Forbes Middle East has released its list of 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen including 2 prominent Qatari leaders. The women named on the list hold leading positions in banking and financial services, healthcare, investments, technology, and other sectors.

Mira Al-Attiyah (#68)

Position: CEO

Company: QNB Capital

Sector: Banking and Financial Services

Mira Al-Attiyah has retained her position as CEO of QNB Capital, an investment subsidiary of QNB Group, since 2014. QNB Capital, under the leadership of Al-Attiyah, has served as a joint lead manager on several local and international sovereign and corporate bond and sukuk offerings totaling over $50 billion over the last five years.

Anwar bint Nawaf Al Thani (#74)

Position: CEO

Company: Al Faleh Educational Holding

Sector: Education

Anwar bint Nawaf Al Thani took the helm of Al Faleh Educational Holding in January 2024 making it the first woman-led Qatari public shareholding company and the first Qatari educational institution to list on the stock market.

Methodology

The rankings consider the following criteria:

The impact that the leader has had on the region and the markets that she serves.

The achievements and performance of the leader in the last year.

The number and extensiveness of the sustainability and CSR initiatives led by the leader.

Their designation.

The size of the business in terms of revenues, assets, AUM, market capitalization, and the number of employees.

The number of years of industry experience and the time the leader has served in their current role.

Leaders of family businesses were excluded this year.