Hussain Sajwani

2. Hussain Sajwani

Net Worth: $15.3 B
Age: 73
Country: UAE
Industry: Real Estate

Hussain Sajwani is the chairman of Dubai-based luxury real estate developer DAMAC Properties, which he founded in 2002. He began in food services, catering to the U.S. military and construction giant Bechtel. In 2001, after Dubai allowed foreigners to own property, he moved into real estate and sold units in a residential building in less than six months. DAMAC teamed up with Donald Trump in 2013 to develop two Trump-branded golf courses in Dubai. In 2025, Sajwani also announced plans to invest $20 billion in building data centres in the U.S. DAMAC Properties achieved record sales of $9.8 billion last year.