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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

Wangari Maathai

Nobel Laureate & Environmentalist

AS
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Finance

Amartya Sen

Nobel Laureate Economist

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Technology

Sheryl Sandberg

Former COO, Meta

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Technology

Sundar Pichai

CEO, Google & Alphabet

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Amal Clooney

Human Rights Barrister

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Excellence in Dubai

Paulo Coelho

Author & Philosopher

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Banking

Arundhati Bhattacharya

CEO, Salesforce India; Former SBI Chairman

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Investments

Masayoshi Son

Founder & CEO, SoftBank

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Excellence in Dubai

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Laureate & Education Activist

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Banking

Jamie Dimon

CEO, JPMorgan Chase

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