Affluenz Magazine has unveiled a feature celebrating 50 women transforming real estate across Africa and the Middle East. With urban growth accelerating and infrastructure investment rising sharply in both regions, the magazine aims not merely to honour achievement but to spotlight innovation, social purpose, and sustainability in property development.
These women: architects, developers, financiers, and policy influencers are redrawing the landscape of how real estate is financed, built, and lived in. From Lagos to Dubai, Accra to Kuwait City, Nairobi to Cairo, they embody a renewed model of property development focused not just on profit, but on lasting community benefit and environmental stewardship.
In Nigeria, Saadiya Aliyu, Managing Director and CEO of Urban Shelter Limited, is expanding one of West Africa’s most respected real estate portfolios, seeking to balance market demand with social need. Ichechi Chinarhu Okonkwo of Victoria Crest Homes and Dr. Jayne Obioma Onwumere of PWAN Group are taking bold steps in the affordable housing sector, bringing home ownership within reach for thousands of families.
Margaret Oki, CEO of Orwell Properties Management Limited, is gaining attention for her work in property management, striving to link long-term asset value with tenant satisfaction. Meanwhile Sade Balogun, founder and CEO of Amen Estate and director of Redbricks Homes, is redefining luxury residential living in Lagos, and Dr. Ibukun Adebayo of Rock Realty is pioneering novel models of urban investment.
Real estate in Ghana is seeing large-scale residential and commercial projects under Dr. Theresa Oppong-Beeko of Manet Group, while Hanna Atiase of E. Wells Realty is promoting real estate investment tied to diaspora wealth flows.
In the Gulf, established names like Muna Easa Al Gurg of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group and Amira Sajwani, CEO of PRYPCO, are pushing Dubai’s reputation as a hub for property innovation. Nadia Zaal, co-founder of Zaya, is turning luxury housing toward sustainable communities. In Kuwait, Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar, President of the National Bank of Kuwait Group, is applying financial rigor to real estate investment. Across Bahrain, Mayan Adnan Mahmoud is reshaping valuation practices at Carlton Real Estate.
In East Africa, Kenya’s Nasra Nanda, CEO of the Kenya Green Building Society, is leading efforts for greener construction, promoting environmentally responsible building practices that respond to both climate urgency and market demand.
Beyond recognition, the feature reflects a broader effort by Affluenz Magazine to help unlock developmental funding for real estate firms in Africa and the Middle East. It sends a strong message that leadership in real estate must be multidimensional, combining profitability with purpose, design with sustainability, and investment with social inclusion.
Speaking on the feature, Adedotun Olaoluwa, Publisher of Affluenz Magazine, said, “These women embody the resilience, vision, and innovation that will define the future of real estate across Africa and the Middle East. Our goal is to shine a global spotlight on their achievements while creating pathways for developmental funding that can scale their impact and transform entire communities.”
The Affluenz list of 50 women transforming real estate in Africa and the Middle East is more than a roll-call of success: it is a map of where the industry is headed toward growth that respects people, planet, and place. As these women continue to build, both literally and figuratively, they are shaping not just skylines, but the kind of societies many believe the future demands.
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