The UAE has the highest participation.. Forbes reveals the list of the 100 most powerful business women in the Middle East for the year 2023

The Emirati nationality ranked first in the list of the 100 most powerful businesswomen in the Middle East for the year 2023, with the largest number of participations, with 15 businesswomen, as the list came with 27 different nationalities for these women, in 27 different fields, followed by the Emirates, Egypt with 12 participations, Then Saudi Arabia with 11, and Kuwait with 8, followed by Lebanon, Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman with 6 posts each.

While the economy and banking sector was the most in the first place, with 23 participations, followed by the diversified companies sector with 11 participations, then the investment sector with 8 participations, the retail sector with 6 participations, then the health care sector with 5 participations.

Specially reviews 100 businesswomen in the Middle East for the year 2023:

1. Hana Al Rostamani (First Abu Dhabi Bank)

2. Raja Easa Al Gurg (Easa Saleh Al Gurg Collection)

3. Lubna Olayan (Saudi British Bank (SABB); Olayan Financial Company)

4. Sheikha Khaled Al-Bahar (NBK Group)

5. Renuka Jagtiani (Landmark Group)

6. Wadha Ahmed Al-Khatib (Kuwait National Petroleum Company)

7. Sarah Al-Suhaimi (Saudi Tadawul Group)

8. Hanan Muhammad Al-Kuwari (Hamad Medical Corporation)

9. Shaista Asif (PureHealth Group)

10. Randa Al-Sadiq (Arab Bank)

11. Maryam Al Suwaidi (Securities and Commodities Authority)

12. Adana Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) KIPCO)

13. Dalia El-Baz (National Bank of Egypt)

14. Ebro Bacan (Citigroup)

15. Seema Janwani Fade (Apparel Collection)

16. Mona Yousef Almoayyed (Youssef Khalil Almoayyed & Sons Company)

17. Saloua Akhannouch (Exal Group)

18. Samia Bouazza (multiplay group)

19. Meriem Bensalah Chakroun (Olmas Mineral Water Company, Holmarcom Group)

20. Hanadi Al-Saleh (Agility)

21. Pakinam Kafafi (Arabic energy)

22. Eman Al-Roudhan (Zain Kuwait)

23. Engy Ahmed Al-Ghazawi and Haifa Othman bin Ahmed (Riyad Bank)

24. Rajaa Al Mazrouei (Al Etihad Export Credit)

25. Jumana Al-Rashed (Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG)

26. Amal Suhail Bahwan (Suhail Bahwan Group, National Bank of Oman)

27. Rawia Mansour (Ramsco)

28. Lujaina and Areej Mohsen Haider Darwish (Mohsen Haider Darwish)

29. Aisha Bin Bishr (Emaar Development)

30. Huda Kattan (Huda Beauty)

31. Noor Al Sulaiti (Ooredoo Oman)

32. Mona Ataya (Mumzworld)

33. Ghaitha Maria Zniber (Diana Holdings)

34. Jihad Al-Humaidhi (Ahli United Bank - Kuwait)

35. Nadia Badr Al-Hajji (Petroleum Chemical Industry Company (PIC)

36. Susan Al-Anani (Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects Corporation (DAEP)

37. Sophie Duero (Cartier)

38. Melda Yasar Sippy (The Kraft Heinz Company)

39. Reem Asaad (Cisco)

40. Saida Jaafar; Laila Sarhan (Visa)

41. Dalia Al-Muthanna (General Electric (GE)

42. Hind El-Sherbiny (Integrated Diagnostic Holding Group (IDH)

43. Farida and Yasmin Khamis (Oriental Group, Oriental Carpet Weavers)

44. Nadia Al-Saeed (Bank Union)

45. Jalila Muzni Societe d'Articles Hygieniques (SAH Group)

46. Taiba Al Hashemi (ADNOC Sour Gas)

47. Rania Nashar (Saudi Public Investment Fund)

48. Mona Zulfiqar (Zulfikar & Partners, EFG Hermes Holding)

49. Meera Al-Attiyah (QNB Capital).

50. Olft Sammy Pro (Roche)

51. Bahwan CyberTek Group (BCT Group)

52. Reem Othman (Saudi German Hospitals Group)

53. Hoda Mansour (SAP)

54. Haifa Al Khaifi (Petroleum Development Oman)

55. Rola Abu Manna (Standard Chartered Bank)

56. Ilham Mahfouz (Commercial Bank of Kuwait (The Commercial)

57. Jezem Akali GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

58. Naglaa Ahmed Al Midfa (Sharjah Center for Entrepreneurship "Sheraa")

59. Rima Assi (McKinsey & Company)

60. Sheila Al-Ruwaili (global trusteeship for investment)

61. Al Anoud bint Hamad Al Thani (Qatar Financial Centre)

62. Hilda Luke (Micha)

63. Nadia bin Zaal (Zaya)

64. Alison Grinnell (RAK Hospitality Holding)

65. Lamia Al-Tazi (Sutima)

66. Sahar Cooper (Al-Dar for Education)

67. Farah Hamdan (Zimmer Biomet)

68. Farah Pistachio (Lazard Asset Management)

69. Naglaa Al Shirawi (SICO)

70. Laila Hoteit (Boston Consulting Group)

71. Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani (Al-Faleh Educational Holding)

72. Salma Babu (Aman Group)

73. Hind Mohammed bin Kharbash (Emirates National Investments)

74. Elda Choucair Omnicom Media Group (MENA)

75. Linda Fitz-Allan (ADGM Courts)

76. Heck Harmgart (EBRD)

77. Magali Mouquet (Emirates REIT, Equitativa Group)

78. Noor Sweid (Global Ventures)

79. Basma Al-Maiman (United Nations World Tourism Organization)

80. Happy Karim Al-Amrani (Holdings Safari - Sofipar)

81. Mona Al-Muhairi (Fertilizer Industries Company in Ruwais (Fertil)

82. Hanadi bint Nasser Al Thani (money, Al Waab City real estate project, INJAZ Qatar)

83. Dalal Al Ghais (Bahrain Development Bank)

84. Omnia Qalaj (Al-Naeem Holding for Investments; Al-Naim for Financial Investments)

85. Manal Jarrar (National Insurance Company)

86. Amal Dukhan (500 Global)

87. Abeer Lahita (Egyptian Transportation and Trade Services Company)

88. Nadia Aqil (United Projects for Air Services Company (UPAC))

89. Huda Al Lawati (Aliph Capital)

90. Narges Farroukh Jamal (Bahrain Stock Exchange)

91. Fadila Goblani (the British Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

92. Susie Salman Kanoo (Khalil bin Ibrahim Kanoo)

93. Donna Sultan (KEO International Consultants)

94. Lama Fawaz (Oasis 500)

95. Adwa Al-Dakhil (Falak for Business and Investment)

96. Amna Al Owais (DIFC Courts)

97. Poonam Bojani (Innoventures Education)

98. Mai Nasrallah (deNovo Partners)

99. Abeer Helmy Saleh (Misr Takaful Insurance Company - Hayat)

100. Rita Huang Zhen (iMile Delivery)