Sawiris
The Sawiris family is one of the most prominent business dynasties in Egypt, with significant influence in the Middle East and North Africa. The family patriarch, Naguib Sawiris, founded the Orascom Group in the late 1970s, which grew from a small engineering company into a diversified conglomerate. Orascom’s principal sectors include construction, telecommunications, and industrial services. The group’s global footprint expanded through acquisitions such as Orascom Telecom Holding, the telecom arm that became a major operator in emerging markets, and later a stake in the global telecom company, CK Hutchison.
Three of Naguib’s sons—Samih, Nassef, and Mohamed—have been instrumental in steering the family’s business interests. Samih
Beyond industry, the Sawiris family is active in philanthropy. They established the Sawiris Foundation for Social
The Sawiris family remains a central figure in Egypt’s economic landscape, contributing to infrastructure development, employment,