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People’s Choice Award 2025

Dubai CEO of the Year 2025

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
1 Omar Haddad
ALMIRAX Real Estate
5350
2 Maqsood Muhammed
AFM Developments
2437
3 Nassim Belouar
Avafive
637
4 Gopal Kumar
borderless.VIP
101
5 Ashish Dass
Clover Infotech EMEA
100
6 Hayssam Al Amine
RPM Consultancy
100
7 Kabir Mohan Valrani
Aswan International Engineering & Modern Plastic Industry
61
8 Maryam Jamshed Khan
Tech Harbour
56
9 +5 Max Viiask
Full Bin Group
30
10 +2 Rowan Inderjeeth
Maring Commodities BV
28
11 +2 Dan Gudkov
18
12 +3 Kaushal Sutaria
15
13 +3 Peter Vonogs
13
14 +3 Dr. Mary Jane Alvero
10
15 +22 Daniyal Rehmani
<10
16 +22 Nima Houshiar
<10
17 +3 Andreea Marinescu
<10
18 +3 Padmakumar Nair
<10
19 -5 Roy Nasr
<10
20 +2 Yahya Al-Ansari
<10
21 +2 Saim Khan
<10
22 +2 Ashish Kumar Singh
<10
23 +2 Yax Sheth
<10
24 +2 Kazi Monirul Kabir
<10
25 +2 Dhananjay Arora
<10
26 +2 Hanif Shaikh
<10
27 +2 Farida Musaddi
<10
28 +21 Thair Alfararjeh
<10
29 +2 Saurabh Kishu
<10
30 +2 Debasish Guha Roy
<10
31 -21 Aman Pal Singh
<10
32 +1 Hassan Jawad
<10
33 +1 Muqadas Ali Magsi
<10
34 +21 Muhammad Sohail
<10
35 +1 Baraa Oubessi
<10
36 +1 Majid Ahmad
<10
37 +2 Stephanie Farah
<10
38 +1 Kareem EL-Mashad
<10
39 +1 Nevin Lewis
<10
40 +1 Bekzod Ulmasov
<10
41 +1 Shivam Vyas
<10
42 +1 Dr. Mohamed El Sahili
<10
43 +1 Morgan-Jon Alston
<10
44 +1 Hamad Al Mulla
<10
45 +24 Shukhrat Furkatzoda
<10
46 -37 Vimal Kumar
<10
47 Fadi Alazam
<10
48 +23 Dr. Tuhin Banik
<10
49 +23 Zac Thomas
<10
50 Matthew Hewett
<10
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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:832
Countries:92
* 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, Top Ranked CEO 2025 & All-Time CEO
All-Time Rankings
1 Abdulaziz Almasradi 10318
2 Khalid Al Gahtani 10266
3 Farrukh Adeeb 7094
4 Omar Haddad 5631
5 Brian J. Esposito 5122
6 Kishore Kumar Yedam 4523
7 Ezzedine Zammel 4329
8 May Kanounji 3765
9 Fouad Hassoun 3669
10 Christian Adell 3256
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