Here below is a list of the richest people in the Middle East. These are the movers and shakers of the region and many of them are either directly or indirectly involved in the Mega Project real estate developments of the UAE and the entire MENA Region. Two very reliable sources were used for gathering the information in this post, ArabianBusiness.com and Forbes.com. You should note that the net worth of the Billionaires is always changing due to the ever changing economic climate of the world so the net worth given for each Billionaire is an estimate only. Also there are still Billionaires in the Middle East that have not as yet been discovered.
SAUDI ARABIA:
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, $21.3 Bil
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, $18 Bil
Mohamed Al Jaber, $12.75 Bil
Olayan Family, $12.4 Bil
Issam Alzahid, $10.7 Bil
Mohammed Al Amoudi, $10.4 Bil
Bin Ladin Family, $7.25 Bil
Bugshan Family, $7 Bil
Al Juffali Family, $6.2 Bil
Tareq Abdullah Al Qahtani, $6.1 Bil
Sulaiman Al Rajhi, $5.95 Bil
Mohamed Abdul Latif Jameel, $5.3 Bil
Mubarak Al Suwaiket, $5 Bil
Naghi Family, $5 Bil
Abdullah Al Rushaid, $4.6 Bil
Mohammed Sharbatly, $4 Bil
Mohammad Jamjoom, $3.8 Bil
Saad Hariri, $3.8 Bil
Abdullatif Al Fozan, $3.45 Bil
Abdullah Al Othaim, $3.35 Bil
Bahaa Hariri, $3.35 Bil
Ahmed Baeshen, $3.3 Bil
Adel Aujan, $3.25 Bil
Ayman Hariri, $3.15 Bil
Saedan Family, $3.10 Bil
Abdulaziz Al Sulaiman, $3 Bil
Hussein Gazzaz, $2.8 Bil
Osama Abudawood, $2.75 Bil
Mohammed Elkhereiji, $2.6 Bil
Mansour Ojjey, $2.6 Bil
Al Zamil Family, $2.4 Bil
KUWAIT:
Bukhamseen Family, $7.25 Bil
Faisal Al Ayyar, $3.25 Bil
Bassam Alghanim, $1.6 Bil
Kutayba Alghanim, $1.6 Bil
Fawzi Al-Kharafi, $1.2 Bil
Jassim Al-Kharafi, $1.2 Bil
Mohannad Al-Kharafi, $1.2 Bil
EGYPT:
Nassef Sawiris, $5.1 Bil
Naguib Sawiris, $3.1 Bil
Onsi Sawiris, $2.9 Bil
Mohammed Shafik Gabr, $2 Bil
Mohamed Mansour, $1.7 Bil
Yasseen Mansour, $1.6 Bil
Youssef Mansour, $1.5 Bil
Mohamed Al Fayed, $1.3 Bil
UAE:
Sheikh Khailfa bin Zayed Al Nahayan, $15 Bil
Abdulaziz Al Ghurair, $6.1 Bil
Majid Al Futtaim, $5.8 Bil
Abdullah Al Futtaim, $5.2 Bil
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, $4.5 Bil
Gargash Family, $3.9 Bil
Saif Al Ghurair, $2 Bil
QATAR:
Omar Hamad Almana, $4.5 Bil
Alfardan Family, $3.42 Bil
Al Darwish Family, $2.55 Bil
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, $2.4 Bil
PALESTINE:
Said Khoury, $6.5 Bil
Mohammad Abu Ghazaleh, $2.4 Bil
BAHRAIN:
Kanoo Family, $6 Bil
JORDAN:
Shoman Family, $4.2 Bil
SYRIA:
Wafic Said, $2.7 Bil
OTHERS WHO PROBABLY BELONG ON THE LIST:
Al Sabah Family / Kuwait / estimate range: $350 Mil – $90 Bil
Al Habtoor Family / UAE / estimate range: $1.3 Bil – $2 Bil
Khashoggi Family / Saudi Arabia / estimate range: $500 Mil – $1.3 Bil
Sultan Qaboos bin Said / Oman / estimate range: $700 Mil – $1 Bil
Note: The estimates for the above 4 come from a variety of sources and I don’t know how accurates they are. For example, the Al Sabah Family of Kuwait has a huge range of between $350 Mil and some sources say their wealth is as high as $90 Bil.