Abdulaziz Ali Al-Mawlawi assumed his current position in May 2024. Visit Qatar, is the main arm of Qatar Tourism, the regulatory body of the tourism sector in Qatar. In January 2025, Visit Qatar ...

In 2024, Dubai welcomed 18.72 million international overnight visitors, a 9% increase compared to 2023, thanks to some major 2024 events, that organized by DFRE, part of DET, including the ...

Al Mubarak assumed his current role in 2016. He plays a key role in shaping Abu Dhabi’s cultural, tourism, entertainment, and real estate sectors and has overseen initiatives such as the Saadiyat ...

The annual revenue for travel and tourism in MENA is expected to hit $39.57 billion in 2025, according to Statista, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.19% per year, reaching $50.32 billion by ...

Sajwani is the chairman of Dubai-based luxury real estate developer DAMAC Properties, which he founded in 2002. He started out in the food services business, catering to the U.S. military and ...

Mansour is chairman of family-owned conglomerate Mansour Group, which was founded by his father Loutfy (d. 1976) in 1952. Mansour Group is the exclusive distributor of GM vehicles and Caterpillar ...

Al Maamari assumed his current position when Visit Oman was launched in 2021 as a subsidiary of OMRAN Group. Visit Oman is Oman’s digitally native online booking platform. In March 2025, it partnered ...

Buhiji assumed her current role in 2024. BTEA was established in 2015 to oversee national tourism in Bahrain and to organize and manage related events and partnerships. Between November 2024 and April ...

Haloui assumed his current position in April 2025. ONTT is the body through which the Tunisian government implements its tourism development strategies, it also promotes Tunisia as a national and ...

Sally is a senior presenter at Forbes Middle East. Over a career spanning two decades, she has been a presenter and producer on some of the region’s top platforms and has interviewed change-makers ...

The Al Fozan Holding Company operates across the Middle East through over 20 subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint ventures. Its investments span retail, real estate, trading, industrials, and other ...

As of March 2025, DAMAC Properties had delivered over 48,000 units and developed over 50,000. It has projects in over 15 countries, including the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, the U.K., and the U.S. In ...