THE MIDDLE EAST’S
100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2025
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 Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi Bank— the U.A.E.’s largest bank—leads the list for the third consecutive year. She was also recognized for the fourth time on Forbes’ list of the World’s Most Powerful Women 2024, ranking 60 globally.
This year’s 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen list showcases women from 32 sectors and 29 nationalities. The banking and financial services sector dominates with 25 leaders, followed by healthcare, and technology with nine each, and five in venture capital. The U.A.E. is home to 46 entries, followed by 18 in Egypt and 9 in Saudi Arabia.
1. Hana Al Rostamani
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
2. Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar
National Bank of Kuwait Group (NBK Group)
3. Shaista Asif
PureHealth Holding
4. Wadha Ahmad Al-Khateeb
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
5. Dana Nasser Al Sabah
Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) – KIPCO
6. Randa Sadik
Arab Bank
7. Sarah Al-Suhaimi
Saudi Tadawul Group
8. Tayba Al Hashemi
ADNOC Offshore
9. Alisha Moopen
Aster DM Healthcare GCC
10. Suzanne Al Anani
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP)
11. Huda Kattan
Huda Beauty
12. Dalia Khorshid
Beltone Holding
13. Elena Sorlini
Abu Dhabi Airports
14. Sima Ganwani Ved
Apparel Group
15. Soha El-Turky
National Bank of Egypt (NBE)
16. Kami Viswanathan
FedEx
17. Nadia Bader Al-Hajji
Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC)
18. Samia Bouazza
Multiply Group
19. Fouziyah Al-Jarallah
Hayat National Hospitals Group
20. Ebru Pakcan
Citi
21. Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun
Les Eaux Minérales d’Oulmès (LEMO); Holmarcom Group
22. Henadi Al-Saleh
Agility
23. Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch
AKSAL Holding
24. Hind Bahwan
Hind Bahwan Group
25. Jomana R. Alrashid
Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG)
26. Raja Al Mazrouei
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)
27. Alison Rehill-Erguven
Cenomi Centers
28. Mona Kattan
KAYALI
29. Shazia Syed
Unilever
30. Enji Ahmed Al Ghazzawi
Riyad Bank
31. Adele Trombetta
Cisco
32. Mira Al-Attiyah
QNB Capital
33. Lamia Tazi
SOTHEMA
34. Ghada Al Jarbou
Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)
35. Jalila Mezni
Societe d’Articles Hygieniques (SAH Group)
36. Saeeda Jaffar
Visa Inc.
36. Leila Serhan
Visa Inc.
38. Irina Zaporozhets
Eli Lilly and Company
39. Rola Abu Manneh
Standard Chartered
40. Amnah Ajmal
Mastercard
41. Heike Harmgart
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
42. Hend El Sherbini
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH)
43. Noor Sweid
Global Ventures
44. Huda Buhumaid
Dubai Holding
45. Nadia Al Saeed
Bank al Etihad
46. Olfat Sami Berro
Roche
47. Amal Dokhan
500 Global
48. Mona Zulficar
Zulficar & Partners Law Firm; EFG Holding
49. Dalia Wahba
Hassan Allam Utilities
49. Merette Elsayed
Hassan Allam Holding; Legacy
51. Rita Huang Zhen
iMile Delivery
52. Rima Assi
McKinsey & Company
53. Nadia Zaal
Zaya; Al Barari Group
54. Elham Mahfouz
Commercial Bank of Kuwait (Al-Tijari)
55. Leila Hoteit
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
55. Maya El Hachem
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
57. Amel Chadli
Schneider Electric
58. Donna Sultan
KEO International Consultants
59. Iyabo Tinubu-Karch
Sidra Medicine
60. Rima Manna
Nokia
61. Mary (Meline) Gukasyan
Kraft Heinz
62. Hoda Mansour
IFS
63. Elda Choucair
Omnicom Media Group
64. Feryal Ahmadi
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
65. Poonam Bhojani
Innoventures Education
66. Mirna Arif
Microsoft Egypt
66. Lana Khalaf
Microsoft Qatar
68. Nashwa Al Ruwaini
Pyramedia Group
69. Sabah Khalil Al Moayyed
Al Baraka Islamic Bank (AIB)
70. Khadija Al Bastaki
Dubai Design District (d3)
71. Huda Al-Lawati
Aliph Capital
72. Sahar Cooper
Aldar Education
73. Dalia Ibrahim
Nahdet Misr Publishing House
74. Leonie Lethbridge
Commercial Bank
75. Marloes Knippenberg
Kerten Hospitality
76. Sara Abdulhadi
Gulf International Bank (GIB)
77. Anwar bint Nawaf Al Thani
Al Faleh Educational Holding
78. Sheikha Yousuf Al Farsi
Bank Muscat
79. Rasha El-Azhary
Vodafone Egypt
80. Safa Sharif AbdulKhaleq
Export Bahrain
81. Kimberley Pierce
King’s College Hospital London – Dubai
82. Abir Leheta
Egytrans
83. Najla Al Shirawi
SICO BSC
84. Sharon Nishi
General Motors Egypt & North Africa
85. Pakinam Kafafi
TAQA Arabia
86. Ghada Kandil
Bank of New York Mellon
87. Luma Fawaz
Oasis500
88. Pia El Hachem
Uber
89. Hanane El Mir
Oracle
89. Susana Rodriguez Puerta
Oracle
91. Lubna Alwahaibi
Siemens Energy
92. Faten Al Baltaji
BISSELL
93. Sonia Weymuller
VentureSouq
93. Sonia Gokhale
VentureSouq
95. Nejoud Al Mulaik
Fitch Ratings
96. Heba Korra
Korra for Energy & Investment Projects
97. Omnia Kelig
Naeem Holding for Investments; Naeem Financial Investments
98. Abeer Saleh
Misr Life Insurance -Takaful
99. Eman Mojali
Bahrain National Insurance (bni)
100. Ahella El Saban
Exits MENA
