The book "The Leading Class" by Dr. Khaled Al-Maaini explores the political and social elites that assume leadership and influence the course of nations and societies. The author discusses the nature of this class, the mechanisms of its rise to power, and its roles in shaping major decisions. It highlights the differences between the leading class in democratic contexts and those that emerge in authoritarian or rentier systems. Al-Maaini employs comparative political and social analysis to reveal how power and wealth are managed and how elites are reproduced in the Arab world specifically, explaining many governance and development crises in the region.