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Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman

July 2023

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Forbes Middle East - English

With a net worth of $28.6 billion as of June 2023, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant is the world’s wealthiest self-made woman, according to Forbes’ 2023 Billionaires list. Here’s a glance into the life of the richest of the world’s 96 self-made women billionaires

- JAMILA GANDHI

Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant’s fortune is attributed to her 50% stake in the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, the world’s largest shipping line. The other half is owned by her husband, Gianluigi.

The 78-year-old is the world’s 43rd richest person as per Forbes’ 2023 Billionaires ranking.

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Ali Al Dhaheri, Managing Director and CEO of the Tadweer Group, believes that waste can be a powerful resource. As the company strives to divert waste from landfills and reduce emissions in the U.A.E., he's also hoping to have a global impact.

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Crossing Borders

SIDDEEK AHMED, Chairman and Managing Director of travel management company ITL World, expanded the company into the Middle East nearly 20 years ago, having first set up in India. Lured by the rapidly evolving sector then, today he's seeing even more opportunity, both here and abroad.

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FLYING AHEAD

Earlier this year, flynas became the first ever listed carrier in Saudi Arabia to go public, raising $1.1 billion in its landmark IPO. Managing Director and CEO Bander Almohanna now has his sights set on further route expansion and new destinations.

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The Vibe-Coding Factory

Stockholm-based LOVABLE has become the world's fastest-growing software startup, hitting over $100 million in annualized revenue in just eight months by using Al to enable millions of non-coders to instantly turn their ideas into websites, apps and online side hustles.

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Even with nepotism, protectionism and infinite” liquefied natural gas, THOMAS CROWLEY JR. shows it ain’t easy being the third generation to run an American shipping company.

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