Fadi Ghandour

Jordan, logistics. Ghandour co-founded Aramex in Amman in 1982, initially to deliver parcels into the Middle East for American courier firms that had no network there. It grew into the region's leading courier and logistics company and in 1997 became the first Arab-based company listed on Nasdaq. After stepping back from running it, he became one of the region's most active backers of start-ups.