Musrefy 100 List 2026

Evaluation

90% automatic · 10% by the award committee

Minimum score to win

60 / 100

Measurement period

The twelve months before nominations close for the 2026 cycle, with position and experience taken on the nomination date

Who can apply

• A person working in the Arab banking or financial sector, or with a direct and documented effect on it
• At least eight years of sector experience
• In an active leadership role on the nomination date
• Packages, fees and Musrefy membership type give no points, and award committee members are not listed
• No final regulatory or disciplinary sanction, or court ruling involving breach of professional trust, against the nominee
• The nominee consents to verification with employers and certificate issuers; Musrefy profile data is used only as a data source, with no advantage for any membership type

Indicators and weights

1. Leadership level

   Position held by the nominee on the nomination date

   20%
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   Points

   • Central bank governor, head of a regulator, or CEO or board chair of a financial institution100
   • Deputy governor, board member, deputy CEO or head of a professional body80
   • Executive committee member, or founder-CEO of a fintech65
   • Division head or general manager of a business unit45
   • Other leadership role25

   Evidence

   Appointment decision or employer letter

2. Scope in the home market

   Share of the relevant home-country sector held by the institution or unit the nominee leads at end-2025: total assets for banks and finance companies, gross written premiums for insurance, transaction value for payments and fintech, assets under management for asset management; so a leader in a small market competes on equal terms. Central banks, regulators and sector-wide bodies record 100, and a nominee who does not lead an institution or unit (academic, adviser or journalist) records zero

   15%
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   • 20 – < 100 % 100
   • 10 – < 20 % 80
   • 5 – < 10 % 55
   • 0 – < 5 % 30

   Evidence

   Audited statements or official statistics for the institution, and central bank or regulator sector statistics

3. Documented achievements

   Number of officially documented major achievements in the period that the nominee led directly (national product or system launch, major deal, regulatory reform, rating upgrade, new market entry)

   20%
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   • ≥ 4 100
   • 2 – < 4 80
   • 1 – < 2 55
   • 0 – < 1 0

   Evidence

   Official disclosures or statements

4. Sector-wide roles

   Number of sector-wide roles active on the nomination date (national or regional committees, professional body boards, official task forces)

   10%
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   • ≥ 5 100
   • 3 – < 5 85
   • 1 – < 3 60
   • 0 – < 1 20

   Evidence

   Formation decisions or letters from the bodies

5. Thought leadership

   Number of keynotes at recognised conferences, published articles and interviews in independent media during the period

   10%
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   • ≥ 12 100
   • 6 – < 12 80
   • 2 – < 6 50
   • 0 – < 2 20

   Evidence

   Links to items and conference agendas

6. Years of experience

   Total years of banking and financial experience

   10%
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   • ≥ 25 years 100
   • 15 – < 25 years 80
   • 8 – < 15 years 50

   Evidence

   Employer letters

7. Initiatives beyond the institution

   Number of documented sector or community initiatives they led during the period (financial inclusion, education, professional standards, empowerment)

   5%
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   Points

   • ≥ 2 100
   • 1 – < 2 60
   • 0 – < 1 20

   Evidence

   Initiative documents and beneficiary records

Scored by the award committee

1. Breadth of influence

   10%
   • Influence beyond their country across the region, acknowledged by regulators, international bodies or repeated independent coverage100
   • Clear sector-wide influence in their country70
   • Influence on their institution and part of the sector40
   • Influence confined to their own role10

Each indicator gives 0 to 100 points; its share of the total is its weight. Ties are decided by the indicators listed first in the scorecard; payment or package never affects the score.

1. Done

   Nominations open

   26 October 2026 · 13:10

2. Upcoming

   Nominations close

   27 November 2026 · 01:10

3. Upcoming

   Judging starts

   27 November 2026 · 01:11

4. Upcoming

   Judging ends

   4 December 2026 · 13:00

5. Upcoming

   Results announced

   4 December 2026 · 13:10

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