KUWAIT: Eight Kuwaiti women made it into the Forbes Middle East's list of the 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2023, which was announced on Thursday:

1- Shaikha Al-Bahar - NBK Deputy Group CEO (4th overall)

2- Wadha Al-Khateeb - KNPC CEO (6th)

3- Adana Nasser Al-Sabah - KIPCO Group CEO (12th)

4- Henadi Al-Saleh - Agility Chairperson (20th)

5- Eaman Al-Roudhan - Zain Kuwait CEO (22th)

6- Jehad Al-Humaidi - AUB CEO (34th)

7- Nadia Al-Hajji - PIC CEO (35th)

8- Nadia Akil - UPAC CEO & Vice Chairperson (88th)

The list features businesswomen from 27 different sectors and 27 nationalities. The UAE and Egypt scored the most entries at 15 and 12, respectively, followed by 11 from Saudi Arabia, eight from Kuwait, and six each from Lebanon, Qatar and Oman.