People to watch in 2008

MEED lists the 12 key figures in the Middle East economy in the coming year: Sheikh Ahmad bin Zayed al-Nahyan, managing director of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund manager Adia; Mohammed al-Gergawi, executive chairman and chief executive officer of Dubai government company Dubai Holding; Khalid al-Falih, executive vice-president of operations at Saudi Aramco; Hamad Kasasbeh, Finance Minister of Jordan; Mohammed al-Mady, chief executive officer and vice-chairman, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation; Chakib Khelil, Opec President; Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Industry Minister, Egypt; Nasser Jaidah, chief executive officer of Qatar Petroleum International; Saad al-Shuwaib, chief executive officer and vice-chairman, Kuwait Petroleum Company; Abdullah Dabbagh, chief executive officer and president, Maaden; Ali Abdullah Saleh, President, Yemen; and Abdulaziz Mohammed al-Hokail, president, Saudi Railways Organisation.



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