Forbes is out with its annual ranking of the Middle East’s top 100 CEOs — and 21 Egyptians have made the cut:

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#9- Hatem Dowidar, CEO of e&

#17- Yasser Zaghloul, CEO of NMDC Group

#26- Hisham Okasha, executive chairman of the National Bank of Egypt

#29- Ahmed Abdelaal, Group CEO of Mashreq

#31- Ahmed Galal Ismail, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Holding

#33- Hisham Talaat Moustafa, CEO and Managing Director of Talaat Moustafa Group

#43- Sherif Beshara, Group CEO of Mohamed & Obaid Almulla Group and American Hospital Dubai

#47- Mohamed El Etreby, Chairman of Banque Misr

#51- Ahmed Elsewedy, President and CEO of Elsewedy Electric

#54- Mohamed Nasr Eldin, CEO and Managing Director of Telecom Egypt

#56- Osama Bishai, CEO of Orascom Construction

#59- Bassel Gamal, Group CEO of Qatar Islamic Bank

#66- Othman Ibrahim, Group CEO of Rawabi Holding

#69- Karim Awad, Group CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of EFG Holding

#75- KhaledAbbas, Chairman and Managing Director of Administrative Capital for Urban Development

#80- Tarek El Sayed, CEO and Managing Director of Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company

#83- Mohamed Abdelbary, Acting Group CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

#85- Omar El Hamamsy, Group CEO of Orascom Development Egypt

#86- Dalia Khorshid, Group CEO of Beltone Holding

#89- Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones

#95Said Zater, Group CEO and Managing Director of Contact Financial Holding

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