With a net worth of roughly $19.1 billion, Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is the richest person in the Middle East for 2021, followed by Eyal Ofer (No. 2, $11.5 billion), John Fredriksen (No. 3, $11 billion); and Nassef Sawiris (No. 4, $9.2 billion).
Idan Ofer is the fifth-richest person in the Middle East, with $6.5 billion. Stef Wertheimer ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $6.2 billion, followed by Murat Ulker with $6 billion. Teddy Sagi is placed 8th with a net worth of $5.4 billion. Yuri Milner ($4.8 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 richest people in the Middle East list, followed by Yakir Gabay (No. 10, $4.6 billion).
Ranked: The Richest People In The Middle East, 2021
| RANK | NAME | TOTAL NET WORTH | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud | $19.1 billion | Saudi Arabia |
| 2 | Eyal Ofer | $11.5 billion | Israel |
| 3 | John Fredriksen | $11 billion | Cyprus |
| 4 | Nassef Sawiris | $9.2 billion | Egypt |
| 5 | Idan Ofer | $6.5 billion | Israel |
| 6 | Stef Wertheimer | $6.2 billion | Israel |
| 7 | Murat Ulker | $6 billion | Turkey |
| 8 | Teddy Sagi | $5.4 billion | Israel |
| 9 | Yuri Milner | $4.8 billion | Israel |
| 10 | Yakir Gabay | $4.6 billion | Cyprus |
| 11 | Shari Arison | $4.5 billion | Israel |
| 12 | Erman Ilicak | $3.8 billion | Turkey |
| 13 | Shaul Shani | $3.8 billion | Israel |
| 14 | Majid Al Futtaim | $3.7 billion | United Arab Emirates |
| 15 | Arnon Milchan | $3.7 billion | Israel |
| 16 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.1 billion | Egypt |
| 17 | Gil Shwed | $3 billion | Israel |
| 18 | Yitzhak Tshuva | $2.9 billion | Israel |
| 19 | Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair | $2.8 billion | United Arab Emirates |
| 20 | David Wertheim | $2.7 billion | Israel |
| 21 | Ferit Faik Sahenk | $2.7 billion | Turkey |
| 22 | Taha Mikati | $2.7 billion | Lebanon |
| 23 | Najib Mikati | $2.7 billion | Lebanon |
| 24 | Suhail Bahwan | $2.6 billion | Oman |
| 25 | Hussain Sajwani | $2.5 billion | United Arab Emirates |
| 26 | Filiz Sahenk | $2.5 billion | Turkey |
| 27 | Mohamed Mansour | $2.5 billion | Egypt |
| 28 | Nihat Ozdemir | $2.3 billion | Turkey |
| 29 | Sezai Bacaksiz | $2.3 billion | Turkey |
| 30 | Abdulla Al Futtaim | $2.2 billion | United Arab Emirates |
| 31 | Michael Federmann | $2.2 billion | Israel |
| 32 | Hamdi Ulukaya | $2 billion | Turkey |
| 33 | Shmuel Harlap | $2 billion | Israel |
| 34 | Bahaa Hariri | $2 billion | Lebanon |
| 35 | Ibrahim Erdemoglu | $1.8 billion | Turkey |
| 36 | Mustafa Kucuk | $1.8 billion | Turkey |
| 37 | Semahat Sevim Arsel | $1.8 billion | Turkey |
| 38 | Mohamed Al Fayed | $1.8 billion | Egypt |
| 39 | Mustafa Rahmi Koc | $1.7 billion | Turkey |
| 40 | Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani | $1.7 billion | Qatar |
| 41 | Ali Erdemoglu | $1.6 billion | Turkey |
| 42 | Hamdi Akin | $1.6 billion | Turkey |
| 43 | Husnu Ozyegin | $1.6 billion | Turkey |
| 44 | Shalom Meckenzie | $1.6 billion | Israel |
| 45 | Liora Ofer | $1.6 billion | Israel |
| 46 | Ahmet Calik | $1.5 billion | Turkey |
| 47 | Bulent Eczacibasi | $1.5 billion | Turkey |
| 48 | Drorit Wertheim | $1.5 billion | Israel |
| 49 | Marius Nacht | $1.5 billion | Israel |
| 50 | Zadik Bino | $1.5 billion | Israel |
| 51 | Mori Arkin | $1.5 billion | Israel |
| 52 | Youssef Mansour | $1.5 billion | Egypt |
| 53 | Ipek Kirac | $1.4 billion | Turkey |
| 54 | Faruk Eczacibasi | $1.4 billion | Turkey |
| 55 | Deniz Sahenk | $1.4 billion | Turkey |
| 56 | Robert Mouawad | $1.4 billion | Lebanon |
| 57 | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani | $1.4 billion | Qatar |
| 58 | Shay Banon | $1.4 billion | Israel |
| 59 | Amnon Shashua | $1.4 billion | Israel |
| 60 | Danna Azrieli | $1.4 billion | Israel |
| 61 | Ziv Aviram | $1.4 billion | Israel |
| 62 | Mehmet Aydinlar | $1.3 billion | Turkey |
| 63 | Ayman Hariri | $1.3 billion | Lebanon |
| 64 | Sefik Yilmaz Dizdar | $1.2 billion | Turkey |
| 65 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | $1.2 billion | Cyprus |
Lyft, Twitter, Citigroup, and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts are all owned by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud. He joined Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Coalition in December, promising to invest $50 million. Deriving wealth from a variety of sources brought his net worth to $19.1 billion.
Eyal Ofer is the chairman of Ofer Global, a shipping, real estate, technology, banking, and investing corporation located in Monaco. In 2011, he inherited a portion of his late father’s shipping company and has considerably increased his interests. Eyal and his brother Idan, also a billionaire, are the sons of Israel’s former richest man. His net worth is $11.5 billion.
The Middle East, a region that encompasses many countries, including Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates is known for its oil-derived wealth. CEOWORLD magazine put together a panel of experts to go over data points culled from virtually every reputable wealth tracking media outlet including Bloomberg, The Richest, Money Inc, Cheat Sheet, GOBankingRates, Celebritynetworth, Wealthygorilla, Forbes, and more. The wealth of many Middle Eastern individuals — particularly heads of state — is unknown — because nobody knows just how rich ghey are. Based on a consensus from these sources, the final decision for ranking was judged editorially. All data is for the most recent period available. Some were not included in the official statistics for various reasons, primarily due to the lack of necessary data. With these limitations in mind, CEOWORLD magazine rounded up the wealthiest people in the Middle East. Here are the richest people in the Middle East — that we know of.
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