THE MIDDLE EAST’S

3. Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Designation: Chairman & Chief Executive
Company: Emirates Airline & Group
Country: U.A.E.
Nationality: Emirati
Sector: Aviation

The group recorded revenues of $32.6 billion and assets worth $46.9 billion as of the end of the 2022/23 financial year. The group’s businesses include Emirates Airline, which operates across 150 destinations and six continents, and dnata, which operates across 173 cities and airports. The group employed 108,996 people as of September 2023. Al Maktoum is also the president of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and the chairman of Dubai Airports and Dubai Holding.