As Hotelier Middle East prepares to announce this year’s Power 50 list of the most influential hotelier’s in the Middle East, we take a look back at the people who previously topped our distinguished list:
2009
Selim El Zyr, co-founder, president and CEO, Rotana
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In the inaugural Power 50, the top ranking hotelier was Rotana co-founder, president and CEO Selim El Zyr. That year, Rotana had achieved significant expansion in Abu Dhabi and signed a deal with Shuaa Capital Saudi Arabia to open 17 hotels in the country. The total portfolio at the time stood at 67 hotels; it is now up to 93 properties operating and upcoming, and this year, El Zyr ranked sixth in the Power 50.
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