Arabian Business Power 100 2010

Power 100 - Top 10

1. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud

2. Dahi Khalfan Tamim

3. Dalia Mogahed

4. Mohammed Alabbar

5. Dr. Samia Al Amoudi

6. Ahmad Al Shugairi

7. Hassan Shehata

8. Adel Ali

9. Fadi Ghandour

10. Abdo Khal

Topping the list, as he has done for the past six years, is HRH Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed. When it comes to power and influence, there is simply no equal. Whether through his vast business empire, his massive philanthropic activities or his presence on the world business and political stage, Prince Alwaleed has once again proved himself to be the best.

But below the prince come the changes during the past year. Straight in at number two is our highest new entry, Dubai’s Police Chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim. He has found global prominence after his much acclaimed work in solving the Mossad-linked murder of Mahmoud Al Mabhouh. From Dubai to New York, and London to Hong Kong, Tamim has become a household name.

 

Just behind him in third place is another new entry, Egyptian-born Dalia Mogahed. An advisor to US president Barack Obama, she is the first Muslim veiled woman to be appointed to a senior position in the White House. She is also the highest female entry in our list.

Another notable performance is Emaar boss Mohammed Alabbar at number four. Along with Prince Alwaleed, he is the only individual to have constantly been in the top ten for each of the six years we have published the list.

There are five new entries in the top ten alone this year. The highest climber is Air Arabia founder Adel Ali, who jumps an epic 78 places to number eight. Propping up our list at the bottom is Saudi actor Fayez Al Maliki.

After losing the top spot to Saudi Arabia last year, the UAE is back with a bang in 2010, netting seventeen of the slots in the Power 100. In at two is Egypt with sixteen entries, followed by Lebanon and Saudi Arabia with fifteen spots each. Syria comes in an impressive fifth with twelve entries.