Biography & Early Wealth Journey

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With a net worth of roughly $5.1 billion, Nassef Sawiris is the richest man in Egypt, and is a member of the richest family in Egypt. Sawiris and his two brothers, Naguib and Samih, each run one of three companies that are part of the Orascom Group, a business conglomerate formed by their father, Onsi Sawiris. Nassef is the CEO of Orascom Construction Industries, one of the top engineering, procurement, and construction contractor and fertilizer producers in the world, and has served as CEO since the company was formed in 1998. In addition to running OCI, he serves as a board member of Besix, a Belgian construction company, is a board member of the aforementioned NNS Holding, and is a director at LafargeHolcim, a French industrial company.

Sawiris is no stranger to large investments. He is the third largest investor in the aforementioned LafargeHolcim, and is also the largest investor in OCI N.V., a Dutch fertilizer company.

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