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People’s Choice Award 2026

Dubai CEO of the Year

CEO rankings are a league where leaders are ranked based on a combination of points earned from votes and verified performances. Rankings are available at Global, National, Regional, and Local levels.
STATUS: Active LEVEL: Local
Status Active with an asterisk means that the number of entities who joined the leaderboard has not yet reached the minimum threshold. This means that the leaderboard is active and entities can receive votes, but the winners will be awarded only if the minimum threshold is reached (min 20 entities).
Rank +/- Nominee Points
101 +13 Melad Amgad
 0
102 +1 Saleh Ghazal
 0
103 +1 Shahrukh Hussain
 0
104 +1 Midhat Abu-Ghazaleh
 0
105 +1 Ramin Seyed
 0
106 +1 Denis Dubovik
 0
107 +1 Majid Ahmad
 0
108 +1 Muhammad Altafkhan
 0
109 +15 Amitabh Tiwari
 0
110 +1 Kanzy El Defrawy
 0
111 +1 Michel Kilzi
 0
112 +15 Ruksahna Udas
 0
113 +15 Usman Ali
 0
114 +1 Mohammad Shafiee
 0
115 +1 M Imran Cheema
 0
116 +16 Slobodan Draksimovic
 0
117 +1 Stephen Akorede
 0
118 +16 Saurabh Pandey
 0
119 +16 Debasish Guha Roy
 0
120 +1 Nikita Zakharov
 0
121 +1 Abed Baidas
 0
122 +1 Tasneem Sultana
 0
123 +1 Dr. Arafat El Mourad
 0
124 +16 Sondos Ammdadl
 0
125 +1 Alejandro Rojas
 0
126 +1 Louis Roche
 0
127 +1 Isabel Conde
 0
128 +1 Sheikh Khubaib
 0
129 +1 Axel Van den Daele
 0
130 +1 Denielle Mohonathan
 0
131 +1 Melvin George Anchil
 0
132 +1 Nina Alag Suri
 0
133 +1 Sadaf Abbas
 0
134 +1 Dr. Mohammed A. Afifi
 0
135 +1 Andrea Betina Rideg
 0
136 +1 Toufik Chadli
 0
137 +1 Zeeshan Mallick
 0
138 +1 Mo Smadi
 0
139 +19 Mohamed Saber
 0
140 +1 Ayman Saydelahl
 0
141 +1 Hassan Tirmizi
 0
142 +1 Sundos B. Abdelrahman
 0
143 +1 Dr. Boris Reichenauer
 0
144 +1 Adnan Sab'a Al Aish
 0
145 +19 Mohamed Hassanin
 0
146 +1 Brijesh Chedayan
 0
147 +19 Jaimon Jacob
 0
148 +1 Gopal Kumar
 0
149 +1 Fabian Albuquerque
 0
150 +1 Yassir Pasha
 0
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Season 2025 Overview
Key Facts and Figures
Start*:Jan 1 2025
18:00 GMT
End:Dec 30, 2025
17:00 GMT
Winners Announcement:Dec 30, 2025
18:00 GMT
Nominees:1009
Countries:80
* The start date is symbolic, as nominees can join throughout the year. To learn more about the rules, visit the Rules and Guidelines page.
Abdulaziz Almasradi
CEO of the Year 2024
All-Time Rankings
1 Wael Aloufi 20706
2 Dr. Rashid Mohammed Zubair Al Farooq 15522
3 Abdulaziz Almasradi 10718
4 Khalid Al Gahtani 10266
5 Farrukh Adeeb 10261
6 Brian J. Esposito 9483
7 Dr. Soleiman I. Al Towyan 8094
8 Mario Kern 7812
9 Omar Haddad 5631
10 Kishore Kumar Yedam 4523
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