THE MIDDLE EAST’S

Top 100 Arab
Family Businesses

76. Mouawad

Country: Lebanon
Sector: Jewelry
Establishment: 1890
Chairman : Robert Mouawad

Founded by David Mouawad over 132 years ago, today Mouawad operates in Lebanon, Qatar, the U.A.E, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, as well as internationally in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. Mouawad is vertically integrated and manufactures jewelry from rough diamonds. The 54.21-carat Mouawad Dragon is the largest round vivid yellow diamond in the world. The company has had multiple global partnerships, including with the Miss Universe Organization and Victoria’s Secret. Billionaire Robert Mouawad had a net worth of $1.5 billion as of August 2022.