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#
NAME
NET WORTH
COUNTRY
PRIMARY INDUSTRY
% OF
TOP 50
WORTH
RANK
2008
+ / -
1
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud
US$ 18
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
9.16
1
-
2
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber
US$ 9.7
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Travel & Hospitality
4.93
4
+2
3
Nasser Al Kharafi
US$ 9.4
Billion
Kuwait
Retail
4.78
2
-1
4
Mohammad Al Amoudi
US$ 8.8
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Energy
4.48
5
+1
6
Al Ghurair Family
US$ 7.1
Billion
United Arab Emirates
Banking & Finance
3.61
6
-
7
The Bin Laden Family
US$ 7.1
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Construction & Industry
3.61
7
-
8
The Olayan Family
US$ 6.9
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
3.51
8
-
9
The Kanoo Family
US$ 6.1
Billion
Bahrain
Construction & Industry
3.1
9
-
10
Said Khoury
US$ 6
Billion
Palestine
Construction & Industry
3.05
10
-
11
Sulaiman Al Rajhi
US$ 5.2
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
2.64
11
-
12
The Al Shaya Family
US$ 5
Billion
Kuwait
Retail
2.54
13
+1
13
Mohamed Abdul Latif Jameel
US$ 5
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Retail
2.54
22
+9
14
Saleh Kamel
US$ 4.9
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Construction & Industry
2.49
12
-2
15
The Gargash Family
US$ 4.8
Billion
United Arab Emirates
Banking & Finance
2.44
14
-1
16
Mubarak Al Suwaiket
US$ 4.8
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Construction & Industry
2.44
-
new
17
Mahdi Al-Tajir
US$ 4.3
Billion
United Arab Emirates
Real Estate
2.19
15
-2
18
Saad Hariri
US$ 4.3
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Construction & Industry
2.19
31
+13
19
Hasib Sabbagh
US$ 4.3
Billion
Palestine
Construction & Industry
2.19
16
-3
20
Majid Al Futtaim
US$ 4.1
Billion
United Arab Emirates
Retail
2.09
17
-3
21
Abdullah Al Futtaim
US$ 3.8
Billion
United Arab Emirates
Retail
1.93
18
-3
22
The Al Zamil Family
US$ 3.5
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Construction & Industry
1.78
21
-1
23
Shwan Al-Mulla
US$ 3.4
Billion
Iraq
Construction & Industry
1.73
20
-3
24
The Sawiris Family
US$ 3.3
Billion
Egypt
Technology
1.68
23
-1
25
Osama Ismail Ali Abudawood
US$ 3.1
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Retail
1.58
-
new
26
Bin Mahfouz Family
US$ 3
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
1.53
24
-2
27
Suad Al Humaidi
US$ 2.9
Billion
Kuwait
Real Estate
1.48
26
-1
28
Sheikh Walid Al Ibrahim
US$ 2.9
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Media & Marketing
1.48
27
-1
29
Abdulkader Bakri
US$ 2.8
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Energy
1.42
-
new
30
Saleh Al Rajhi
US$ 2.8
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
1.42
25
-5
31
Nadhmi Auchi
US$ 2.8
Billion
Iraq
Construction & Industry
1.42
29
-2
32
Abdullah Al Rajhi
US$ 2.6
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
1.32
28
-4
33
Mohammed Al Issa
US$ 2.5
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Construction & Industry
1.27
-
new
34
Ayman Hariri
US$ 2.4
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Technology
1.22
36
+2
35
Ali Hussein Alireza
US$ 2.4
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Retail
1.22
-
new
36
Bahaa Hariri
US$ 2.3
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance
1.17
33
-3
37
Issam Fares
US$ 2.3
Billion
Lebanon
Banking & Finance
1.17
32
-5
39
Mohammed Shafik Gabr
US$ 2.1
Billion
Egypt
Banking & Finance
1.07
34
-5
40
The Al Rostamani Family
US$ 2.1
Billion
United Arab Emirates
Retail
1.07
35
-5
41
Mohammed Abdulaziz Aljomaih
US$ 2.1
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Real Estate
1.07
-
new
43
The Galadari Family
US$ 2
Billion
United Arab Emirates
Retail
1.02
-
new
44
Mohammad Kamal Jamjoom
US$ 1.9
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Construction & Industry
0.97
-
new
45
Abdul Mohsen Bin Abdul Aziz Al Hokair
US$ 1.8
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Travel & Hospitality
0.92
-
new
46
Bader Al Darwish
US$ 1.7
Billion
Qatar
Real Estate
0.86
-
new
47
The Bukhamseen Family
US$ 1.7
Billion
Kuwait
Banking & Finance
0.86
-
new
48
The Boodai Family
US$ 1.6
Billion
Kuwait
Travel & Hospitality
0.81
39
-9
49
Ali Said Basamh
US$ 1.6
Billion
Saudi Arabia
Retail
0.81
-
new
50
The Alghanim Family
US$ 1.5
Billion
Kuwait
Banking & Finance
0.76
43
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