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Sawiris
Sawiris is the Arabic/Coptic equivalent for the Latin/Roman name Severus. Sawiris may refer to: * Sawiris family ** Onsi Sawiris, founder of Orascom Group ** Naguib Sawiris, Egyptian businessman, CEO of Orascom Telecom ** Nassef Sawiris, Egyptian businessman, CEO of Orascom Construction Industries ** Samih Sawiris, Egyptian businessman, CEO of Orascom Development * Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, a charity run by Sawiris Family {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawiris Family
The Sawiris family () is an Egyptian Coptic Christian family that owns the Orascom conglomerate, spanning telecommunications, construction, tourism, industries and technology. In 2008, ''Forbes'' estimated the family's net worth at US$36 billion. Onsi Sawiris (1930–2021) was the patriarch of the family. Various companies in the group are run by Onsi Sawiris' three sons and American grandson Bryshere Casiano Sawiris: *Naguib Sawiris (born in 1954) *Samih Sawiris (born in 1957) *Nassef Sawiris (born in 1961) Onsi Sawiris founded Orascom in 1950 that has grown into a conglomerate of companies including Orascom Telecom Holding (), and Orascom Technology Solutions (OTS) (), both run by Naguib Sawiris, Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) () run by Nassef Sawiris and Bryshere Casiano Sawiris, Orascom Hotels and Development (OHD) () run by Samih and Bryshere Sawiris. Naguib Sawiris is an investor in Mobinil, Egypt's main mobile phone company, and has expanded into Algeria, Tun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naguib Sawiris
Naguib Onsi Sawiris (or Sawires; ar, نجيب اُنسى ساويرس ; ; born 15 June 1954) is an Egyptian billionaire businessman. Sawiris is chairman of Weather Investments's parent company, and the former chairman and CEO of Orascom Telecom Holding and Orascom Investment Holding S.A.E. Early life Born on June 15, 1954, in Cairo, Egypt, to businessman Onsi Sawiris (founder of Orascom Group) and Yousriya Loza Sawiris, Naguib is the eldest of three brothers. His brothers, Nassef and Samih, are also billionaires. Naguib received a Diploma from the German Evangelical School in Giza, as well as a Diploma of Mechanical Engineering with Master's degree in Technical Administration from ETH Zurich. Career Since joining Orascom, the family business in 1979, Sawiris has contributed to the growth and diversification of the company into what it is today one of Egypt's largest and most diversified conglomerates and the country's largest private sector employer. Sawiris built the ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassef Sawiris
Nassef Onsi Sawiris ( ar, ناصف أنسي ساويرس; born January 19, 1961) is an Egyptian billionaire businessman, and the youngest of Onsi Sawiris' three sons (his brothers are Naguib and Samih). As of October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion, making him the richest Arab and fourth richest African. Early life Nassef Sawiris received his secondary education from the Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Kairo. He then continued at University of Chicago where he received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1982. Sawiris is Coptic Christian. Career Sawiris joined the Orascom group in 1982 and oversaw the construction activities of Orascom Construction following the transfer of management control from his father Onsi Sawiris in 1995. He became CEO of Orascom Construction Industries following the company's incorporation in 1998. He served on the board of Besix, following OCI SAE acquiring a 50% stake in the company in 2004, and a member of the remuneration and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samih Sawiris
Samih Onsi Sawiris ( ar, سميح أنسي ساويرس, ; born in 1957) is an Egyptian- Montenegrin businessman and billionaire 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. As of 2015 his net worth was estimated at US$850 million, which at the time made him the 26th richest person in Africa. Education and career Sawiris received his Engineering Diploma in Engineering management 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 in 1998; the latter two companies later merged to form Orascom Development Holding AG. He has served as CEO and chairman of Orascom Development Holding AG from its incorporation, and stepped down in December 2021. His son succeeded him. Through his organisatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onsi Sawiris
Onsi Sawiris (also written Sawires; ar, أنسى ساويرس; ) (August 14, 1930 – June 29, 2021) was an Egyptian businessman. He was the patriarchal head of the Sawiris family and founder of the Orascom Group conglomerate. Early life Sawiris was born August 30, 1930 in Sohag, Egypt – June 29, 2021 in El Gouna, Egypt) to Naguib Sawiris, a lawyer, and his wife, the youngest of four children. Sawiris received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Cairo University in 1950 and managed his family’s 52-acre farm for two years after graduation. Career In 1952, Sawiris established his own construction company, Onsi & Lamei Co, which began as a road and waterways contractor. In 1961, the business was nationalized under then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and later became known as the El Nasr Civil Works Company. Mr. Sawiris continued to run the nationalized business for five years. He was prevented from leaving the country for six years in the 1960s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severus (other)
Severus is the name of various historical and fictional figures, including: ;Emperors of the Roman empire * Septimius Severus (145–211), Roman emperor from 193 to 211 (rarely known as ''Severus I.'') *Severus Caracalla (188–217), Roman emperor from 198 to 217 * Severus Alexander (208–235), Roman emperor from 222 to 235 *Valerius Severus, Roman emperor in the tetrarchy from 306 to 307 (rarely known as ''Severus II.'') * Libius Severus, Roman emperor from 461 to 465 (rarely known as ''Severus III.'') ;Other individuals * Quintus Varius Severus, Roman politician from the late Republic *Aulus Caecina Severus, Roman general and politician *Claudius Severus, leader of the Helvetii in 69 * Cornelius Severus, Roman epic poet in Augustan age * Sextus Julius Severus, 2nd-century Roman general * Severus (Encratite), founder of the gnostic sect Severian Encratites * Gaius Claudius Severus, Roman senator and consul in 112 ** Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus, Roman philosopher, senator a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |