{"id":11332,"date":"2022-03-04T05:22:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T05:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=11332"},"modified":"2022-06-09T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T09:32:17","slug":"ahmed-bin-saeed-al-maktoum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/top-50-travel-leaders-in-the-middle-east\/ahmed-bin-saeed-al-maktoum\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container white-container max-width-1100 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% 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class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one list_title\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;color:#d00436;\"><h4 class=\"color-body total-funding\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"custom_rank\">1. <\/span>Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum<\/strong><\/h4><\/h1><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Company:<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\">\u00a0The Emirates Group<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Designation:<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\">\u00a0Chairman and Chief Executive <\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Country:<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\">\u00a0U.A.E.<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Nationality:<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\">\u00a0Emirati<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><h4 class=\"color-body\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sector:<\/strong><span class=\"custom-spk-value\">\u00a0Aviation<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:0.01em 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