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Forbes Ranks Amin Nasser Top Middle East CEO of 2026

Forbes Ranks Amin Nasser Top Middle East CEO of 2026
Top 10 Middle East CEOs of 2026: Saudi Aramco’s CEO tops list; top female CEO is at 11th spot · indianexpress.com

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.

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

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