The Middle East’s

4. Syed Basar Shueb

Company: IHC
Designation: CEO & Managing Director
Established: 1998
Headquarters: U.A.E.

In 2024, IHC recycled 559.3 kg of material, avoided over 495.43 kg of CO₂ emissions, saved more than 27,233 kWh of electricity, and diverted 11.45 cubic meters of PET bottles from landfill. It also acquired a nearly 15% stake in Grupo Nutresa, a Latin America-based, global leader in innovative sustainable food systems. IHC subsidiary Aldar embedded low-carbon design guidelines across all new developments, achieving an average 30% reduction in energy demand and 40% improvement in water efficiency. Shueb has been at the helm of IHC since 2019.