Welcome to the 2024 Power List, where we celebrate the trailblazers and visionaries shaping our world today across the government, business, banking, investment, real estate, industrial, athletic, entertainment and entrepreneurial worlds. We have also included figures that are beyond our borders, honouring those who are making a global impact. Finally, watch the future with our Ones to Watch List, spotlighting emerging talents poised to become tomorrow’s leaders.

GOVERNMENT POWER

Mostafa Kamal Madbouly

Prime Minister

DR. BADR ABDELATTY

Minister of Foreign Affairs

MAJOR GENERAL ABBAS KAMEL

Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID)

DR. AHMED KOUCHOUK

Minister of Finance

MAJOR GENERAL ABDEL MAJEED SAQR

Minister of Defence

MAHMOUD TAWFIK

Minister of Interior

HASSAN ABDALLA

Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt

DR. RANIA AL MASHAT

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation

KAMEL AL-WAZIR

Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Affairs and Minister of Transporta- tion

DR. MAHMOUD MOSTAFA ESMAT

Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy

DR. AMR TALAAT

Minister of Communication and In- formation Technology

DR. KHALED ABDEL GHAFFAR

Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population

SHERIF FATHY

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities

DR. AHMED FOUAD HANNO

Minister of Culture

DR. MOHAMED ABDEL LATIF

Minister of Education and Technical Education

SHERIF EL SHERBINY

Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities

KARIM BADAWI

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

DR. MOHAMED FARID SALEH

Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority

HOSSAM HEIBA

CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones

DALIA EL BAZ

Chairperson of Egypt Post

BUSINESS LEADERS

NASSEF SAWIRIS

Executive Chairman of Orascom Construction Industries

NAGUIB SAWIRIS

Executive Chairman of Orascom Investment Holding

MOHAMED MANSOUR

Chairman of Mansour Group & Man Capital LLP

SAMIH SAWIRIS

Founder of Orascom Development Holding

YASSIN MANSOUR

Chairman & Group CEO of Palm Hills Developments

YOUSSEF MANSOUR

Co-Chairman of Mansour Group

AHMED EL SEWEDY

President and CEO of Elsewedy Electric

SADEK EL SEWEDY

CEO of Elsewedy Industries & Co-Founder of Elsewedy Electric

MOHAMED ZAKI EL SEWEDY

Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries

HAMED EL CHIATY

Chairman of Travco Group International Holding

YASMINE & FARIDA KHAMIS

Chairwoman of Oriental Weavers Carpets - Chairwoman of Oriental Holding Company

MOHAMED ABOU EL ENEIN

Founder and Chairman of Cleopatra Group

AHMED EZZ

Founder of Ezz Steel

TAREK NOUR

Founder and Chairman of Tarek Nour Group

ALAA ARAFA

Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Concrete Fashion Group

MEDHAT KHALIL

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raya Holding

SALAH DIAB

Founder, Al Masry Al Youm & Group CEO, PICO Group

AHMED ABOU HASHIMA

Founder of Egyptian Steel, Egyptian Cement, Egyptian Media, and Egyptian Industrial Investment Group

AHMED EL ASSAR

Chairman and CEO of Arab Contractors

MOUNIR GHABBOUR

Founder of Sakkara Tours & Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mirage Company

ASHRAF SABRY

CEO & Managing Director of Fawry

HANI BERZI

Group Chairman and CEO of Edita Food Industries

FAHAD KHATER

Chairman and Owner of Alameda Healthcare

AYMAN ABBAS

Chairman of Intro Investments Holding

MOHAMED FAROUK

Chairman and CEO of Mobica

AHMED TAREK KHALIL

Chairman of Allianz Middle East

IHAB GOHAR & MOHAMED EL SAADI

Co-founders of MediaHub

REAL ESTATE MOGULS

HISHAM TALAAT MOUSTAFA

CEO & Managing Director of Talaat Moustafa Group

MAHMOUD EL GAMMAL

Chairman of Middle East Investment & Touristic Development & CEO of New Giza Development

KAMAL ELDIN ALLAM

Chairman of Hassan Allam Holding

AHMED SABBOUR

Chairman & Managing Director of Al Ahly Sabbour

HASSAN DORRA

Chairman of Dorra Group & Managing Director of Construction & Reconstruction Engineering Company

MANSOUR AMER

Founder of Amer Holding

HANY EL ASSAL & KHALED EL ASSAL

Founders of Misr Italia Properties

AHMED SHALABY

Co-Founder, President & CEO of Tatweer Misr

MOHAMED ELMORSHEDY

Founder of Memaar Al Morshedy

KARIM SAMI SAAD

Chairman of Samcrete Holding

HISHAM SHOUKRY

Founder of Roya Developments

AMR SOLIMAN

Founder & Executive Chairman of Mountain View

MOHAMED HAZEM BARAKAT

Chairman of Madinet Masr

THE INVESTMENT GURUS

KARIM AWAD

Group CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of EFG Hermes Holding

DR. AHMED HEIKAL

Founder & Chairman of Qalaa Holdings

HISHAM EL KHAZINDAR

Co-Founder and Managing Director of Qalaa Holdings

DALIA KHORSHID

CEO & Managing Director at Beltone Holding

MAHMOUD ATTALLAH

Chairman & Managing Director of CI Capital

HUSSEIN CHOUCRI

The Founder, Chairman & Managing Director of HC Securities & Investment

MOHAMED METWALLY

CEO & Managing Director of NI Capital

MOHAMED YOUNIS

Chairman of Concord International Investments Group, L.P.

HASSAN EL KALLA

Founder and Chairman of Cairo for Investment and Real Estate Development (CIRA) & Chairman of Badr University in Cairo

AYMAN SOLIMAN

CEO of The Sovereign Fund of Egypt

AHMED HAMMOUDA

Co-Founder & CEO of Thndr

AHMED KHALIL

CEO of Raya Holding for Financial Investments

THE BIG BANKERS

HISHAM EZZ EL ARAB

Chairman, CEO & Managing Director of Commercial International Bank (CIB)

MOHAMED EL ETREBY

CEO of the National Bank of Egypt (NBE)

HISHAM OKASHA

CEO of Banque Misr

HUSSEIN MAJID ABAZA

Chairman & CEO of Banque du Caire

MOHAMED MAHMOUD BEDEIR

CEO of Qatar National Bank Egypt

TAMER WAHEED

Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Arab African International Bank (AAIB)

ABD EL HAMID ABOUMOUSSA

Governor of Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt (FIBE)

MOHAMED ALY

CEO and Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)

HASSAN GHANEM

Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Housing & Development Bank (HDB)

AHMED GALAL

Chairman of Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank)

HAZEM HEGAZY

CEO and Vice Chairman of Al Baraka Bank Egypt

NIDAL ASSAR

Vice Chairman and CEO of Egyptian Gulf Bank (EGBANK)

BEYOND BORDERS

RACHID MOHAMED RACHID

- Founder & Chairman of Alsara Investment Group

MOHAMED EL-ERIAN

President of Queen’s College, Cambridge University

DR. MAHMOUD MOHIELDIN

Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

SIR MAGDI YACOUB

Cardiothoracic Surgeon & Founder of Chain of Hope Foundation

GHADA WALY

Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime

AHMED GALAL ISMAIL

CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Holding

FAROUK EL-BAZ

Research Professor & Director of the Center for Remote Sensing

MOHAMED SALAH

International Football Player

RAMI MALEK

International Actor

BASSEM YOUSSEF

Comedian, Television Host & Writer

RAMY YOUSSEF

International Actor

MOHAMED DIAB

Filmmaker & Director

THE NEW POWER PLAYERS

TAWFIK DIAB

Executive Chairman and CEO of Cairo Financial Holding (CFH)

KARIM EL CHIATY

Vice Chairman of Travco Group

ONSI NAGUIB SAWIRIS

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at HOF Capital

NAGIUB SAMIH SAWIRIS

Chairman of Orascom Development Holding AG

OMAR HISHAM TALAAT MOUSTAFA

Chief Business Development Officer of Talaat Moustafa Group

KARIM TAREK NOUR

CEO of Tarek Nour Communications

MOHAMED ISMAIL MANSOUR

Chairman Infinity Power Group & Managing Director ManFoods Egypt

ABDEL RAHMAN EL SEWEDY

CEO of El Sewedy Digital

NEW REAL ESTATE POWER PLAYERS

ABDALLAH SALLAM

President & CEO of Madinet Masr

AMIN SERAG

CEO of Hyde Park Developments

AHMED MANSOUR

CEO of Cred Developments

AMR SULTAN

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Landmark Developments

ASHRAF BOULOS

CEO of Cornerstone Developments

AHMED EL TAYEBI

Chairman & Co-Founder of The Land Developers

MOSTAFA EL BELTAGY

Co-Founder & CEO of Nawy Estate

AMR BADR

CEO of The MarQ Communities

MUSTAFA KAMEL

Founder of Gates Developments

TECH PIONEERS

KARIM HUSSEIN

Managing Partner of Algebra Ventures LLC

MOUNIR NAKHLA

Founder and CEO of MNT-Halan

MOSTAFA AMIN

Co-founder and CEO of Breadfast

MAHMOUD TALAAT

CEO & Co-founder of Cartona

OMAR GABR & MOATAZ SOLIMAN

Co-founders of Instabug

RANA EL KALIOUBY

CEO of Affectiva

KAREEM ABOU GAMRAH

CEO & Founder of Peace Cake