{"id":1580,"date":"2021-03-03T13:24:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T13:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=1580"},"modified":"2021-03-08T06:06:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T06:06:38","slug":"hatem-dowidar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/top-ceos-in-the-middle-east\/hatem-dowidar\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatem Dowidar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container max-width-1140 list_container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #132030;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=\"max-width:1185.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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{.fusion-title.fusion-title-7{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\">Nationality: Egyptian<\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-8{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six list_category5\" style=\"font-size:1.2em !important;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;PT Sans&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\"> Residence: U.A.E.<\/span><\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text 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