The Most Famous
BUSINESSPEOPLE from Yemen
This page contains a list of the greatest Yemeni Businesspeople. The pantheon dataset contains 847 Businesspeople, 2 of which were born in Yemen. This makes Yemen the birth place of the 42nd most number of Businesspeople behind Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
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 72.35, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden is the most famous Yemeni Businessperson. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.
Muhammad bin Awad 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 best known for planning the September 11 attacks.
2. Mukesh Ambani (b. 1957)
With an HPI of 69.68, Mukesh Ambani is the 2nd most famous Yemeni Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 71 different languages.
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. As of May 2025, he is the richest person in Asia and the 13th richest in the world, with a net worth of US$108 billion. Sometimes characterized as a plutocrat, Ambani has attracted both fame and criticism for reports of market manipulation, political corruption, cronyism, and exploitation.
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.
