Nassef Onsi Sawiris is an Egypt

Egypt

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ian businessman and billionaire the youngest of the three sons of Onsi Sawiris

Onsi Sawiris

Onsi Sawiris is an Egyptian businessman. He was estimated to be worth approximatively $2.9 billion according to Forbes in 2011. He is the patriarchal head of the Sawiris Family...

, the other two being Naguib Sawiris

Naguib Sawiris

Naguib Onsi Sawiris is an Egyptian businessman and politician. He was executive chairman of the telecommunications companies Wind Telecom and Orascom Telecom Holding before turning to politics in May 2011...

 and Samih Sawiris

Samih Sawiris

Samih Onsi Sawiris is an Egyptian businessman and billionaire and second of three sons of Onsi Sawiris, the other two being Naguib Sawiris and Nassef Sawiris. He is the executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Orascom Development, part of the Orascom group of companies...

. As of 2011 his net worth was estimated by Forbes

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 to be $5.6 billion, making him the 182nd richest person in the world.

Nassef Sawiris received his secondary education in the German International School of Cairo, Egypt. Then he continued at University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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 where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics in 1982.

He oversaw the construction activities of Orascom since 1990 and is the CEO of Orascom Construction Industries since the company's incorporation in 1998. He is also a Director of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (NASDAQ Dubai), of Besix (Belgium) and of NNS Holding (Luxembourg) and President of E.C.C (Egyptian Cement Company) and a director at Lafarge

Lafarge

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.

He is a member of the Business Secretariat of the Egyptian National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party (Egypt)

The National Democratic Party , often simply called Al-Ḥizb al-Waṭaniy – the "National Party", was an Egyptian political party. It was founded by President Anwar El Sadat in 1978....

, the American Chamber of Commerce, the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Young President's Club.