Ammon News - AMMONNEWS — Several Jordanian and Palestinian personalities were selected among the world's most influential Arabs in Arabian Business Magazine’s 2009 Power 100 list of the World’s Most Influential Arabs. The magazine selected H.R.H. Prince AlWaleed, the world’s richest Arab, as the world’s most influential Arab.

Key personalities in the list include Jordanian cartoonist Imad Hajjaj, banker Abdul Hamid Shoman, Waddah Khanfar from the media sector, Samih Darwazeh in the health sector, Fadi Ghandour in the transport sector, Talal Abu Ghazaleh in banking and investments and Samer Majali in tourism and hotels sector.

Ranking third in the list is the Iraqi journalist who found international stardom in December last year by hurling his shoes at US President George Bush.

The list includes a variety of people from all walks of life – media, fashion, business, sports, science, academics – even charity work. These are the people who have made the biggest impact on a global scale.

This year sees a record 52 new entries, with the highest newcomer coming straight in at No.3, Muntadhar Al Zaidi, according to the magazine.

Also making the top 5 for the first time is Hydra CEO Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim, climbing to No.4.

This year’s list features 23 entries from media and arts, three from science and medicine and two from the field of charity. The highest listed female newcomer is at No.11, the Kuwaiti television presenter Fawzieh Al Dorai.