THE MIDDLE EAST’S
100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2024
From groundbreaking entrepreneurs to visionary corporate leaders, women in MENA are leaving their mark in every sector and industry. For example, Hana Al Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi Bank, who leads the list for the second consecutive year, was also recognized on Forbes’ list of the World’s Most Powerful Women 2023, ranking at 63 overall and 14th in the finance category globally. Shaista Asif, Cofounder and Group CEO of PureHealth Holding, led one of the region’s largest IPOs, raising a total of $986 million by offering 10% of its issued share capital on the first market of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
This year’s list of the Middle East’s 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2024 features 100 entries, with 104 women from 27 different sectors and 28 nationalities. The banking and financial services sector leads the list with 26 entries, followed by healthcare with 13, and investments and technology with six entries each. There are 35 newcomers to the list, from 15 different sectors.
1. Hana Al Rostamani
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
2. Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar
National Bank of Kuwait Group (NBK Group)
3. Wadha Ahmad Al-Khateeb
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
4. Shaista Asif
PureHealth Holding
5. Dana Nasser Al Sabah
Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) – KIPCO
6. Randa Sadik
Arab Bank
7. Sarah Al-Suhaimi
Saudi Tadawul Group
8. Maryam Al Suwaidi
Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA)
9. Shazia Syed
Unilever
10. Reem Asaad
Cisco
11. Pelin Incesu
AstraZeneca
12. Sima Ganwani Ved
Apparel Group
13. Dalia El-Baz
National Bank of Egypt (NBE)
14. Ebru Pakcan
Citigroup
15. Tayba Al Hashemi
ADNOC Offshore
16. Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun
Les Eaux Minérales d’Oulmès (LEMO); Holmarcom Group
17. Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch
Aksal Holding
18. Henadi Al-Saleh
Agility
19. Katerina Giannouka
Jumeirah Group
20. Elena Sorlini
Abu Dhabi Airports
21. Manar Al Moneef
NEOM
22. Huda Kattan
Huda Beauty
23. Samia Bouazza
Multiply Group
24. Pakinam Kafafi
TAQA Arabia
25. Nezha Hayat
Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC)
26. Jomana R. Alrashid
Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG)
27. Mona Ataya
Mumzworld
28. Nadia Bader Al-Hajji
Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC)
29. Amnah Ajmal
Mastercard
30. Elda Choucair
Omnicom Media Group (MENA)
31. Ghada Al Jarbou
Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)
32. Sophie Doireau
Cartier
33. Jalila Mezni
Societe d’Articles Hygieniques (SAH Group)
34. Marianne Ghali
Qalaa Holdings
35. Saeeda Jaffar; Leila Serhan
Visa
36. Irina Zaporozhets
Eli Lilly and Company
37. Noor Sweid
Global Ventures
38. Hend El-Sherbeni
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH)
39. Nadia Alsaeed
Bank al Etihad
40. Haifa Al Khaifi
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
41. Dalya Al Muthanna
Alstom
42. Merette Elsayed; Dalia Wahba
Hassan Allam Holding; Hassan Allam Utilities
43. Mona Zulficar
Zulficar & Partners Law Firm; EFG Holding
44. Hind Bahwan
Bahwan CyberTek (BCT)
45. Hoda Mansour
IFS
46. Rola Abu Manneh
Standard Chartered
47. Nadia Zaal
Zaya; Al Barari
48. Elham Mahfouz
Commercial Bank of Kuwait (Al-Tijari)
49. Najla Al Midfa
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa)
50. Sheila Al-Rowaily
Wisayah Global Investment Management
51. Rima Assi
McKinsey & Company
52. Lamia Tazi
Sothema
53. Muna Al Mheiri
Fertil
54. Leila Hoteit
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
55. Mariam Matar
UAE Genetic Diseases Association
56. Heike Harmgart
EBRD
57. Sahar Cooper
Aldar Education
58. Feryal Ahmadi
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
59. Dalal Al Qais
Bahrain Development Bank (BDB)
60. Lana Khalaf; Mirna Arif
Microsoft
61. Mona Kattan
KAYALI
62. Amal Dokhan
500 Global MENA
63. Huda Al-Lawati
Aliph Capital
64. Alison Rehill-Erguven
Cenomi Centers
65. Rita Huang Zhen
iMile Delivery
66. Fazeela Gopalani
ACCA
67. Donna Sultan
KEO International Consultants
68. Mira Al-Attiyah
QNB Capital
69. Dalia Ibrahim
Nahdet Misr Publishing House
70. Leonie Ruth Lethbridge
The Commercial Bank of Qatar
71. Poonam Bhojani
Innoventures Education
72. Luma Fawaz
Oasis500
73. Kimberley Pierce
King’s College Hospital London – Dubai
74. Anwar bint Nawaf Al Thani
Al Faleh Educational Holding
75. Omnia Kelig
Naeem Holding for Investments; Naeem Financial Investments
76. Sheikha Yousuf Al Farsi
Bank Muscat
77. Ingie Chalhoub
Etoile Group
78. Abir Leheta
Egytrans
79. Marloes Knippenberg
Kerten Hospitality
80. Farah Hamdan
Zimmer Biomet
81. Alison Grinnell
RAK Hospitality Holding
82. Ghada Abdelhadi Kandil
Bank of New York Mellon
83. Olfat Sami Berro
Roche
84. Raja Al Mazrouei
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)
85. Fouziyah Al-Jarallah
Hayat National Hospitals Group
86. Nadia Akil
United Projects for Aviation Services Company (UPAC)
87. Iyabo Tinubu-Karch
Sidra Medicine
88. Magali Mouquet
Equitativa Group; Enata Group
89. Enas Asiri
Bahrain National Life Assurance Company
90. Najla Al Shirawi
SICO BSC
91. Husnia Gargash
Gargash Hospital
92. May Nasrallah
deNovo Partners
93. Abeer Saleh
Misr Life Insurance -Takaful
94. Reham AlMusa; Lalla Hanane Drissi
Oracle
95. Pia El Hachem
Uber
96. Olfa Gam
Cytopharma
97. Rasha Badawi
Barclays
98. Khadija Al Bastaki
Dubai Design District (d3)
99. Nejoud Al Mulaik
Fitch Ratings
100. Hilda Louca
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