If you really want to get away from the glitz, but not the glamour, than the Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa, approximately 40 kms from downturn Dubai, is the spot.

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And Maha Al-Ghunaim (No. 94) is the cofounder and chair of Kuwaiti bank Global Investment House, one of the largest banks in the area.

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