Riyadh: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named the "Most Influential Arab Leader of 2025" in a poll conducted by RT Arabic. The Crown Prince received 372,312 votes out of 540,495, representing 68.88% of the total votes cast in the poll, which RT Arabic launched on December 22nd and ran until January 9th.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, Jordanian King Abdullah II came in second place with 145,074 votes, or 26.84% of the total votes. Hours before the end of voting, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa jumped to third place with 6,068 votes (1.12%).

Moroccan King Mohammed VI also made gains in the final hours of voting, securing fourth place with 4,771 votes (0.88%), a narrow margin ahead of Ansar Allah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, who dropped to fifth place with 4,691 votes (0.87%). Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came in sixth this year with 4,379 votes, representing 0.81% of the total votes.