Samih Sawiris

Samih Sawiris
سميح أنسي ساويرس
Sawiris in 2010
Executive Chairman and CEO of Orascom Development Holding AG
Assumed office
1998-
Chairman of El Gouna FC
Assumed office
2003-
Board member of FC Luzern
Assumed office
2011-
Personal details
Born (1957-01-28) 28 January 1957 (age 67)
Sohag, Sohag, Egypt
CitizenshipEgypt (1957-present)
Montenegro (2011-present)
RelationsNassef Sawiris and Naguib Sawiris (brothers)
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
EducationTechnische Universität Berlin

Samih Onsi Sawiris (Arabic: سميح أنسي ساويرس, Montenegrin: Samih Onsi Saviris / Самих Онси Савирис; born 28 January 1957) is an Egyptian-born Montenegrin businessman, investor and billionaire[1] and the second of three sons of Onsi Sawiris, the other two being Naguib Sawiris and Nassef Sawiris. He is the former executive chairman of the board of directors and CEO of Orascom Development Holding AG.[2]

As of 2015, his net worth was estimated at US$850 million, which at the time made him the 26th richest person in Africa.[3]

  1. ^ The World's Billionaires: #396 Samih Sawiris. Forbes. March 5, 2008.
  2. ^ "ORASCOM: Management Team". www.orascomdh.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. ^ "Samih Sawiris". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-02-07.