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Established in 1920, Eastern Company is the only local manufacturer of cigarettes in Egypt. Its revenue rose 83% in the 2025 fiscal year to $753 million, while net profit reached $196 million. In ...

CIB operates across Egypt, Kenya, Ethiopia, and the UAE, serving more than two million customers through 214 branches as of 2025. In 2025, it extended $638.8 million in long-term financing to SCZONE ...

Founded in 1997, Sinai Cement produced 4.5 million tonnes of cement and clinker in the first nine months of 2025, while revenue grew 50% to $139 million and net profit declined 44% to $32 million.

Founded by the late Mohamed Farid Khamis in 1979, Oriental Weavers is one of the world’s largest carpet and rug manufacturers. It has manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Egypt and exports its ...

TMG Holding is Egypt’s largest real estate developer, with major projects in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Oman. In May 2025, it signed an agreement to develop two mixed-use sustainable projects in Oman, ...

Established in 1983, Juhayna manufactures dairy, juice, and cooking products. It currently operates four facilities, with a 6,500-feddan fully owned dairy farm, serving more than 262,000 retail ...

Al-Kharafi became Zain Group CEO in 2017 after joining its board in 2011 and serving as vice chairman from 2014. Zain operates across eight MEA markets, serving 51.3 million customers as of September ...

Al Hassawi became CEO of du in 2020. Established in 2006, du provides mobile, fixed, broadband, ICT, network infrastructure, and fintech services. In October 2025, the company deployed 5G+ at Sharjah ...

Abou Zaki joined Emircom in 1998, and became CEO in 2017. Emircom provides IT infrastructure, including solutions across networking, security, computing, and telecommunications, and managed services ...

Ronaldo Mouchawar cofounded Souq.com in 2005, Amazon acquired in 2017. In partnership with the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, part of DCT Abu Dhabi, Amazon launched the Digital Arabic Library in ...

Alghamdi has led Saudi Arabia’s SDAIA since its inception in 2019, responsible for national data and artificial intelligence regulation and development. SDAIA manages key state platforms including the ...