Here are 30 of the UAE’s biggest, most prominent companies and the current CEO for each (as of today, 25 Oct 2025).
- International Holding Company (IHC) — Syed Basar Shueb. (Financial Times)
- e& (Etisalat Group) — Hatem Dowidar (Group CEO). (Eand)
- First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) — Hana Al Rostamani (Group CEO). (FAB UAE)
- Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) — Jasim Husain Thabet. (ADIPEC)
- ADNOC Gas — Fatema Al Nuaimi. (Reuters)
- Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) — Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer (MD & CEO). (Dewa)
- Emirates NBD — Shayne Nelson (Group CEO). (Emirates NBD)
- Emaar Properties — Amit Jain (CEO). (Wikipedia)
- Borouge — Hazeem Sultan Al Suwaidi. (ADIPEC)
- Alpha Dhabi Holding — Eng. Hamad Al Ameri (MD & Group CEO). (Alpha Dhabi Holdings)
- ADNOC Drilling — Abdulla Ateya Al Messabi. (World Oil)
- AD Ports Group — Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamsi (MD & Group CEO). (Instagram)
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) — Ala’a Eraiqat (Group CEO). (ADCB)
- Dubai Islamic Bank — Dr. Adnan Chilwan (Group CEO). (DIB)
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) — Mohamed Abdelbary (Group CEO). (ADIB)
- Mashreq — Ahmed Abdelaal (Group CEO). (Mashreq)
- du (EITC) — Fahad Al Hassawi (CEO). (du)
- Salik Company — Ibrahim Sultan Al Haddad (CEO). (Salik)
- TECOM Group — Abdulla Belhoul (CEO). (TECOM Group)
- Parkin Company — Eng. Mohamed Abdulla Al Ali (CEO). (Government of Dubai Media Office)
- Air Arabia — Adel Abdullah Ali (Group CEO). (Air Arabia)
- Aldar Properties — Talal Al Dhiyebi (Group CEO). (Aldar)
- Dubai Financial Market (DFM) — Hamed Ahmed Ali (CEO). (Dubai Financial Market)
- ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) — Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi (CEO). (ADNOC LS)
- ADNOC Distribution — Eng. Bader Saeed Al Lamki (CEO). (ADIPEC)
- Fertiglobe — Ahmed El-Hoshy (CEO). (ADIPEC)
- Presight AI Holding — Thomas Pramotedham (CEO). (See the Future Today)
- Lulu Retail Holdings — Saifee (Saifuddin) Rupawala (CEO). (Lulu Retail)
- DP World — Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem (Group Chairman & CEO). (DP World)
- Emirates (The Emirates Group) — HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Chairman & CEO). (Emirates)