Saudi prince remains on top of world's richest Arabs list:
Forbes
According to the list, the UAE's Majid Al
Futtaim is placed at second position for the first time at USD 10.6
billion, followed by Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Al Amoudi who's worth USD
8.1 billion.
Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal remains at the top of the
Arab world's richest list with an estimated net worth of USD 18.7
billion, up by USD 1.4 billion, according to the latest Forbes' Middle East list
The magazine unveiled its annual rankings of the World's Richest Arabs in its April issue
According
to the list, the UAE's Majid Al Futtaim is placed at second position
for the first time at USD 10.6 billion, followed by Saudi Arabia's
Mohammed Al Amoudi who's worth USD 8.1 billion.
There are two new
entrants this year: Qatar's former prime minister, Hamad bin Jassim bin
Jaber Al Thani, who has an estimated net worth of USD 1.3 billion. He
holds a 3 per cent stake in Deutsche Bank.
Mohammed Serafi, also a
newcomer, is one of the largest individual investors in the Saudi stock
market, with a net worth of USD 1 billion. He has shares in real-estate
company Taiba Holding and Makkah Construction and Development Company.
Forbes
ranked Indian-Omani businessman PNC Menon under Oman, since he's a
citizen of that country. He hails from Thrissur in Kerala. The magazine
did not say what was his ranking.
"With a mild recovery in crude prices and the region's stock markets bouncing back from the lows of
2016, it has been a good year for the region's billionaires," Khuloud Al
Omian, Editor in Chief of Forbes Middle East,
With 10
billionaires, Saudi Arabia claims the highest number of billionaires
with an aggregate net worth of USD 42 billion, followed by Lebanon and
Egypt with 7 billionaires each.
Emirati billionaires are worth a combined USD 22 billion.
Forbes Middle East also came out with its second annual ranking of the Arab World's Richest Families.
Three out of the 12 families were self-made — the Alajlans, Alagils and Al Subeaeis.
The rest inherited their wealth. All are from the Gulf.
Saudi Arabia has the highest number of billionaire families, with an aggregate net worth of USD 25.7 billion.
The
Olayans top the list, with USD 8 billion worth of publicly-traded
holdings, followed by the Alshayas and Abudawoods, who have a net worth
estimated at USD 5 billion and USD 4 billion.
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