As the head of the Eissa Al-Gurg Group of companies, Raja Al-Gurg is one of the leading business figures in the United Arab Emirates. She is responsible for 29 companies with over 3000 employees. She is the President of the Federation of the UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry Business Women's Committee, as well as President of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Women's Committee. In 2003, Mrs. Al-Gurg was awarded the "Woman of the Year" prize by the Datamatix company.

Mrs. Al-Gurg won the "Best Principal" award during the time she spent as headmistress of the Zabeel Secondary School of Dubai, between 1978 and 1989. She is a member of the Dubai Educational Council, as well as a member of the National Advisory Council for the College of Business Sciences at Zayed University.