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Forbes Ranks Amin Nasser Top Middle East CEO of 2026
Forbes is a magazine that publishes lists about important companies and people.
It made a new list of the most powerful bosses in the Middle East, a region in Asia.
The boss at the number one spot is Amin H. Nasser.
He is in charge of Saudi Aramco, a giant company that finds and sells oil.
Nasser has been the boss there since 2015.
Saudi Aramco made more than one hundred billion dollars in profit last year.
The number two spot went to Sultan Al Jaber, who leads an energy company called ADNOC.
Number three is Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who runs an airline group called Emirates.
The highest-ranked woman on the list was in spot number 11.
Forbes says leaders in this part of the world now come from more than just oil companies.
Forbes named Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H. Nasser the most influential West Asia CEO of 2026.
Nasser, who has led Saudi Aramco since 2015, clinched the No. 1 spot on the list.
Saudi Aramco reported $104.7 billion in adjusted net income for 2025.
In Q1 2026, Saudi Aramco posted $33.6 billion in adjusted net income and $709.9 billion in total assets.
Sultan Al Jaber of ADNOC Group and Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Emirates Airline & Group ranked No. 2 and No. 3, and the top female CEO placed 11th.
- Who
- Forbes, along with Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H. Nasser, Sultan Al Jaber of ADNOC Group, and Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Emirates Airline & Group
- What
- Forbes released its ranking of the most influential West Asia CEOs of 2026, with Saudi Aramco's CEO topping the list
- Where
- Middle East / West Asia
- When
- 2026, reflecting Saudi Aramco's full-year 2025 and Q1 2026 financial results
- Why
- To recognize the most influential corporate leaders in the region, which Forbes says is expanding beyond traditional corporate leadership
Key facts
- Ranking
- Most Influential Middle East CEOs 2026 (Forbes)
- No. 1 CEO
- Amin H. Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco
- No. 2 CEO
- Sultan Al Jaber, ADNOC Group
- No. 3 CEO
- Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Airline & Group
- Top-ranked female CEO
- 11th place
- Saudi Aramco 2025 adjusted net income
- $104.7 billion
- Saudi Aramco Q1 2026 adjusted net income
- $33.6 billion
- Saudi Aramco Q1 2026 total assets
- $709.9 billion





