FAB, the U.A.E.’s largest bank, was formed in 2017 by the merger of the First Gulf Bank and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Mubadala is the largest shareholder in the company through the Abu Dhabi ...

Forbes Middle East reveals its Top 100 Arab Celebrities for the first time, looking at the popularity and influence of actors, singers and TV personalities from across the region. Judging a ...

KFH was the first Islamic bank to be established in Kuwait in 1977. Today its largest shareholders include the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation. It employs around ...

Social media followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Years active in the industry Other influential activities and editorial points ...

Most of the people on this list have been working their way up a steep career ladder for decades to reach the top of their professions. If there were glass ceilings to be smashed, these are some of ...

The last few months have been tough for listed businesses in the Middle East, with many experiencing a sharp drop in market value due to the coronavirus effect on stock markets worldwide. However, by ...

Four years ago, FORBES MIDDLE EAST launched its first ranking of powerful Arab women in the business world. Compared to 2012, more are in top positions this year—which explains why 15 names fell off ...

Women in MENA are leading some of the largest local and global companies and leaving an immense impact across industries, from banking powerhouses to technology visionaries. Once again, Hana Al ...

Al Thani started her career as a lecturing assistant in the Economics Department of Qatar University before founding the investment firm Amwal in 1998. In 2005, she founded AL Wa`ab City, a ...

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has bought $8.2 billion worth of new investments in global stocks. The 25 new investments by the sovereign wealth fund have been made mostly in companies whose ...

Henadi Al-Saleh joined Agility in 2007 to lead investor relations, financial planning, and analysis. She was appointed to her current role in 2014. Agility employs over 65,000 people, with a footprint ...

David Ndichu, a Kenyan native, is the current Technology Editor at Forbes Middle East. He has more than seven years’ experience in technology writing and reporting in the region. Ndichu is passionate ...