The Arabian Business has revealed the list of the most 100 powerful Arabs, which was topped by the Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, followed by Mohammed Alabbar from the UAE in the second place, Muntadar Al Zaidi from Iraq third, Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim from the UAE in the fourth position, Esam Janahi from Bahrain who came fifth, Amir Nizar Zuabi from Palestine in the sixth position, Mohamed El Erian from Egypt in the seventh position, Dr Mohamed Nedal Alchaar from Syria eight, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem from the UAE ninth, and in the tenth position Fayez Al Maliki from Saudi Arabia.
Out of the top 100, 18 came from Saudi Arabia, 17 from Lebanon, 13 from Egypt, 10 from UAE, 9 from Palestine, 8 from Syria, 6 from Iraq, 6 from Kuwait, 4 from Bahrain, 4 from Qatar, 3 from Jordan, 1 from Oman, and 1 from Libya.
The leading category is Culture & Society with 31 people among the top 100, followed by Media & Marketing with 17, Banking & Finance with 15, Construction & Industry with 11, Transportation with 7, Healthcare with 5, Energy 5 also, Technology with 3, Real Estate with 2, Travel & Hospitality with 2, and retail with 2 as well.
Below is the full list:
