Raja Al Gurg is a businesswoman who lives in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. She is the Chairperson of the
Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group and a Board Member of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[1] Raja Easa Al Gurg has been ranked 28th
in the Arab Power 2018 listing of the 100 Most Powerful Arabs, compiled by Gulf Business
magazine rising from the previous ranking in 2017.[2] She was the most powerful Emirati Businesswoman in Forbes Middle East's 2017 ranking [3] and the third most influential businesswoman in the Arab world in
Forbes Middle East's 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen for 2017,[4] ranking. As of 2020 she is listed 89th among the [[Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women and in third place on its 2020 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen List.[5][6]
Raja Al Gurg graduated from Kuwait University in 1977 with a degree in English Literature and served as headmistress of Zabeel Secondary School for Girls from 1978 to 1989.[7][citation needed]
In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at Queen's University Belfast "for services to business and commerce".[8]
In September 2003, Al Gurg, along with Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi, led a delegation of Dubai businesswomen to the US - Arab Economic Forum.[10]
In December 2019, Dr. Raja Easa Al Gurg released her autobiography, entitled "Raja Al Gurg - An Autobiography."[11]
In March 2020, the National Bank of Fujairah appointed Al Gurg as the new Deputy Chairperson of its board.[12]
She is the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Dubai Healthcare City Authority;
[13] Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences,[14]
Board member of Dubai Women's Association.[citation needed]
Raja Al Gurg is the first Emirati woman on the board
of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited[15] and is also on the advisory board of Coutts Bank, the wealth division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.[citation needed]
Al Gurg is also on the board of trustees for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.[citation needed]
