Top 100 CEOs In The
Middle East 2022

8. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem

Designation: Group Chairman and CEO
Company: DP World
Country: U.A.E.
Nationality: Emirati
Sector: Logistics

Bin Sulayem joined DP World in 1982, and he has since transformed it from a port operator to an end-to-end logistics company. The company’s revenues increased by 26.3% in 2021 to hit $10.8 billion, compared to $8.5 billion in 2020. In January 2021, DP World signed a three-year partnership with UNICEF to support its COVAX mission, providing free worldwide access to its logistical services and delivering two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to hard-to-reach nations by 2022. In November 2021, DP World and Indonesia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) signed an agreement to jointly invest $7.5 billion into developing ports in the Southeast Asian country. Bin Sulayem is also the Chairman of Dubai’s Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation.