Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & family

$4.41B

as of 10/04/24

Abdulla Al Ghurair founded Mashreqbank, a leading U.A.E. bank, in 1967. He stepped down as chairman in October 2019, but remains a board member.

His eponymous holding company has interests in food, construction and real estate; non-family members are part of the leadership team.

His construction company did the exterior cladding of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and helped build the Dubai Metro.

His brother Saif Al Ghurair, who passed away in August 2019, was also a billionaire.

United Arab Emirates

Diversified

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

inherited and growing

73K

68K

44K

0.088%

0.018%

0.013%

His foundation aims to help 15,000 Arab students get a secondary and university education by 2025 by providing scholarships.