THE MIDDLE EAST’S

2. Sultan Al Jaber

Designation: Group CEO & Managing Director
Company: ADNOC Group
Residence: U.A.E.
Nationality: Emirati
Sector: Energy

Al Jaber has been at the helm of ADNOC since 2016. In July 2024, ADNOC signed a $3 billion green financing facility agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). In the same month, ADNOC and e& announced a strategic project to build the energy industry’s largest private 5G wireless network, spanning 11,000 square kilometers. This will be completed in 2025, and is expected to generate $1.5 billion in value during its first five years of operation. Al Jaber is also the U.A.E.’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and the U.A.E. Climate Change Special Envoy.