THE MIDDLE EAST’S
38. Ali Salim Al Midfa
Company: Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA)
Designation: Chairman
Nationality: Emirati
Country: U.A.E.
Category: Airports
Al Midfa has been at the helm of SAA since 2014. Operational since 1932, Sharjah Airport recently began its passenger terminal expansion project and, in 2023, welcomed more than 15.3 million passengers, its highest performance to date. In March 2023, SAA included Kenya Airways Cargo as one of its operating cargo companies. Besides his role at SAA, Al Midfa is also the second vice president of the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific Region and the chairman of Sharjah Aviation Services, Dufry Sharjah, and the Sharjah Airport Travel Agency.