Nassef Sawiris
About Nassef Sawiris
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.
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EgyptSource of wealth
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Cairo, EgyptMarital status
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01/19/61 (age 65)Number of children
4Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of ChicagoSelf-made
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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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XETRA | ADS-DE
AdidasNYSE | MSGS-US
Madison Square Garden SportsEURONEXT AMSTERDAM | OCI-NL
OCI NVABU DHABI | ORAS-AE
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