The UAE dominated Forbes’ Middle East’s top 100 CEOs ranking this year, with 27 Emiratis securing top positions among the Middle East’s top chief executives, followed by Saudi Arabia at 14 and Egypt at 11. Among the highest ranked:

• #2- Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Adnoc
• #3- Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, CEO and Chairman of Emirates Airlines
• #5- Syed Basar Shueb, CEO and Managing Director of International Holding Company
• #7- Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, CEO and Chairman of DP World
• #11- Hana Al Rostamani, CEO of First Abu Dhabi Bank
• #14- Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• #16- Hamad Salem Al Ameri, CEO and Managing Director of Alpha Dhabi Holding
• #19- Jasim Husain Thabet, CEO and Managing Director of Taqa Group
• #22- Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, CEO and Managing Director of Dewa
• #23- Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO and Managing Director of AD Ports Group

Non-Emirati CEOs residing in the UAE also made the cut, including our friend Ahmed Abdelaal, group CEO of Mashreq, at #29; e& CEO Hatem Dowidar at #9, and the CEOs of NMDC Group, PureHealth Holding, and Emirates NBD.