Samih Sawiris
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Samih Onsi Sawiris (born in Egypt
in 1957) 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 at $1.4 billion, making him the 879th richest person in the world.
Samih Sawiris received his Diploma in Economic Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin
in 1980. He founded National Marine Boat Factory, followed by Orascom Projects for Touristic Development in 1996 and Orascom Hotels and Development (OHD) in 1997; the latter two companies later merged to form Orascom Hotel Holdings. He has served as CEO and chairman of OHD since its incorporation. He established El Gouna Beverages Co. in 1997, and later sold it.
He became a Montenegrin citizen in 2011.
In 2011 he took a 12.5% stake in Swiss football club FC Luzern.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
in 1957) is an Egyptian businessman and billionaire and second of 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 Nassef Sawiris
Nassef Sawiris
Nassef Onsi Sawiris is an Egyptian businessman and billionaire the youngest of the three sons of Onsi Sawiris, the other two being Naguib Sawiris and Samih Sawiris...
. He is the executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Orascom Development, part of the Orascom group
Orascom group
The Orascom Group is an Egyptian conglomerate, established in 1976. The success of ventures within the Orascom Group as well as the other sectors of the company led to the management decision in 1997 to split Orascom into separate operating companies: Orascom Telecom Holding , Orascom Construction...
of companies. As of 2011 his net worth was estimated at $1.4 billion, making him the 879th richest person in the world.
Samih Sawiris received his Diploma in Economic Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin
The Technische Universität Berlin is a research university located in Berlin, Germany. Translating the name into English is discouraged by the university, however paraphrasing as Berlin Institute of Technology is recommended by the university if necessary .The TU Berlin was founded...
in 1980. He founded National Marine Boat Factory, followed by Orascom Projects for Touristic Development in 1996 and Orascom Hotels and Development (OHD) in 1997; the latter two companies later merged to form Orascom Hotel Holdings. He has served as CEO and chairman of OHD since its incorporation. He established El Gouna Beverages Co. in 1997, and later sold it.
He became a Montenegrin citizen in 2011.
In 2011 he took a 12.5% stake in Swiss football club FC Luzern.