Raymond Lakah | |
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Born | Rami Lakah |
Occupation(s) | Chairman and CEO LAKAH GROUP Cairo,Egypt |
Raymond Lakah, (born c. 1960 as Rami Lakah) (رامي لكح), is a French-Egyptian magnate, and former owner of the French newspaper France Soir.
Lakah was born in Egypt to a Greek Catholic Christian Egyptian family, and first came to prominence with his brother Michel Lakah in the mid-1990s. They had holdings in construction, healthcare management and aviation. In November 1998, their holdings were floated on the Cairo Stock Exchange with Rami owning 38% and Michel 31%. He is an Egyptian nationalist who showed interest in Egypt's political life.