7.Onsi Sawiris
One of the richest people in Egypt is Onsi Sawiris.
Net Worth: $1.7 billion
Source: Construction, Telecom
Onsi Sawiris is Samih Sawiris’s father, him being the founder of Orascom Construction Industries. Nassef Sawiris, his other son, took over the company back in 1995 and built the company with more than $5 billion in revenues. We will see more details about him later on in the article!
Onsi Sawiris still owns a quarter of the company, after the family moved Orascom Construction Industry’s primary listing from Egypt to NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam.
