry 2 -4
7 Dr Michel Obeid Lebanon Healthcare  - new
8 Wadah Khanfar Jordan Media & Marketing 3 -5
9 Elie Saab Lebanon Culture & Society  - new
10 HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum United Arab Emirates Travel & Hospitality 5 -5
11 Sameer Al Ansari United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance 71 +60
12 Mohamed Al Mady Saudi Arabia Energy  - new
13 Dr Farook Al Baz Egypt Technology 84 +71
14 Akbar Al Baker Qatar Travel & Hospitality 98 +84
15 Ghaith Abdul Ahad Iraq Media & Marketing  - new
16 Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim United Arab Emirates Construction & Industry 77 +61
17 Mustafa Ali Syria Culture & Society  - new
18 Ali Ahmad Sai’d (Adonis) Syria Culture & Society  - new
19 Joseph Ghassoub Lebanon Media & Marketing 23 +4
20 Sheikh Waleed Al Ibrahim Saudi Arabia Media & Marketing 27 +7
21 Sultan Nasser Al Suweidi United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance  - new
22 Mishal Kanoo United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance 63 +41
23 Amr Al Dabbagh Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 94 +71
24 Amr Diab Egypt Culture & Society 38 +14
25 Adel Hamed Shoman Palestine Banking & Finance  - new
26 Khaldoon Mubarak United Arab Emirates Construction & Industry  - new
27 Sultan Al Jaber United Arab Emirates Construction & Industry  - new
28 Adel Ali Bahrain Travel & Hospitality 74 +46
29 Esam Janahi Bahrain Banking & Finance 14 -15
30 Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 7 -23
31 Nasser Al Kharafi Kuwait Banking & Finance 9 -22
32 Naguib Sawiris Egypt Technology 10 -22
33 Mohammed Saeed Harib United Arab Emirates Culture & Society  - new
34 Adnan Al Musallam Kuwait Banking & Finance 73 +39
35 George Kurdahi Lebanon Media & Marketing  - new
36 Maria Maaloof Lebanon Media & Marketing  - new
37 Antoine Choueri Lebanon Media & Marketing 11 -26
38 Elissa Lebanon Culture & Society 97 +59
39 Mohammad Al Shaya Kuwait Retail 17 -22
40 Mohammed Al Jaber Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 47 +7
41 Essam Al Hadri Egypt Sport  - new
42 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance 20 -22
43 Emad Hajaj Jordan Culture & Society  - new
44 Lubna Olayan Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 12 -32
45 Nahed Taher Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 22 -23
46 Mohamed Al Fayed Egypt Retail 28 -18
47 Saleh Kamel Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 16 -31
48 Alaa Al Aswany Egypt Culture & Society  - new
49 Elie Khouri Lebanon Media & Marketing 35 -14
50 Saad Al Barrak Kuwait Technology 45 -5
51 Marwan Boodai Kuwait Travel & Hospitality 90 +39
52 Hussein Madi Lebanon Culture & Society  - new
53 Abdul Rahman Al Rashid Saudi Arabia Media & Marketing 18 -35
54 Bakr Bin Ladin Saudi Arabia Construction & Industry 21 -33
55 Maan Al Sanea Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance  - new
56 Marcel Khalifa Lebanon Culture & Society 55 -1
57 Mohammed Omran United Arab Emirates Technology 31 -26
58 Ahlam Mustaganmi Algeria Media & Marketing 96 +38
59 Zuhair Murad Lebanon Culture & Society  - new
60 Nancy Ajram Lebanon Culture & Society 68 +8
61 Zaha Hadid Iraq Construction & Industry 54 -7
62 Mohammed Al Baradei Egypt Energy 67 +5
63 Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh United Arab Emirates Construction & Industry  - new
64 Abdullah Juma Saudi Arabia Energy 76 +12
65 Mahmud Darwish Palestine Culture & Society 59 -6
66 Tamer Hosni Egypt Culture & Society  - new
67 Marcel Ghanem Lebanon Media & Marketing  - new
68 Pierre Al Daher Lebanon Media & Marketing 78 +10
69 Emad Mramel Lebanon Media & Marketing  - new
70 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia Banking & Finance 65 -5
71 Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Kuwait Sport 8 -63
72 Hatem Ali Syria Culture & Society  - new
73 Ali Kolaghassi Saudi Arabia Construction & Industry  - new
74 Rola Dashti Kuwait Banking & Finance 36 -38
75 Leila Al Sheikhali Iraq Media & Marketing  - new
76 Fairuz Lebanon Culture & Society 48 -28
77 Raja Al Sanae Saudi Arabia Culture & Society  - new
78 Abed Mahfouz Lebanon Culture & Society  - new
79 Fadi Ghandour Jordan Travel & Hospitality 82 +3
80 Walid Attalah Lebanon Culture & Society  - new
81 Ibrahim Dabdoub Palestine Banking & Finance 75 -6
82 Shamsa Ali Noor Rashid United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance 100 +18
83 Bassam Al Mulla Syria Culture & Society  - new
84 Munib Al Masri Palestine Banking & Finance 58 -26
85 Maha Al Ghunaim Kuwait Banking & Finance 83 -2
86 Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance  - new
87 Magdi Yacoub Egypt Healthcare 34 -53
88 Fouad Ajami Lebanon Culture & Society 52 -36
89 Bader Abdul Muhsen Al-Mukhaizeem Kuwait Banking & Finance  - new
90 Afnan Al Zayani Bahrain Banking & Finance 88 -2
91 Cheb Khalid Algeria Culture & Society  - new
92 Amna Bin Hendi United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance  - new
93 Hussain Al Qemzi United Arab Emirates Islamic Finance  - new
94 Hany Abu Asad Palestine Culture & Society 4 -90
95 Rashid AW Galadari United Arab Emirates Banking & Finance  - new