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31 super-wealthy Arabs who featured in 2018 Forbes; net worth revealed

Never ask a woman her age and a man his income. But this is something that most of us break.

Then let’s break it a little more by knowing these Arab men’s net worth.

Forbes Middle East is uncovering the Arab billionaires that have been revealed in the 2018 Forbes US Global Billionaires ranking. The 31 mega-wealthy Arab business tycoons have a combined estimated net worth of $76.7 billion.

Construction and chemical tycoon, Nassef Sawiris, tops the list with an estimated net worth of $6.6 billion. He is followed by three Emirati business moguls-Abdullah Al Ghurair, Majid Al Futtaim, and Hussain Sajwani, with an estimated net worth of $5.9 billion, $4.6 billion and $4.1 billion respectively.

None of the previous year’s Saudi billionaires made it to this year’s rankings.

As a result, the total wealth of Arab billionaires has fallen from $123.4 billion to $76.7 billion, and 11 have dropped off the charts: last year there were 42; today there are 31.

READ ALSO: Forbes Richest List 2018 : Here’s the list of billionaires in UAE

The World’s Richest Arabs 2018

Name 

Net Worth

Source

Country of Citizenship

Nassef Sawiris

$6.6 billion

construction, chemicals

Egypt

Abdulla Bin Ahmad Al Ghurair

$5.9 billion

diversified

UAE

Majid Al Futtaim

$4.6 billion

real estate, retail

UAE

Hussain Sajwani

$4.1 billion

real estate

UAE

Issad Rebrab

$4 billion

food

Algeria

Naguib Sawiris

$4 billion

telecom

Egypt

Suhail Bahwan

$3.9 billion

diversified

Oman

Abdulla Al Futtaim

$3.3 billion

auto dealers, investments

UAE

Taha Mikati

$2.8 billion

telecom

Lebanon

Mohamed Mansour

$2.7 billion

diversified

Egypt

Najib Mikati

$2.7 billion

telecom

Lebanon

Saeed Bin Butti Al Qebaisi

$2.7 billion

hospitals, investments

UAE

Aziz Akhannouch

$2.2 billion

petroleum, diversified

Morocco

Bahaa Hariri

$2.1 billion

real estate, investments, logistics

Lebanon

Yasseen Mansour

$1.9 billion

diversified

Egypt

Saif Al Ghurair

$1.9 billion

diversified

UAE

Mohamed Al Fayed

$1.6 billion

retail, investments

Egypt

Robert Mouawad

$1.6 billion

fine jewelry

Lebanon

Othman Benjelloun 

$1.6 billion

banking, insurance

Morocco

Saad Hariri

$1.5 billion

construction, investments

Lebanon

Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani  

$1.6 billion

hotels, diversified

Qatar

P.N.C. Menon 

$1.5 billion

real estate 

Oman

Khalifa Bin Butti Al Muhairi 

$1.5 billion

hospitals, investments 

UAE 

Youssef Mansour 

$1.4 billion

diversified

Egypt 

Bassam Alghanim 

$1.4 billion

diversified 

Kuwait 

Kutayba Alghanim 

$1.4 billion

diversified 

Kuwait 

Ayman Hariri 

$1.3 billion

construction, investments 

Lebanon 

Fahd Hariri

$1.3 billion

construction, investments

Lebanon 

Fawzi Al-Kharafi

$1.2 billion

diversified

Kuwait 

Mohannad Al-Kharafi 

$1.2 billion

diversified 

Kuwait 

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

$1.2 billion 

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