Article: Mansour bin Zayed new entrant to 2009 Arab billionaire list as UAE ranks second with combined billionaire wealth of USD 21.4 billion

Forbes Arabia Magazine, the Arabic edition of the world-renowned Forbes business magazine, has unveiled its "Arab Billionaires List for 2009" in its April issue. The line-up includes 34 Arabs with a combined wealth of around USD 115.8 billion, 35 per cent lower than last year's USD 177.6 billion.

In terms of the total wealth of the billionaires, the UAE with a combined wealth of USD 21.4 billion of its six billionaires is ranked second in the Arab World behind Saudi Arabia. The new entrant to the billionaire list from the UAE is Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who with a personal wealth of USD 4.9 billion ranks second in the UAE, 8th among Arab billionaires and 104th globally. ...

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