People

• RBusiness leaderReza ZarrabReza Zarrab is an Iranian-born businessman based in Turkey. He has Iranian, Azerbaijani, Turkish and Macedonian citizenship.
• MBusiness leaderMichel MurrMichel Murr was a Lebanese politician and businessman. He served as member of parliament, deputy prime minister and interior minister and was a prominent lawmaker in the northern Metn region.
• OBusiness leaderOnsi SawirisOnsi Sawiris was an Egyptian billionaire businessman. He was the head of the Sawiris family and founder of the Orascom conglomerate.
• Business leaderRefaat Al-GammalRefaat Ali Suleiman al-Gammal, better known for his code name "Raafat al-Haggan", was an Egyptian intelligence officer regarded as one of the most prominent agents of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID). He was operating under the alias "Jacques Bitton", and he lived in Israel for 17 years and embedded himself in local society. Egyptian intelligence selected the surname "Bitton" because it is common among Jews of Moroccan and other North African origins, which strengthened the plausibility of his cover.
• RBusiness leaderRobert NgRobert Ng Chee Siong is a Singaporean billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Hong Kong property development conglomerate Sino Group since 1991.
• CBusiness leaderChen XiaoxuChen Xiaoxu, monastic name Miao Zhen (妙真) was a Chinese actress, famous for her role as Lin Daiyu in 1987 TV series Dream of the Red Chamber. On February 23, 2007, she became a bhikkhuni in Baiguoxinglong Temple, Changchun (长春百国兴隆寺). She died of breast cancer on May 13, 2007.
• Business leaderMichael TienMichael Tien Puk-sun is a Hong Kong politician, businessman and former member of the Legislative Council. He is the founder and chairman of the G2000 and U2 Clothing retail chains and former chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). He was formerly a member of the Liberal Party, which was led by his elder brother, James Tien, and a member of the New People's Party.
• WBusiness leaderWan Chi KeungWan Chi Keung was a Hong Kong professional footballer, actor and businessman.
• WBusiness leaderWu YajunWu Yajun (Chinese: 吴亚军; pinyin: Wú Yàjūn; born 1964) is a Chinese billionaire businesswoman who was at one time the world's richest self-made woman. She is the co-founder, former chairwoman, and former CEO of Longfor Properties. From humble origins, she worked as a journalist and editor before moving into real estate in the 1990s, later investing in technology companies including Uber and Evernote.
• CBusiness leaderChen Din HwaChen Din-hwa was a Hong Kong industrial tycoon, billionaire and philanthropist. He was known as the "King of Cotton Yarn" in Hong Kong.
• ZBusiness leaderZhao DayuZhao Dayu, also known as Tatsuyu Matsuki , was a Chinese coach, businessman and a former international football striker. He was a naturalized citizen of Japan.
• Business leaderChen GuangbiaoChen Guangbiao is a Chinese recycling entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Jiangsu Huangpu Renewable Resources Limited Company and was reportedly worth US$810 million in 2013, according to the rankings of the Chinese wealth research firm, Hurun Report; although, Forbes estimated his wealth at US$400 million in January 2014, while the Associated Press published an estimate of US$750 million in June 2014.
• Business leaderSara Jane HoSara Jane Ho is a Chinese businesswoman, author, and socialite. She is the founder of Institute Sarita, a Beijing finishing school established in 2013. She is the etiquette expert and host for the 2022 Netflix series Mind Your Manners. The New York Times has described her as a representation of the new "Superrich" in China.
• Business leaderAlanoud bint Hamad Al ThaniSheikha Alanoud bint Hamad Al Thani is a Qatari businesswoman. She serves on the board of directors of the Qatar Financial Centre and was appointed as the centre's chief business officer and deputy chief executive officer in 2023. Prior to her appointment, she served as managing director of business development at the centre, launching initiatives to promote employment throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar. Sheikha Alanoud was the first woman and youngest person to be appointed to the centre's executive committee. In March 2021, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In 2022, she was a recipient of the Arab Woman of the Year Award and was named by Forbes as one of the 50 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Middle East and North Africa.
• Business leaderMunib al-MasriMunib Rashid al-Masri, also known as the "Duke of Nablus", and "the Godfather", is a Palestinian industrialist, and patriarch of the al-Masri family.
• Business leaderBaba AliAli Ardekani, best known by his stage name Baba Ali, is an Iranian-born American comedian, board game developer, businessman, and actor.
• Business leaderElias MurrElias Murr is a Lebanese politician and an International political figure.
• Business leaderMassad BoulosMassad Fares Boulos is a Lebanese-born American businessman and diplomat. He serves as a Senior Advisor to the President of the United States on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs and concurrently as Senior Advisor for Africa at the U.S. Department of State in President Trump's second administration.
• ZBusiness leaderZhang RuiminZhang Ruimin is a Chinese business executive who founded Haier Group and served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 1984 until 2021. Under Zhang's leadership, Haier grew from an insolvent Qingdao refrigerator factory into one of the world's largest home appliance manufacturers, reporting over 300 billion yuan in revenue in 2020.
• LBusiness leaderLi LuLi Lu is a Chinese-born American value investor, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Himalaya Capital. Prior to immigrating to France and the United States, he was one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. In 2021, he also co-founded The Asian American Foundation and serves as its chairman.
• WBusiness leaderWang TianpuWang Tianpu is a Chinese chemical engineer and CEO. He was the former president of Sinopec, one of the three largest state-owned oil companies in China. On April 27, 2015, Wang was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's internal control body. He expelled from the CCP on September 18, 2015. Two years later, he was sentenced to 15 years and 6 months in prison for graft.
• Business leaderRunme ShawRunme Shaw, K.St.J was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast Asian region.
• LBusiness leaderLai ChangxingLai Changxing is a Chinese businessman known as the kingpin of one of China's largest economic crime cases. In 1994, he founded the Yuanhua Group, based in the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, which imported goods including cars and cigarettes and, at one point, accounted for one-sixth of China's oil imports. Through an extensive network of corrupt ties with government officials, Lai's operations allegedly evaded RMB 23 billion in customs duties. Facing an investigation, Lai fled to Canada in 1999, while many his associates were tried and executed. Following a 12-year legal battle over his extradition and diplomatic negotiations, Lai was deported to China on July 22, 2011. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012.
• Business leaderXiao GangXiao Gang was the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission from March 2013 until 20 February 2016. He was previously chairman of the board of directors of Bank of China Limited, of the Bank of China Limited, and deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank of the People's Republic of China. He has been credited for playing a crucial role in the reform of China's banking sector.
• SBusiness leaderSteven LoSteven Lo Kit-Sing is a Hong Kong and Macanese businessman, investor, filmmaker, and philanthropist.
• TBusiness leaderTin Ka PingTin Ka Ping, also known as K. P. Tin or Tian Jiabing, was a Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of Tin's Chemical Industrial Company and the Tin Ka Ping Foundation.
• LBusiness leaderLui Che-wooLui Che Woo, GBM, GBS, MBE, JP was a Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He founded K. Wah Company in 1955, which later became a multinational conglomerate, K. Wah Group. The group has two listed flagships, K. Wah International Holdings Limited and Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, as well as major companies such as K. Wah Construction Materials Limited and Stanford Hotels International, and over 200 subsidiaries around the world. K. Wah Group is engaged in various businesses including properties, entertainment and leisure, hospitality and construction materials across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and major cities in the world.
• Business leaderAlbert YeungAlbert Yeung Sau-shing is a Hong Kong businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Emperor Group.
• WBusiness leaderWang Wei (SF Express)Wang Wei, also known as Dick Wang, is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, who is the founder and chairman of SF Express, a Shenzhen-based multinational delivery services and logistics company.
• Business leaderSultan Ahmed bin SulayemSultan Ahmed bin Sulayem is an Emirati businessman. He is the CEO of MMC Ports, Malaysia’s largest port operating group and a subsidiary of MMC Corporation. He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of DP World until 13 February 2026, and the chairman of the Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation until February 2026. In the February 2026 public release of the Epstein files, it was revealed that he exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein. He resigned from his executive positions due to his association with Epstein.
• Business leaderMohamed AlabbarMohamed Ali Alabbar is an Emirati businessman known for founding Emaar Properties, a real estate development company involved in projects such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall. He is also the founder and chairman of Eagle Hills, a private investment and real estate development company based in Abu Dhabi.
• Emirati businessman and politician (born 1958)Ahmed bin Saeed Al MaktoumSheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is an Emirati businessman, politician and member of Dubai's ruling Al Maktoum family, who was the chairman and CEO of the Emirates airline and the Emirates Group, second vice chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai and president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).
• Business leaderSadegh MahsouliSadegh Mahsouli is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Interior from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Welfare and Social Security from 2009 to 2011. He was appointed to this post on 19 November 2009 as part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second cabinet after a Parliamentary vote. From 24 March 2008 to 9 August 2009, he was Minister of Interior of Ahmadinejad's first cabinet. He was succeeded Ali Kordan who was impeached by Parliament in November 2008.
• Business leaderLina AnnabLina Mazhar Annab is a Jordanian businessperson and politician. She has been the ambassador to Japan since June 19, 2019. Previously she had served as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
• LBusiness leaderLi GuixianLi Guixian is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China, and a governor of People's Bank of China in 1988–1993.
• Hong Kong film and television actressToby LeungToby Leung Ching-kei is Cantopop singer and actress from Hong Kong. She entered the music industry in 2004 when the MusicNationGroup discovered her talent. Together with Macy Chan, Elise Liu (廖雋嘉) and Bella Cheung (張曼伶), they formed the singing group Girl's only Dormitory (女生宿舍) which eventually disbanded. Her father, Tommy Leung (梁家樹), was also the deputy-chief director, and respectively producer, of dramas in TVB, which allowed her to enter the acting career. She signed with TVB and became a contracted artist for 12 years until 2016 where she joined ViuTV.
• ZBusiness leaderZhang Yin (entrepreneur)Zhang Yin, also known as Cheung Yan, is a Chinese businesswoman and one of the richest people in greater China. As of 2013, she ranked as the fourth richest woman in Mainland China, and 24th richest overall, according to the Hurun Report China Rich List 2013. She is the founder and director of the family company Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited, a recycling company that buys scrap paper from the United States, imports it into China, and mainly turns it into cardboard for use in boxes to export Chinese goods. The company is China's biggest paper maker.
• Business leaderDai XianglongDai Xianglong is a Chinese politician. He is the former governor of the People's Bank of China, and the former mayor of Tianjin. He currently serves as the president and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) party chief of the National Council for Social Security Fund.
• GBusiness leaderGordon WuSir Gordon Wu Ying-sheung is a Hong Kong businessman. He is the chairman of the board of Hong Kong-listed Asian infrastructure firm Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
• Chinese businessmanHuang NuboHuang Nubo is a Chinese real estate developer, entrepreneur, poet, and mountaineer who founded and remains Chairman of Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group. According to Hurun Report, his net worth is US$2.3 billion as of 2014, ranking 90th among the 400 richest Chinese.

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