Top 100 CEOs In The
Middle East 2022

14. Hana Al Rostamani

Designation: Group CEO
Company: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Country: U.A.E.
Nationality: Emirati
Sector: Banking

Al Rostamani is the first woman to head FAB, the U.A.E.’s largest bank in terms of its assets, which were worth $272.4 billion in 2021. The bank employs 6,600 people, operating from 19 different markets across five continents, serving three million customers. FAB acquired Bank Audi’s unit in Egypt in 2021. Al Rostamani is also a board member of the International Finance Corporation and the AW Rostamani Group, among others. She was ranked MENA’s third most powerful businesswoman by Forbes Middle East in 2022.