Samih Sawiris | |
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سميح أنسي ساويرس | |
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 | Sohag, Sohag, Egypt | 28 January 1957
Citizenship | Egypt (1957-present) Montenegro (2011-present) |
Relations | Nassef Sawiris and Naguib Sawiris (brothers) |
Residence | Cairo, Egypt |
Education | Technische 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]