With that, meet some of the most powerful women in the Middle East per the Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2022 list by Gulf Business.
HE Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri
Chairwoman, UAE Space Agency
UAE
HE Reem Ebrahim Al-Hashimi
Director general, Expo 2020 Dubai
UAE
Hana Al Rostamani
Group CEO, First Abu Dhabi Bank
UAE
Lubna Suliman Olayan
Chairperson, Saudi British Bank
Saudi Arabia
Sarah Al Suhaimi
Chairperson, Saudi Tadawul Group
Saudi Arabia
Dr Raja Easa Al Gurg
Vice chairperson and managing director, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
UAE
HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Chairperson, Qatar Museums
Qatar
Nayla Hayek
Chairperson, Swatch Group/CEO, Harry Winston
Switzerland
Mona Ataya
Founder and CEO, Mumzworld
UAE
Dr Amina Al Rostamani
COO, AW Rostamani Group
UAE
Shaikha Al-Bahar
Deputy group CEO, National Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait
Nora AlMatrooshi
Emirati astronaut
UAE
Mona Almoayyed
Managing director, Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons/Chairperson, Edbaa Bank
Bahrain
Huda Kattan
Founder, Huda Beauty
UAE
Salama Mohamed & Khalid Al Ameri
Dubai-based content creators
UAE
Dr Farida Al Hosani
Executive director – Communicable Diseases, Abu Dhabi Public Health Center
UAE
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh
UAE Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
UAE
Nezha Hayat
Chairperson and CEO, Moroccan Capital Market Authority
Morocco
Nour El Sherbini
Squash player
Egypt
Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch
Founder and CEO, Aksal Group
Morocco
Amna Al Qubaisi
The first female Emirati racing driver
UAE
See the full list on Gulf Business.
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