Rank: #14
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Sector: Transportation and Logistics
Company: DP World
Designation: Group Chairman & CEO
Nationality: Emirati
Residence: U.A.E.
DP World handled 19.1 million TEU of cargo in Q4 2020, which represents a 7.6% growth compared to 2019. In January 2021, the company partnered with Emirates Skycargo, Dubai Airports, and the International Humanitarian City to create the Vaccine Logistics Alliance to distribute two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines around the world. Bin Sulayem joined DP World in 1982 and has been overseeing its operations since then. He is also the chairman of Dubai’s Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), and serves on several other boards in the U.A.E.