Construction Week magazine is a great publication that covers the construction industry and real estate developments of the Middle East. They publish a Power List that gives the 100 most powerful and influential people (in their opinion) in the industry. I will now give you the Top 25 on their list of 100 so you can get a better idea of who exactly are some of the top players in the Mega Project industry in the Middle East.
1. Ayman Hariri, Deputy General Manager, Saudi Oger
2. Bakr Bin Laden, Chairman, Saudi Bin Laden Group
3. Riad Kamal, Chairman and Founder, Arabtec Construction LLC and CEO of Arabtec Holding
4. Mohammed Al Abbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties
5. Zuhair Hamed Fayez, Principal Founder, ZFP Consultants
6. Mohamed Ali M.K. Kubaisi, Board Manager, MIDMAC
7. Nasser Ali Al-Mawlawi, President, Ashghal
8. Hassan Al Thawadi, CEO, Qatar World Cup Bid
9. Fatima Obaid Al Jaber, Chief Operating Officer, Al Jaber Group
10. Ali Al-Khodari, Chairman, Abdullah A.M. Al-Khodari & Sons
11. Osama Hadid, Managing Director, Al Jaber Engineering
12. Said T. Khoury, Chairman and President, Consolidated Contractors Company
13. Khaled Musaed Al Seif, Chairman, El Seif Engineering Contracting
14. Mohammed Abdul Aziz Al-Shaya, Chairman and Managing Director, Mabanee Company
15. Khater Massaad, CEO and Founder, RAK Ceramics
16. Dr. P. Mohamed Ali, Founder, Galfar Engineering and Contracting Company
17. Khaldoun Tabari, Vice Chairman and CEO, Drake & Skull International
18. Mustafa Sani Sener, Board Member, President and CEO, TAV Airports Holding
19. Noor Sweid, Strategic Director, DEPA
20. Andrew Elias, CEO, KELE Contracting
21. Phillipe Dessoy, General Manager, BESIX
22. Nasser Abdul Rahman Kamal, CEO, Qatar Project Management
23. Ali Hassan Kolaghassi, CEO, Saraya Holding
24. Khalid Al Malik, Group CEO, Dubai Properties Group
25. Wael Allan, Regional Managing Director, Hyder Consulting Middle East