100 Most Powerful Arab Women – Arabian Business.com

1

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi

Government

UAE

2

Lubna Olayan

Banking
and finance

Saudi
Arabia

3

Princess Ameerah Al Taweel

Culture
and society

Saudi
Arabia

4

Zaha Hadid

Construction

Iraq

5

Fatima Al Jaber

Construction
and industry

UAE

6

Sheikha Maha Mansour Salman Jasim Al Thani

Culture
and society

Qatar

7

Amal Al Qubaisi

Government

UAE

8

Nayla Hayek

Retail

Lebanon

9

Mona Al Munajjed

Culture
and society

Saudi
Arabia

10

Suad Al Humaidi

Banking
and finance

Kuwait

11

Tawakkul Karman

Culture
and Society

Yemen

12

Yousra

Arts
and entertainment

Egypt

13

Amina Al Rustamani

Media

UAE

14

Leila El Solh

Culture
and society

Lebanon

15

Fatema Mernissi

Arts
and entertainment

Morocco

16

Sheikha Hessa Bint Saad Abdullah Salem Al
Sabah

Culture
and society

Kuwait

17

Badriya Al Bishr

Media

Saudi
Arabia

18

Mona Al Marri

Media

UAE

19

Bahia Al Jishi

Culture
and society

Bahrain

20

Hessa Al Jaber

IT
and Telecoms

Qatar

21

Sheikha Al Bahar

Banking
and finance

Kuwait

22

Haifa Al Mansour

Arts
and entertainment

Saudi
Arabia

23

Randa Ayoubi

Media

Jordan

24

Hayat Sindi

Science

Saudi
Arabia

25

Raja Easa Saleh Al Gurg

Construction
and industry

UAE

26

Thoraya Ahmed Obaid

Culture
and society

Saudi
Arabia

27

Nahed Taher

Banking
and finance

Saudi
Arabia

28

Dr Samia Al Amoudi

Science

Saudi
Arabia

29

Salma Hareb

Transport

UAE

30

Mona Eltahawy

Media

Egypt

31

Fairouz

Arts
and entertainment

Lebanon

32

Nisreen Shocair

Retail

UAE

33

Nayla Al Khaja

Arts
and entertainment

UAE

34

Maha Al Ghunaim

Banking
and finance

Kuwait

35

Manahel Thabet

Science

UAE

36

Hala Gorani

Media

Syria

37

Raja Ben Slama

Culture
and society

Tunisia

38

Jouhayna Samawi

Arts
and entertainment

Syria

39

Nadine Labaki

Arts
and entertainment

Lebanon

40

Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser Al Thani

Banking
and finance

Qatar

41

Nancy Ajram

Arts
and entertainment

Lebanon

42

Elissa

Arts
and entertainment

Lebanon

43

Khawla Al Khuraya

Science

Saudi
Arabia

44

Donna Sultan

Construction
and industry

Kuwait

45

Khadija Al Salami

Arts
and entertainment

Yemen

46

Anissa Helou

Culture
and society

Lebanon/Syria

47

Nawara Negm

Media

Egypt

48

Kholoud Ahmed Al Dhaheri

Culture
and society

UAE

49

Cyrine Abdelnour

Arts
and entertainment

Lebanon

50

Noura Al Kaabi

Media

UAE

51

Samar Mezghani

Culture
and society

Tunisia

52

Buthaina Al Ansari

Culture
and society

Qatar

53

Hind Seddiqi

Retail

UAE

54

Noor Sweid

Construction
and industry

UAE

55

Rola Dashti

Government

Kuwait

56

Najwa Karam

Arts
and entertainment

Lebanon

57

Wafa Al Rimi

Construction
and industry

Yemen

58

Sara Akbar

Construction
and industry

Kuwait

59

Manal Al Sharif

Culture
and society

Saudi
Arabia

60

Maryam Matar

Science

UAE

61

Sarah Shuhail

Culture
and society

UAE

62

Zainab Salbi

Culture
and society

Iraq

63

Maha Hussain

Construction
and Industry

Kuwait

64

Nashwa Al Ruwaini

Media

UAE

65

Sulafa Memar

Arts
and entertainment

Syria

66

Octavia Nasr

Media

Lebanon

67

Soraya Salti

Culture
and society

Jordan

68

Khadija Ben Ganna

Media