THE MIDDLE EAST’S

78. Abir Leheta

Company: Egytrans
Title: CEO
Nationality: Egyptian
Sector: Logistics

Leheta joined Egytrans in 1996 as head of software development and was appointed CEO in 2015, overseeing 350 people. The company made $8.9 million in revenues in the first nine months of 2023, and it held $16.7 million in assets by the end of September 2023. In December 2022, Egytrans became the first Egyptian-certified member of the MiPharmaGlobal network. Leheta has 27 years of industry experience. In October 2023, she became the advisory council co-chair at the AUC School of Business Executive Education. She is also co-chair of the AmCham Transport and Logistics Committee, the vice chair of the Transport Committee of the Egyptian Businessmen’s Association, chair of the African Women’s Committee of the Egyptian African Businessmen’s Association, and a board treasurer at the Global Compact Network Egypt.