THE MIDDLE EAST’S

6. Hesham Al Qassim
Designation : CEO
Company: Wasl Group
Headquarters: U.A.E.
Established : 2008
Wasl Properties has a portfolio of over 50,000 residential and commercial properties and 12 communities in Dubai, including Wasl 51 and Wasl Port Views. Its hospitality and leisure division operates more than 35 hotels and hotel apartments, 5,500 land plots, four freehold master developments, and seven golf clubs. In December 2024, Wasl and Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment signed a MoU to jointly develop innovative housing projects. Hesham Al Qassim is also, chairman of DenizBank, vice chairman and managing director of Emirates NBD, chairman of Emirates Islamic Bank, and chairman of the Dubai Sports Corporation and the Dubai Autism Center.