Meet the 5 Richest Arab Families

The Middle East is home to some of the world's most influential families, whose wealth spans industries like construction, telecom, and automotive. Here are the top five richest Arab families, which we compiled by combining the wealth of family members on the Forbes World's Billionaires list 2025. Net worths are as of March 7, 2025.

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1 Sawiris Family
Net worth: $14.6 billion
Country: Egypt
Change: +$2 billion

Nassef Sawiris, ranked 289 globally, has a net worth of $9.6 billion, an increase of $800 million from 2024, driven by his stakes in Amsterdam-based OCI, a major nitrogen fertilizer producer, and a nearly 6% share in adidas. Naguib Sawiris, ranked 717 globally, has $5 billion, up $1.2 billion, primarily from selling Orascom Telecom in 2011 and its investments in gold mining through La Mancha Resource Capital and in real estate through ORA Developers, which has real estate developments and hospitality projects in more than seven countries. In 2025, Nassef acquired Naguib's 5.84% stake in Orascom Construction for $8.9 million. Their brother, Samih, dropped off the billionaires list in 2015.

2 Al Muhaidib Family
Net worth: $11 billion
Country: Saudi Arabia
Change: N/A