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DUBAI AUTHORITY · DIRECTORY

The Leaders
Shaping the UAE

A curated directory of 110 entrepreneurs, executives, and visionaries across 9 industries — the people building the future of the Gulf.

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★ Featured Leaders

Directory

110 leaders
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Excellence in Dubai

Aliko Dangote

Founder & CEO, Dangote Group

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Technology

Reshma Saujani

Founder, Girls Who Code

MI
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Technology

Mo Ibrahim

Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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Finance

Mariana Mazzucato

Economist, UCL Institute for Innovation

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Excellence in Dubai

Pep Guardiola

Football Manager, Manchester City

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Health

Emma Walmsley

CEO, GSK

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Excellence in Dubai

Yusuf Islam

Musician & Philanthropist

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Finance

Dambisa Moyo

Economist & Author

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Finance

Jeffrey Sachs

Columbia University Economist

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Excellence in Dubai

Shirin Ebadi

Nobel Laureate, Human Rights Lawyer

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