The Most Famous
BUSINESSPEOPLE from Yemen
This page contains a list of the greatest Yemeni Businesspeople. The pantheon dataset contains 847 Businesspeople, 1 of which were born in Yemen. This makes Yemen the birth place of the 50th most number of Businesspeople behind Hong Kong, and Réunion.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Yemeni Businesspeople of all time. This list of famous Yemeni Businesspeople is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908 - 1967)
With an HPI of 60.92, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden is the most famous Yemeni Businessperson. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Muhammad bin Ladin (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بْنُ لَادِن, romanized: Muḥammad bin Lādin; c. 1908 – 3 September 1967) was a Yemeni-born Saudi billionaire business magnate working primarily in the construction industry. He founded what is today the Saudi Binladin Group and became the wealthiest non-royal Saudi, establishing the wealth and prestige of the bin Ladin family. He is the father of Osama bin Laden, who is known for planning the September 11 attacks.
2. Mukesh Ambani (b. 1957)
With an HPI of 57.58, Mukesh Ambani is the 2nd most famous Yemeni Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 67 different languages.
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman who is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. He is the richest person in Asia and 9th richest in the world. Sometimes characterized as a plutocrat, he has attracted both fame and notoriety for reports of market manipulation, political corruption, cronyism, and exploitation. In October 2024, Ambani was ranked 1st on the Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $119.5 billion.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Yemeni businesspeople born between 1908 and 1957. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Yemeni businesspeople include Mukesh Ambani. The most famous deceased Yemeni businesspeople include Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden.
