Portrait of Nassef Sawiris

Rank #350

Nassef Sawiris

Net worth $9.8B

Construction, investments · Egypt

Born
Jan 19, 1961
Age
65
Source
Construction, investments
Residence
Cairo
Citizenship
Egypt
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Chicago

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Nassef Sawiris is an investor and a scion of Egypt's wealthiest family. His two brothers, Naquib and Samih, are also billionaires.
  • In December 2020, he acquired a 5% stake in New York-listed firm Madison Square Garden Sports, owner of the NBA Knicks and the NHL Rangers teams.
  • He runs OCI, one of the world's largest nitrogen fertilizer producers, with plants in Texas and Iowa; it trades on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange.
  • Orascom Construction, an engineering and building firm, trades on the Cairo exchange and Nasdaq Dubai.
  • His holdings include a nearly 6% stake in German sportswear giant Adidas.
  • Nassef Sawiris teamed up with Fortress Investment Group's Wes Edens to purchase the Premier League's Aston Villa Football Club.
  • A University of Chicago graduate, he pledged $24 million to the school in 2019 to aid Egyptian students and fund an executive education program.

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