100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2011
Rank Name Company Industry Country
1 HE Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade Government UAE/UAE
2 Lubna Olayan Olayan Financing Company Banking & Finance Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
3 Salma Hareb JAFZA and EZW Construction & Industry UAE/UAE
4 Leila El Solh Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation, Lebanon Culture & Society Lebanon/Lebanon
5 Lama Al Sulaiman Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry Government Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
6 Dalia Mogahed White House Office Culture & Society USA/Egypt
7 Fatima Al Jaber Al Jaber Group Construction & Industry UAE/UAE
8 Suad Al Humaidi Property Owners Union Construction & Industry Kuwait/Kuwait
9 Dr Amina Al Rostamani TECOM Business Parks Media UAE/UAE
10 Yasmina Azhari Maersk Line shipping services Logistics Syria/Syria
11 Thoraya Ahmed Obaid United Nations Population Fund Culture & Society USA/Saudi Arabia
12 Randa Ayoubi Rubicon Holdings Media Jordan/Jordan
13 Maha Al Ghunaim Global Investment House Banking & Finance Kuwait/Kuwait
14 Dr Hessa Al Jaber ICTQatar Telecoms Qatar/Qatar
15 Sheikha Al Bahar National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait Banking & Finance Kuwait/Kuwait
16 Nayla Hayek Swatch Group Retail Switzerland/Lebanon
17 Dr Fawzieh Al Dorai Media Kuwait/Kuwait
18 Hynd Bouhia Casablanca Stock Exchange Banking & Finance Morocco/Morocco
19 Maria Maalouf Media Lebanon/Lebanon
20 Dr Nahed Taher Gulf One Investment Bank Banking & Finance Bahrain/Saudi Arabia
21 Muna Abu Sulayman Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation Culture & Society Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
22 Hafia Al Kaylani Arab International Women’s Forum Culture & Society UK/Palestine
23 Soha Nashaat Barclays Wealth Middle East Banking & Finance UAE/Egypt
24 Maryam Sharaf Dubai World Group Construction & Industry UAE/UAE
25 Raja Essa Saleh Al Gurg Essa Saleh Al Gurg Group Retail UAE/UAE
26 Rajaa Al Sanea Culture & Society USA/Saudi Arabia
27 Aminal Dasmal Alcove Entertainment Media UAE/UAE
28 Noura Al Kaabi twofour54 Media UAE/UAE
29 Rola Dashti Government Government Kuwait/Kuwait
30 Liana Badr Culture & Society Palestine/Palestine
31 Fatema Mernissi Media Morocco/Morocco
32 Hala El Saiud Egyptian Banking Institute Banking & Finance Egypt/Egypt
33 Wedad Lootah Culture & Society UAE/UAE
34 Mona Al Marri Brand Dubai Culture & Society UAE/UAE
35 Afnan Al Zayani Al Zayani Commercial Services Media Bahrain/Bahrain
36 Professor Rafia Obaid Ghubash Arab Network for Women in Science Science & IT Bahrain/Bahrain
37 Zaha Hadid Construction & Industry UK/Iraq
38 Nashaw Al Ruwani Middle East Film Festival Culture & Society UAE/Egypt
39 Tamara Abdel Jaber Palma Science & IT Jordan/Jordan
40 Hiba Jamal MBC Media UAE/Saudi Arabia
41 Nezha Hayat Société Générale Marocaine de Banques Banking & Finance Morocco/Morocco
42 Raghida Dergham Al Hayat Media UK/Lebanon
43 Leila Abouzeid Media Morocco/Morocco
44 HH Sheikha Hessa Bint Saad Al Sabah Arab Business Women's Council Culture & Society Kuwait/Kuwait
45 Sonia Ziamni Algiers Medina Project Construction & Industry Algeria/Algeria
46 Wajeha Al Huweider Media Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
47 Dr Basmah Mosleh Omair Al Sayedah Khadijah Businesswomen Centre Culture & Society Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
48 Nadine Labaki Media Lebanon/Lebanon
49 Ingie Chalhoub Etoile Group/INGIE Paris Retail UAE/UAE
50 Noor Sweid Depa United Group Construction & Industry UAE/UAE
51 Mona Eltahawy Media USA/Egypt
52 Donna Sultan KEO International Consultants Construction & Industry Kuwait/UAE
53 Riham Fouad Al-Ghanim Kuwait Finance and Investment Co Banking & Finance Kuwait/Kuwait
54 Manar Al-Hashash Science & IT Kuwait/Kuwait
55 Hind Sediqqi Ahmed Sediqqi and Sons Retail UAE/UAE
56 Soraya Narfeldt RA International Construction & Industry UAE/Lebanon
57 Raja Makhlouf Culture & Society Syria/Syria
58 Mona Al-Munajjed Booz & Company Society/Media Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
59 Nashwa Taher Al Taher Group Retail Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
61 Randa Al Akkad Al Fahim Holdings Retail Syria/Syria
62 Mona Almoayyed YK Almoayyed & Sons Retail Bahrain/Bahrain
63 Nathalie Handal Culture & Society New York/Paris/Palestine
64 Najwa Al Qassim Al Arabiya Media UAE/Lebanon
65 Dr Maha ElShinnawy The American University in Cairo Culture &
Society Egypt/Egypt
66 Lamiaa Fakhry YouGov Siraj Culture & Society Saudi Arabia /Egypt
67 Buthainia Al Ansari Qatariat Media Qatar/Qatar
68 Nancy Ajram Culture & Society Lebanon/Lebanon
69 Sahar Sallab HitekNOFAL Science & IT Egypt/Egypt
70 Nujood Ali Culture & Society Yemen/Yemen
71 Areej Mohsin Darwish MHD LLC Construction & Industry Oman/Oman
72 Lujiana Moshin Darwish MHD LLC Construction & Industry Oman/Oman
73 Israa Abdel Fattah Culture & Society Egypt/Egypt
74 Hend Al Mansour Culture & Society USA/Saudi Arabia
75 Sabah Khalil Al Moayyed Eskan Bank Banking & Finance Bahrain/Bahrain
76 Farida Mohammed Farid Khamis Oriental Carpet Weavers Construction & Industry Egypt/Egypt
77 Elissar Zakaria Khoury Culture & Society Lebanon/Lebanon
78 Lubna Azabal Culture & Society Belguim/Morocco
79 Soha Aboul Farag Banking & Finance Saudi Arabia
80 Cherifa Khaddar Culture & Society Algeria/Algeria
81 Dr Mayada Baydas Development Innovations Group Banking & Finance USA/Lebanon
82 Sulaf Fawakherji Culture & Society Syria/Syria
83 Noura Al Nowais Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development Government UAE/UAE
84 Lilia Labidi Minister of Women, Family, Children and Senior Citizens, Tunisia Government Tunisia/Tunisia
85 Maha Hussain Kuwait’s Petrochemicals Industries Company Construction & Industry Kuwait/Kuwait
86 Hala Gorani CNN Media USA/Syria
87 Leila Al Sheikhali Al Jazeera Media Qatar/Iraq
88 Laila Abid Media Holland /Morocco
89 Sara Ismail Mohammed Al Bashayer Investment Company Banking & Finance UAE/UAE
90 Khadija Ben Ghanna Al Jazeera Media Algeria (Qatar)
91 Samra Al Kuwais Osool Brokerage Company (Women’s Division) Banking & Finance Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
92 Salma Hayek Culture & Society Mexico/Lebanon
93 Reem Acra Culture & Society USA/Lebanon
94 Sheikha Munira Qubeysi Al Qubaysiat Culture & Society Syria/Syria
95 Fatima Shawqi Al Tajdeed Cultural and Social Society Culture & Society Bahrain/Bahrain
96 Heba Raouf Ezzat Culture & Society Egypt/Egypt
97 Sabrina Jawhar Culture & Society Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabia
98 Alaa Kutkut Sport Jordan/Jordan
99 Noora Hamid Arabian International Financial Services & GM of International Financial Services Banking & Finance UAE/UAE
100 Rima Fakih Culture & Society USA/Lebanon
Is it just Western bias that makes me think Queen Noor of Jordan should be on this list somewhere, or do genetics disqualify her? I'm not sure why there's no #60 as this is how the list is presented on the official Arabian Business magazine article about the most powerful Arab women in the world.
Thankfully I came across the Arabian Business magazine rankings via a post by vividly beautiful and ultra-inspiring journalist Mona Eltahawy, herself ranked #51 on the Most Powerful Arab Women list.
I was very pleased to note brilliant architect Zaha Hadid landed at #37 in the powerful Arab women rankings, as she is a pioneering spirit of 21st Century architecture.
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