THE MIDDLE EAST’S

4. Syed Basar Shueb

Designation: CEO & Managing Director
Company: International Holding Company (IHC)
Residence: U.A.E.
Nationality: Emirati
Sector: Investments

Shueb has been at the helm of IHC since 2019. The group business segments include financial services, food, healthcare, technology, energy, and real estate with over 1300 subsidiaries and 87 JVs & Associates. In H1 2025, it had total assets of $119 billion and recorded revenues of $14.9 billion. In October 2025, IHC announced its plans to merge its flagship portfolio companies—2PointZero, Multiply Group, and Ghitha Holding—into a next-generation investment holding company valued at approximately $32.7 billion in combined assets and will be renamed 2PointZero and remain listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). IHC also sold its entire stake in Modon Holding, marking the largest transaction in U.A.E. market history. Shueb is the chairman of Chimera Investments and a board member of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, among others.