33.5k Followers, 16 Following, 18 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Samih Sawiris (@s_sawiris) I don’t know, and I don’t like the idea of having a book about me at this stage. We have a proper branch of the Alexandria library here, where it is as if you’re in the Alexandria library itself, because they’re both linked, and they have the same books. If we had started five years earlier, the sky would have been our limit internationally. And he … The economy needs to recover first. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. It was a tough time to be able to focus and it left a big dent and people are paying for it now. Sawiris telah menikah, memiliki empat anak dan tinggal di Kairo. Egypt’s low key billionaire Samih Sawiris, the Chairman of Orascom Development Holding (OHD), seems to be the man of the moment. Work hard, and party hard (he smiles). My theory is that 60% of success is due to luck. Nassef Sawiris Egyptian billionaire businessman, the youngest of Onsi Sawiris' three sons (his brothers are Naguib and Samih). La Direzione del Gruppo Andermatt Swiss Alps è composto da 11 membri e da gennaio 2020 è gestito dal CEO Raphael Krucker. I think we definitely proved that. We’re very lucky that each one of us is in a different domain. One to two hours, even here in El Gouna. What would you like to change about yourself? You don’t need all of it, so why are you keeping it? He was such a workaholic, that we said we don’t want to be like that (he laughs). That’s one thing I regret and would have wanted to do differently. PHOTOGRAPHY of the Featured Picture It was a tough time. Basically, we need to be a bit more prudent about expansion and to utilise the resources we have. When you have a town, the name of the game is to have a diverse population. In your career, have you always felt that 60% of success is due to luck? Trying to balance this portfolio of indulgences that I have a passion for in 24 hours a day is very difficult. Egypt deserved more recognition than it was getting as a pioneer in the movie business for a long time. Naguib Sawiris is the eldest of three brothers. Is this not bad luck? What do you love most about your life? 1.3. And it’s not just me. We keep forgetting that just sixty or seventy years ago we were the only film producers in the Middle East and Africa. I would brag about the fact that I don’t believe anybody has had the opportunity I had to make so many mistakes in his career and to fix them so quickly without going bankrupt, and still have time to make some more! They all managed to get into the best universities and to succeed. The Sawiris family has been active in the construction industry since 1950. Lia riĉeco tiam malkreskis de 12 al 3 miliardoj da dolaroj Of course. Several sources link the yacht to Naguib Sawiris. His business empire is controlled from a luxurious tower on the banks of the Nile, yet according to Companies House filings he is usually resident in the the UK, where amongst other things, he runs a hedge fund. I think it’s unacceptable when people don’t share what they have with others. One of the things the GFF has done is raise the level of glamour, red carpets and people dressing up like in the old days of cinema… I’m Egyptian, I love Egypt and El Gouna is still a major component in the company. I don’t like competition and going into sectors where others have already been active for a long time. Appreciating culture, music and film makes it easier to understand their value. We don’t know if we can stop this population growth that’s denting the country’s economic growth. Take what you need and give away the rest. Sawiris Initiative against COVID19. Samih Sawiris, Chairman of the Board In 1996 Samih Sawiris established Orascom Projects for Touristic Development Holding and a year later founded Orascom Hotel Holding. I also wouldn’t have done an operation on my legs. He is the son of Onsi Sawiris who established the Orascom Group. Projects. 23 February 2020. That’s a couple of Cairo’s! One of the things I regret most is that I started this so late. The Sawiris family (Coptic: ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣⲟⲥ) is an Egyptian Coptic family that owns the Orascom conglomerate, spanning telecommunications, construction, tourism, industries and technology. Naguib Sawiris Wiki Biography. There’s no straight highway where you know how many kilometres you’ve done. 9,063 talking about this. The Sawiris family has been active in the construction industry since 1950. But is it possible that she is owned by one of the other Sawiris family members. I sure hope so! Social Empowerment. What qualities do you dislike in people? Even though we’re not similar in many ways, what he’s shown me as a person, has made me feel very proud to know him. The easy way to get noticed is to spend a couple of millions and bring a few international celebrities to spend a day or two at the festival and then leave. Naguib Sawiris’s wife. Mr. Intishal Al Tamimi, Mr. Amr Mansi, Eng. If it wasn’t for him, El Gouna wouldn’t be what it is today. But more importantly, Egypt benefited very much. That’s because our new CEO, Khaled, has a lot more taste for challenge and competition than I ever did (he laughs). 1.3. I dislike arrogance, especially when it’s not merited. I believe him when he says that it was easier for us to succeed than it was for him. He affected me more than anyone else. Look at the guys who buy shares, then the market collapses and then they fail. I finalise the town’s preparations, and now more and more the town is taking the lead, and I find it a natural development. At US 6.76 billion (115.78 billion) Nassef Sawiris was able to score spot number 230 all over the world, and Naguib Sawiris, with a US 5 billion (LE 87.72 billion) fortune, ranked 334. Just a man with a phone and a funny thought! As of 2011 his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be … The rest is persistence, and guts. I’m always humbled when I’m around him, because you see talent in front of you and it’s very admirable. And I don’t like people who don’t like sharing. And that’s why we are developing our new O West project, and now Makadi. I can’t give you a number; I’m not really a numbers man. Naguib is the Executive Chairman of Orascom TMT Investments. Early life. Previously, he founded Orascom Telecom Holdings and led it to become the leading regional telecom player until it merged with VimpelCom, creating the world’s 5th largest mobile telecom provider in April 2011. No one was producing. You can’t reach perfection if you aspire to be involved in too many things in life. Sawiris founded the El Gouna Beverages Company in 1997, which was the largest beverage company in Egypt when sold in 2001. 60% of success is luck. Those three years were the toughest of my life by far. What qualities do you admire in others? When Onsi Sawiris first founded a construction company. He says we’re better and we have a bigger name, so let’s go for it. However, the really lasting positive effect comes from the recognition you get from the film industry and from the world; the recognition that we are serious about films and cinema and bringing together serious producers, directors and actors and tackling serious topics. (he laughs). Festivals like this promote the country as a destination, and moving forward, hopefully, this will bring back the glory of Egypt as the capital of the entertainment world that we once were. He is the son of Onsi Sawiris who established the Orascom Group. However, you pursue your projects in a way that still allows you to live well. Brother Naguib Sawiris has a net worth of $2bn and is the more interesting of the three. I’m so happy for him. eniGma’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief Yasmine Shihata, sat down with the enigmatic entrepreneur for a personal and candid conversation on his exciting life, passions, and future goals…. As the host, I am in charge of arrangements where the festival takes place. The Sawiris family is the richest family in Egypt. I just laugh quietly when I see that. Ghada Sawiris was there at the beginning, long before Naguib became a larger-than-life icon of wealth and business wisdom. This is the only official page for Naguib Sawiris Samih Onsi Naguib Sawiris is an Egyptian entrepreneur and businessperson who founded 6 companies, among them: Orascom Development Holding AG, Orascom Hotel Holdings and Orascom Development Egypt SAE and who has been the head of 7 different companies. I mean look at him. Naguib Sawiris is the eldest of three brothers. If it were me, I would never have done it. You’re on the map as the only person to create a town from scratch! El Gouna Film festival seems to be growing every year. Is this something that stems from your love for music and movies? Tell us a little bit about your international projects, which one are you most focused on now? Ultimately, my vision is that, eight or ten years from today, we will have eight or nine towns in the world where people live happily the whole year, and where governments are glad to have us, because they’re making money from taxes, revenues and tourists, etc… that our towns bring in. Retrieved 12 November 2019. What distinguishes us as a company is our persistence to keep going further and further and not settling for “enough”. It makes El Gouna a richer community and a better place. So, this balance keeps me up at night. Naguib Sawiris is the eldest of three brothers. We get tons of offers, but that doesn’t mean I’ll go for anything that I’m offered. Mr. Onsi Sawiris Advisor to the Board In 1976, Mr. Onsi Sawiris founded Orascom, a leading private sector contractor working in partnership with international companies. Presently, Mr. Sawiris holds the position of Chairman at Orascom Housing Communities SAE (which he founded in 2007), Chairman at Andermatt Swiss Alps AG, Executive Chairman at Orascom Development Holding AG (which he founded in 2008), Chairman at Tamweel Finance Holding (a subsidiary of Orascom Development Holding AG) and Chairman for Tamweel Mortgage Finance Co. Samih Onsi Naguib Sawiris is also on the board of Orascom Development Egypt SAE (former Chairman & Co-Managing Director), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, B Investments Holding SAE and Eco-Bos Development Ltd. and Chairman at Sawiris Foundation For Social Development (he founded the company in 2001). But this takes a lot of time; El Gouna has that, but El Gouna is thirty years old. Do you really think luck is that important? It’s a matter of luck and perfect timing. It would be easy to throw a dismissive barrage of polyester clichés her way, but to do so would be to miss the point. How important is that to you? Of course, I already knew he was doing great in business, but I didn’t know that he was a great guy until I met him personally. Beltone PE focuses on Egyptian companies with strong management teams and invests across a wide variety of sectors with a long-term outlook. In Egypt, if an event happens at noon, by 4 or 5pm there are already jokes about it! It seems that real estate development and tourism are experiencing the biggest boost. Samih Onsi Sawiris (Arabic: سميح أنسي ساويرس ‎; born in 1957) is an Egyptian-Montenegrin businessman and billionaire and second of three sons of Onsi Sawiris, the other two being Naguib Sawiris and Nassef Sawiris.He is the executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Orascom Development Holding AG. Sawiris` started his career in 1979. We also heard that there’s a concert hall being built in El Gouna, which isn’t something you usually find in a beach town. How many hours do you practice a day? And El Gouna is now just one of the many local international developments under OHD. Is that true? Sawiris is Chairman of Weather Investments’s parent company and Chairman of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding S.A.E. I’ve always wanted to do it but never did. Nassef Sawiris Sawiris, the youngest of Onsi Sawiris sons ― Naguib and Samih ― moved up from the fourth spot in 2019 to the second spot in 2021 with a 13.3 per cent increase in his wealth. Current. Naguib Sawiris is Chairman of the Board of Weather Investments II S.à r.l, La Mancha Resources Inc.’s parent company and is also the Executive Chairman of Orascom Telecom Media and … I feel that this year we had a few advances and improvements. Of course, you can’t please everybody; but at the end of the day, in El Gouna for example, people appreciate that there is something that fits everybody here. Billion EGP. But actually, I don’t believe there is another nation that is better at making jokes than Egypt. I read that the government of Switzerland invited you as a consultant. If it wasn’t for him during my divorce, I would have had a lot of issues. But can we say there’s more to come? The company was founded by Samih Onsi Naguib Sawiris in January 2007 and is headquartered in 6th of October, Egypt. Billion EGP. What makes you laugh? If you don’t have the guts to grab your luck, it will pass you by. It’s nice to be recognised as somebody who has done something, and it’s not a bad thing to admit it. We learned from our father’s experience. And now when I play the piano, I have to use my leg on the pedal and not my foot! Sawiris during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. The first year for the festival, we interviewed Naguib, and he talked to us about how he came up with the idea, and how he convinced you with it. Well, when we started, we looked at it as more of a philanthropic endeavour than anything else. But when something succeeds, everybody tells you, “I always knew it would work.” Success has a lot of fathers! Did people doubt your vision when you started them? When I really retire, then maybe I’ll write a book. Now that I have a partner, Khaled Beshara, who is CEO, and is totally engaged in the work, my role has diminished a bit. It’s better to give it to worthwhile causes while you’re still alive. People who may work harder than I do, but don’t make the most of their luck and the opportunities life may present, are not going to make it. 31.495 kişi bunun hakkında konuşuyor. Everything we do has to get a bit better every year. Sawiris Cultural Award. Nothing was happening during that time. The right place and the right time are not things you can control. I’m used to such doubts. Is the ceremony going to be moved to the concert hall? Sawiris Foundation, an Egyptian charity linked to business tycoons Naguib, Samih, and Nassef Sawiris, has donated 100 million Egyptian pounds ($6.3 million) to support the country’s fight against coronavirus.. En la jaro 2009, kaj kun la tutmonda ekonomia krizo, Naguib Sawiris perdis 9 miliardojn da dolaroj. 150. 9,063 talking about this. ^ "Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company". You can spend hours in the library reading many scripts that don’t exist anywhere else. Which brings us also to the Sawiris Foundation. The 66-year-old entrepreneur was born in Egypt. With another successful edition of the El Gouna Film festival under his belt – the fully-fledged Egyptian town he created, El Gouna, is now a dazzling and stylish city loved by both Egyptians and foreigners in the know. Ia dapat berbicara dalam bahasa Arab, Inggris, Jerman dan Prancis. Nassef Sawiris — Nassef Onsi Sawiris (born in Egypt in 1961) is an Egyptian businessman and billionaire[1] the youngest of the three sons of Onsi Sawiris, the other two being Naguib Sawiris and Samih Sawiris. Beltone Private Equity SAE. The Egyptian business magnate Samih Sawiris has been called a dreamer and even a madman for his penchant to pursue the seemingly impossible. His brothers are Nassef Sawiris and Samih Sawiris.He is the son of Onsi Sawiris who established the Orascom Group.. Education. Naguib Sawiris is a scion of Egypt's wealthiest family. Egypt Independent. AmmarAbd Rabbo (GFF). That’s an important factor that people don’t like to admit. Even as foreigners, we still came in to other countries with huge upfront knowledge and a track record that made us more credible than locals who had never done it before. The two companies eventually merged to form Orascom Development Egypt S.A.E. Yet you seem to be having more big investments in Egypt now. Forbes. What is your proudest moment? In terms of the boost to tourism in El Gouna, do you think it was the result of the festival and the international stars that came, or was the festival itself enough as a cultural event and a celebration of film? No one can say whose company is bigger, as the level of success is not measured by money only. You’re not just successful, but you also give back. Naguib Sawiris’s wife. Kehidupan pribadi. Let’s go back to the beginning a little bit. We want diversity in involvement in all aspects of life. Yes, it was important to show the world that we’re not gone, that we can come back and recover quickly. I love happy people, more than successful people. In 2008, Forbes estimated the family's net worth at $36 billion. ^ "Naguib Sawiris". The Sawiris family is the richest family in Egypt. Samih Sawiris clearly stands out, not only for his outstanding accomplishments in business, but most importantly for his charming, down to earth persona and his joie de vivre; not to mention his philanthropic contributions with his family through the Sawiris Foundation. The postponement of the ceremonial event of Sawiris Cultural Award 2020. Naguib Sawiris’s age is 66. If we’re talking feelings, it’s my passion for music. In terms of the boost to tourism in El Gouna, do you think it was the result of the festival and the international stars that came, or was the festival itself enough as a cultural event and a celebration of film? Naguib Sawiris is the eldest of three brothers. A lot of the places we’re working on are still projects and not yet towns. Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris raised eyebrows earlier this week after making controversial statements during a telephone interview with TV presenter Lamis El Hadidy, which aired on her program Al Qahira Al Aan (Cairo Now) on the Al Hadath network. Yes, you can! Economic Empowerment. His brothers are Nassef Sawiris and Samih Sawiris.He is the son of Onsi Sawiris who established the Orascom Group. Well, you have to give back. Naguib Sawiris Advisor. How did you survive the downturn after the revolution? Entrepreneur and political activist who headed the Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) company in Egypt. Orascom Nassef Onsi Sawiris (Arabic: ناصف أنسى ساويرس ‎; born in 1961) is an Egyptian billionaire businessman, the youngest of Onsi Sawiris' three sons (his brothers are Naguib and Samih).As of April 2019, his net worth was estimated to be $7.5 billion, and the fourth richest African in 2019, according to Forbes. But he’s not like me. Retrieved 28 June 2020. The donation is part of the foundation’s plan to support immediate emergency initiatives, it said in a statement on Saturday. 23 February 2020. I hope that by the time I die, there would be no more to leave to the foundation. I also like musicians; these kinds of people, make you feel in awe. He still uses me for that. Education & Scholarships. What is the most important aspect to keep in mind when you create these towns in beach or holiday locations? En la jaro 2009, kaj kun la tutmonda ekonomia krizo, Naguib Sawiris perdis 9 miliardojn da dolaroj. And if we had started four years later, we would probably have failed! We’re much more effective that way, because he covers the aspects where he’s definitely better than I am, and I do the logistics and host the whole festival. I dislike people who don’t believe in their luck when they’re successful, because that makes them even more arrogant. Sawiris Initiative against COVID19. I believe in this theory very much, and I’ve had so much experience that proves the impact of luck. Two Egyptians — Naguib Sawiris and Mohamed Hefzy — have been included in American magazine Variety's Variety500 for 2019, an annual list of the 500 most influential business leaders of the media and entertainment industries, al-Shorouk news website reported. Naguib Sawiris was born on the 17th June 1954, in Cairo, Egypt, and is an Egyptian businessman, best known as the Chairman of Weather Investments and of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding S.A.E. I’m struggling, but I’m optimistic that I’ll make it on time. You feel it in the hotel bookings and the boom in local real estate and business. We synchronise. They appreciate the diversity and that they can find something that makes them happy to be here. We wouldn’t have become such a big company if it wasn’t for the time in which we began our companies. Every year, we are better prepared than the year before. This is the only official page for Naguib Sawiris Is that a strategy that you want to maintain? Is this concert hall where we’re going to see this performance? The new government even had to fight the outside world. Yes, everything will eventually be moved to the concert hall and it will be a venue for other concerts and festivities. Yes, it’s like the library we set up in El Gouna. The famed billionaire echoed calls to reopen the Egyptian economy and lift the curfew recently […] When we launched in Oman, in the first weekend we sold as much as the whole period following the crisis that hit Dubai and spilled over to Oman. There are people who are successful who are almost buried by their success. It would be a useful book for the real estate development world, and it would be titled, Everything That You Can Do Wrong in Real Estate Development and More. But we went through a tough time. When you appreciate the value of something, it is easier to embrace it and fight for it. Naguib Sawiris CEO & Chairman. Egypt Independent. Estimated to be $7.5 billion, and the fourth richest African in … The older Sawiris has seen a decline in his fortune by 0.89 percent year-on-year, while the younger Sawiris saw his … Since you’re still involved in the strategy, where would you like your next development to be? Actually, if we had started five years earlier, we would’ve been twice as big internationally. Then there’s intelligence and of course, hard work. Current. Enigma Magazine’s Society Issue Celebration at Esca, Middle East Fashion Week 2021 – Brought to you by Dubai. Mohamed Alabaar. Naguib Sawiris Advisor. What makes me laugh on the outside, however, is a good joke, whether it’s an Egyptian joke or not. With Onsi and his three sons Naguib, Samih and Nassef each being billionaires. We originally meet Sawiris at a seaside café along Egypt’s Red Sea resort town El Gouna, built in the 1990s by middle brother Samih and head of Orascom Development Holding, through which he developed the glamorous annual El Gouna Film Festival in 2017. You said the impact on tourism to El Gouna is better than you expected, how much of an improvement have you seen? This is the only official page for Naguib Sawiris When Onsi Sawiris first founded a construction company. Naguib Sawiris is Chairman of the Board of Weather Investments II S.à r.l, La Mancha Resources Inc.’s parent company and is also the Executive Chairman of Orascom Telecom Media and … Sawiris Family Yachts. Partnerships. Is that related to your vision? He heads Orascom Development, which builds and operates resorts in Egypt, Montenegro, and Switzerland. No, I don’t wake up in the morning and look at the world map to decide where to go next. Education He founded WIND Telecom in 2005 and in the same year, became a member of the New York Stock Exchange’s international advisory committee. I think the government did a lot of good things. These are typical real estate projects and have been done already. 150. Were the challenges of working in Egypt part of the reason you wanted to expand internationally or was this expansion unrelated? He is really driving the company and I’m only involved in strategy, financing and problems that require some governmental dealings. You don’t need to be a genius to succeed; but most importantly you need guts. His brothers are Nassef Sawiris and Samih Sawiris.He is the son of Onsi Sawiris who established the Orascom Group.. Education. Investments. Conditions were much better than those of my father’s time. We had a very successful model, and I thought it was easily transferable to other countries. He is the executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Orascom Development, part of the Orascom group of companies. Naguib Sawiris, foje ankaŭ Sawires (arabe: نجيب ساويرس; naskiĝis la 15-an de junio 1954), estas egipta komercisto kaj miliardulo, ĉefa afergvida oficisto (ĈAO, angle CEO) de Orascom Investment Holding (OIH). Be sure to check out the famous entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris’ ONLY one on one interview about his latest project: the El Gouna Film Festival. A truly global citizen, he was born a Coptic Christian in Egypt and educated in Europe. It’s because of luck. Not much more, because we still have a 100 million square metres worldwide to develop! His brothers are Nassef Sawiris and Samih Sawiris. Do you have your eyes on any new places in your search for the next destination? From 2011 to 2013, we were not doing anything. "Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris sees oil … Samih Onsi Naguib Sawiris is an Egyptian entrepreneur and businessperson who founded 6 companies, among them: Orascom Development Holding AG, Orascom Hotel Holdings and Orascom Development Egypt SAE and who has been the head of 7 different companies. But if it wasn’t for the government’s actions, we wouldn’t have seen this recovery in tourism and the black market for foreign exchange would have prospered again. Look at our experience in Oman. We only met recently and maybe I’m a little biased because he works in the same sector that I do. Orascom I like passionate people and I am humbled by gifted people, like Magdy Yaqoub. [citation needed]Education []. Naguib Sawiris, foje ankaŭ Sawires (arabe: نجيب ساويرس; naskiĝis la 15-an de junio 1954), estas egipta komercisto kaj miliardulo, ĉefa afergvida oficisto (ĈAO, angle CEO) de Orascom Investment Holding (OIH). Nassef Sawiris Sawiris, the youngest of Onsi Sawiris sons ― Naguib and Samih ― moved up from the fourth spot in 2019 to the second spot in 2021 with a 13.3 per cent increase in his wealth. ^ "Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company". Early life. ^ Graham, Emma (6 May 2020). If there was a book about your life, what would the title be? Is it exciting to see the festival grow every year? If it’s about society, then its socialising with a diverse group of people. Trying to balance work, life, travel, family, friends and my desire to do everything that I want to do. Beltone PE focuses on Egyptian companies with strong management teams and invests across a wide variety of sectors with a long-term outlook. When I see that in spite of not being the ideal father, my five kids have ultimately all made it, have become straight A students and are successful in work and school. Early life []. I think the model of giving while you’re alive is the most successful. I started in school, but the teacher didn’t recognise my talent, so he put me in the back orchestra, and I cut my career short. So, we learned a lot from watching what our parents did, what others are doing; especially those close to us. Member, Board of Directors. That’s what makes me the proudest. It’s very obvious that it’s become easier for us to organise it, even though Amr Mansi, the festival’s CEO, is still running around stressed! Richest Family in Egypt The Sawiris family is the richest family in Egypt. Ia adalah putra dari Onsi Sawiris yang mendirikan Orascom Group. 33.5k Followers, 16 Following, 18 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Samih Sawiris (@s_sawiris) Other sectors of the economy need a lot of work. If you’re talking material things, it’s my boats; since I bought my first boat 40 or 50 years ago, I’ve been happy on the sea. ^ "Naguib Sawiris". Since you both describe yourselves as dreamers, what happens when the two dreamers get together? With Onsi and his three sons Naguib, Samih and Nassef each being billionaires. It would be easy to throw a dismissive barrage of polyester clichés her way, but to do so would be to miss the point. What keeps you up at night? The postponement of the ceremonial event of Sawiris Cultural Award 2020. Sawiris holds a diploma of Mechanical Engineering from Cairo University. But since the material aspect that success brings us is more or less the same, there’s no serious competition between us. We did compete as children, of course; but it was a healthy competition! (he laughs) It involves no preparations. There is no such thing as the right track; there’s mobility moving forward. I have a piano everywhere I live. Naguib Sawiris is the eldest of three brothers. Happy, passionate, long-term minded and dreamer. It’s become quite a problem, and there’s no operation to correct it. 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