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Meet MENA's 50 Over 50 in 2026

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February 2026 - English

The leaders, founders, creators and innovators on the all-women 50 Over 50 Global list 2026 hail from 36 countries and territories and are leaving their marks on every sector of business. Meet the four trailblazers based in the Middle East and North Africa. All are examples of resilience in an ever-changing global environment.

- MAGGIE MCGRATH

Meet MENA's 50 Over 50 in 2026

Mona Yousuf Almoayyed

Managing Director, Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons

Age: 74 • Country: Bahrain

Almoayyed is the managing director of a family business that started as a humble roadside shop-selling tea, sugar and coffee—and today is a veritable conglomerate with business units devoted to cars, electronics, heavy equipment and industrial building operations. She first joined the business in 1974 and assumed her current position in 2000. Almoayyed also holds several board seats: she is the chair and founding member of the Migrant Workers Protection Society, chair of Ebdaa for Microfinance-Bahrain, and chair of the executive committee of the Arab International Women’s Forum.

Neveen El Tahri

Founder & Chair, Delta Shield for Investment

Age: 67 • Country:

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Forbes Middle East - English

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Forbes Middle East - English

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Forbes Middle East - English

Forbes Middle East - English

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1 min

March 2026 - English

Forbes Middle East - English

Forbes Middle East - English

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2 mins

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3 mins

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Forbes Middle East - English

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Forbes Middle East - English

Forbes Middle East - English

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1 mins

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