• 126 listees span 15 categories and the region’s largest companies.
  • UAE-based leaders reign with 67 entries, followed by Saudi Arabia with 23.

Dubai: Forbes Middle East has released its third annual list of the region’s sustainability leaders, recognizing the executives driving sustainable initiatives and impact across the Middle East’s largest industries.

This year’s Sustainability Leaders 2025 list highlights 126 executives spearheading sustainability strategies across 15 industries: banks, energy and utilities, food and agriculture, investment and holding companies, financial services, family businesses, healthcare, manufacturing and industrials, oil and gas, real estate and construction, renewable energy, telecom, transport and logistics, travel and tourism, and waste management. The list features CEOs, chairpersons, and chief sustainability officers.

For this year’s ranking, Forbes Middle East gathered information from questionnaires, sustainability or ESG reports, official disclosures, and recent news. Each sector was assessed separately, and initiatives were horizontally compared with special weight given to sector-specific efforts. The UAE leads with 67 entries, followed by Saudi Arabia with 23 and Egypt with 12.

In the past year, the region’s major players have reported strong progress: Masdar’s portfolio grew by 62%, reaching 51 GW; Emirates Global Aluminium reached 50% completion of the UAE’s largest aluminium recycling facility; Vodafone Egypt achieved 100% renewable on-grid electricity across its operations; and Infinity Power advanced toward its 10 GW renewable capacity target with new wind and solar projects across Africa.

The Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders’ Summit 2025 will be held in Abu Dhabi from October 14-15. To find out more and secure your place, click here.

The Middle East’s Sustainability Leaders 2025

Sector

Top-Ranking Sustainability Leader

Banks

Hana Al Rostamani

Group CEO, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Energy & Utilities

Jasim Husain Thabet

Group CEO & Managing Director, TAQA Group

Food & Agriculture

Abdullah Nasser Albader

CEO, Almarai

Investment & Holding Companies

Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan

Governor, Public Investment Fund (PIF)

Financial Services

Rashed Sharif

CEO, SNB Capital

Family Business

Ahmed Galal Ismail

CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Healthcare

Azad Moopen

Founder Chairman, Aster DM Healthcare

Manufacturing & Industrials

Yasser Zaghloul

Group CEO, NMDC Group

Oil & Gas

Amin H. Nasser

President & CEO, Saudi Aramco

Real Estate & Construction

Talal Al Dhiyebi

Group CEO, Aldar Properties

Renewable Energy

Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi

CEO, Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)

Telecom

Hatem Dowidar

Group CEO, e&

Transport & Logistics

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem

Group Chairman & CEO, DP World

Travel & Tourism

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group

Waste Management

Ziyad AlShiha

Group CEO, Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC)

About Forbes Middle East

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