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Anas Sefrioui
Anas Sefrioui (أنس الصفريوي) is a Moroccan property developer, born in Fès in 1957, who founded Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha in 1988 and built it into Morocco's largest homebuilder through low-cost housing.
Arab Bank
Arab Bank is a Jordanian public shareholding bank headquartered in Amman, founded in Jerusalem in 1930 by Abdul Hameed Shoman and operating in 28 countries.
AW Rostamani Group
AW Rostamani Group (AWR Group) is a Dubai-based, family-owned conglomerate founded in 1954 as a bookshop, now spanning automotive, real estate, logistics, and travel, chaired by Khalid Al Rostamani.
Aziz Akhannouch
Aziz Akhannouch, born in 1961, is a Moroccan politician and businessman who has served as prime minister of Morocco since 2021 and owns the Akwa Group conglomerate.
Binghatti Holding
Binghatti Holding (بن غطي) is a family-owned real estate developer in Dubai, founded in 2008, best known for branded residences with Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz, and Jacob & Co.
Consolidated Contractors Company
Consolidated Contractors Company is a family-owned engineering and construction group founded by Palestinian entrepreneurs in Beirut in 1952 and headquartered in Athens since 1974, long described as the Middle East's largest contractor.
Crescent Group (Sharjah family business group)
Crescent Group is a diversified family business group headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1971 by Hamid Jafar and anchored by Crescent Petroleum, the region's oldest private oil and gas company.
Dadabhai Group
The Dadabhai Group is a family-owned Bahraini conglomerate headquartered in Manama, founded in 1950 by Ahmed Ali Dadabhai and active in construction, real estate, and hospitality.
DAMAC Group
DAMAC Group is a private, family-owned Dubai conglomerate founded in 1982 by Hussain Sajwani, whose property arm DAMAC Properties is among Dubai's largest private developers.
Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha
Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha, known commercially as Addoha, is a Moroccan real-estate group founded by Anas Sefrioui in 1988, listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange since 2006.
Engineering & Development Group
Edgo, formally the Engineering & Development Group, is an Amman-based energy-services group founded by Munib R. Masri in 1956, providing oilfield services across the Middle East and Africa.
Fahad Bin Abdulaziz AlAjlan
Fahad Bin Abdulaziz AlAjlan is a Saudi businessman who has led Ajlan & Bros Group as CEO since 2014, ranked 45th on Forbes Middle East's 2026 CEO list.
GMG
GMG, also known as Gulf Marketing Group, is a family-owned retail, distribution, and manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Dubai, founded in 1977 as a butcher's shop by Abdul Aziz Hassan Baker.
Hamad Al Ameri
Hamad Al Ameri is an Emirati businessman, Managing Director and Group CEO of Alpha Dhabi Holding, an Abu Dhabi investment holding company, and founder of Trojan General Contracting.
Hamid Jafar
Hamid Jafar, born Abdul Hameed Dhia Jafar, is the founder and chairman of the Sharjah-based Crescent Group, whose core company Crescent Petroleum dates to 1971.
Hasan Abbas Sharbatly
Hasan Abbas Sharbatly (حسن عباس شربتلي) was a Saudi merchant from Jeddah who founded the AlNahla Group, is credited with founding Riyad Bank, and died in 1999.
Hasib Sabbagh
Hasib Sabbagh (حسيب صباغ) was a Palestinian entrepreneur who co-founded Consolidated Contractors Company, one of the Middle East's largest construction groups, and became a leading Palestinian philanthropist.
Hassan Allam Holding
Hassan Allam Holding is an Egyptian family-owned engineering and construction group founded in 1936, with 2025 revenues of $2.1 billion and more than 50,000 employees across 10 countries.
Hesham Talaat Moustafa
Hesham Talaat Moustafa, also rendered Hisham Talaat Moustafa, is an Egyptian real estate executive who has led Talaat Moustafa Group Holding, Egypt's largest listed developer, as CEO since 2017.
Hezam Bin Salamah Bin Saidan
Hezam Bin Salamah Bin Saidan (حزام بن سلامه بن سعيدان) is a Saudi businessman who cofounded Tatweer Group in 1991 and has served as its chairman since October 2025.
Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri
Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri is an Emirati business executive who has served as Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNEC Group, Abu Dhabi's events and venues operator, since 2014.
Isam Al Sager
Isam Al Sager is a Kuwaiti banker who has served as Group CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait since 2014 and as Vice Chairman since 2022.
Juffali
Juffali, formally E.A. Juffali & Brothers, is a family-owned Saudi conglomerate founded in Jeddah in 1936, best known as the kingdom's sole Mercedes-Benz distributor since 1959.
Juma Al Majid
Juma Al Majid is a Dubai businessman, born 1930, who founded the family-held Juma Al Majid Holding Group in 1950 and leads it as chairman.
Juma Al Majid Holding Group
Juma Al Majid Holding Group (مجموعة جمعة الماجد القابضة) is a family-owned conglomerate in Dubai, founded in 1950 and best known as the UAE's Hyundai and Kia distributor.
Khaled Yousef Al Shamlan
Khaled Yousef Al Shamlan, also written Khaled Alshamlan, is a Kuwaiti banker serving since January 2025 as Group CEO of Kuwait Finance House, one of the world's largest Islamic banks.
Khalid Al Malik
Khalid Al Malik is a Dubai executive serving as Managing Director of Dubai Holding and CEO of Dubai Holding Real Estate, overseeing projects like Palm Jebel Ali and City Walk.
Khalid Juma Al Majid
Khalid Juma Al Majid, born in 1964, is a Dubai businessman and Vice Chairman of Juma Al Majid Holding Group, the conglomerate his father founded in 1950.
Landmark Group
Landmark Group is a Dubai-headquartered, family-owned retail and hospitality conglomerate founded by Micky Jagtiani in 1973, operating over 2,200 stores in 17 countries with revenue above $7 billion.
Loai Naseem
Loai Naseem, also printed Loay Naseem, is a Saudi fashion designer and entrepreneur who co-founded Lomar, the Jeddah menswear brand known for redefining the traditional Saudi thobe.