Coloured according to primary industry category*
Banking and finance
Finance and entertainment
Consulting and coaching
Environmental services
Law
Arts and entertainment
Culture and society
Investment
Aerospace engineering
Media
Conglomerate
Finance
Real estate
Construction
IT
Science
Armed forces
Healthcare
Education
Government
Transport
Energy
Sport
Retail
Industry
Technology
1
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
UAE (UAE)
Government
2
Amal Clooney
Lebanon (UK)
Law
3
Loujain Al Hathloul
Saudi Arabia
Culture and society
4
Lubna Olayan
Saudi Arabia
Banking and finance
5
Reem Al Hashimy
UAE
Government
6
Mariam Al Mansouri
UAE
Armed forces
7
Mona Al Munajjed
Saudi Arabia
Culture and society
8
Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch
Morocco
Retail
9
Amina Al Rustamani
UAE
Media
10
Zainab Mohammed
UAE
Real estate
11
Nayla Hayek
UAE (Lebanon)
Retail
12
Dr Rana Dajani
Jordan
Science
13
Haifaa Al Mansour
Saudi Arabia
Arts and entertainment
14
Bayan Mahmoud Al Zahran
Saudi Arabia
Law
15
Manahel Thabet
UAE (Yemen)
Science
16
Hayat Sindi
Saudi Arabia
Science
17
Leila El Solh
Lebanon
Culture and society
18
Iqbal Al Asaad
Lebanon (Palestine)
Healthcare
19
Huda Al Ghoson
Saudi Arabia
Energy
20
Hanan Al Kuwari
Qatar
Healthcare
21
Zaha Hadid
Iraq (UK)
Construction
22
Mariam Abultewi
Palestine
Technology
23
Fatima Al Jaber
UAE
Construction
24
Majida Ali Rashid
UAE
Real estate
25
Maali Alasousi
Yemen (Kuwait)
Culture and society
26
Samia Halaby
US (Palestine)
Arts and entertainment
27
Maha Laziri
Morocco
Education
28
Somayya Jabarti
Saudi Arabia
Media
29
Raja Al Gurg
UAE
Construction
30
Hamdiyah Al Jaff
Iraq
Banking and finance
31
Shaikha Al Bahar
Kuwait
Banking and finance
32
Wafa Sayadi
Tunisia
Environmental services
33
Futaim Al Falasi
UAE
Media
34
Lamis Elhadidy
Egypt
Media
35
Joelle Mardinian
UAE
Arts and entertainment
36
Noura Al Kaabi
UAE
Media
37
Samia Al Amoudi
Saudi Arabia
Healthcare
38
Lina Attalah
Egypt
Media
39
Grace Najjar
Lebanon
Consulting and coaching
40
Samira Islam
Saudi Arabia
Science
41
Khawla Al Kuraya
Saudi Arabia
Science
42
Zainab Salbi
Iraq (US)
Culture and society
43
Mira Al Attiyah
Qatar
Finance
44
Muna Abu Sulayman
Saudi Arabia
Culture and society
45
Abeer Abu Ghaith
Palestine
IT
46
Rasha Al Roumi
Kuwait
Transport
47
Summer Nasief
Saudi Arabia
Healthcare
48
Maryam Matar
UAE
Science
49
Hend El Sherbini
Egypt
Science
50
Raha Moharrak
UAE (Saudi Arabia)
Sport
51
Maha Al Ghunaim
Kuwait
Banking and finance
52
Habiba Al Safar
UAE
Science
53
Salma Hareb
UAE
Industry
54
Joumana Haddad
Lebanon
Culture and society
55
Dalia Mogahed
US (Egypt)
Culture and society
56
Thoraya Obaid
Saudi Arabia
Culture and society
57
Randa Ayoubi
Jordan
Media
58
Mona Al Marri
UAE
Media
59
Sarah Shuhail
UAE
Culture and society
60
Soraya Salti
Jordan
Culture and society
61
Nawal Al Saadawi
Egypt
Culture and society
62
Amira Yahyaoui
Tunisia
Culture and society
63
Nashwa Al Ruwaini
UAE
Media
64
Ayah Bdeir
Canada (Lebanon)
Science
65
Tawakul Karman
Yemen
Culture and society
66
Nadine Labaki
Lebanon
Arts and entertainment
67
Maha Al Farhan
UAE
Science
68
Nahed Taher
Saudi Arabia
Banking and finance
69
Mona Eltahawy
US (Egypt)
Media
70
Hala Gorani
US (Syria)
Media
71
Dima Ikhwan
Saudi Arabia
Finance and entertainment
72
Nancy Ajram
Lebanon
Arts and entertainment
73
Nermin Saad
Saudi Arabia (Jordan)
IT
74
Amal Al Qubaisi
UAE
Culture and society
75
Ingie Chalhoub
UAE
Retail
76
Dalya Al Muthanna
UAE
Conglomerate
77
Elissa Freiha
UAE
Investment
78
Badreya Al Bishr
Saudi Arabia
Media
79
Hind Seddiqi
UAE
Retail
80
Hanan Solayman
Egypt
Media
81
Fatema Mernissi
Morocco
Culture and society
82
Manal Al Sharif
Saudi Arabia
Culture and society
83
Nisreen Shocair
UAE (Lebanon)
Retail
84
Ghada Amer
Egypt
Science
85
Amal Al Marri
UAE
Retail
86
Fairouz
Lebanon
Arts and entertainment
87
Nayla Al Khaja
UAE
Arts and entertainment
88
Yousra
Egypt
Arts and entertainment
89
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
Algeria
Arts and entertainment
90
Hayv Kahraman
US (Iraq)
Arts and entertainment
91
Ismahane Elouafi
Morocco
Science
92
Muna Harib
UAE
Culture and society
93
Ahlam
UAE
Arts and entertainment
94
Sara Akbar
Kuwait
Energy
95
Huda Kotb
US (Egypt)
Media
96
Mona Ataya
UAE (Palestine)
Retail
97
Mishaal Ashemimry
US (Saudi Arabia)
Aerospace engineering
98
Reine Abbas
Lebanon
Technology
99
Buthaina Al Ansari
Qatar
Culture and society
100
Hind Hobeika
Lebanon
Technology