Nassef Sawiris

About Nassef Sawiris

Birth Year: 1961
Birth Place: Cairo, Egypt, Egypt
Residence: Cairo, Egypt
Education: German International School of Cairo, Egypt
Alma mater: University of Chicago
Occupation: CEO, Orascom Construction Industries
Children: 4
Parent(s): Onsi Sawiris
Relatives: Naguib Sawiris and Samih Sawiris (brothers)

Nassef Sawiris

Nassef Sawiris was born on 1961 in Cairo, Egypt, Egypt. Nassef Sawiris is a scion of Egypt's wealthiest family. His father Onsi and brother Naguib are also billionaires. Sawiris split Orascom Construction Industries into two entities in 2015: OCI and Orascom Construction. 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 stakes in cement giant Lafarge Holcim and Adidas.
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Biography/Timeline

1982

Nassef Sawiris received his secondary education in the German International School of Cairo, Egypt. Then he continued at University of Chicago where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics in 1982.

2010

He oversaw the construction activities of Orascom since 1990 and is the CEO of Orascom Construction Industries since the company's incorporation in 1998. He was also a board member of NASDAQ Dubai from July 2008 - June 2010 where his is still a board member, and currently sits on the boards of Besix (Belgium) and NNS Holding (Luxembourg), and is a Director at LafargeHolcim. He was on the board of Directors of the Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges from 2004 to 2007, and in July 2008 was appointed as a board Director at the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX).

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