The 10 richest people in Africa and the Sawiris family is the most famous on the list
The 10 richest people in Africa
Forbes magazine revealed the richest individuals and families in Africa. The Sawiris family was one of the richest families in Africa, while the Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote sat on the throne of the richest people on the African continent, who previously obtained a degree in commerce and business administration from Al-Azhar University in Egypt, with a wealth of about 19 billion dollars. .
The 10 richest people in Africa in 2023:
1- Aliko Dangote (Nigeria):
Aliko Dangote's wealth is estimated at about $19.7 billion and he is ranked 79th globally in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Aliko Dangote obtained a degree in commerce and business administration from Al-Azhar University. Aliko owns a company called “Dangote Cement”, and he is also the head of the Dangote Investment Group, whose work is spread in many African countries, including Ethiopia, Senegal and Cameroon.
2- Johan Rupert (South Africa) $10.7 billion:
Johann Robert is a South African businessman and entrepreneur with Swiss citizenship. He was born on June 1, 1950 in South Africa. He runs a Swiss luxury goods company.
3- Nicky Oppenheimer (South Africa) $8.4 billion:
Nicky Oppenheimer is a South African businessman and chairman, born on June 8, 1945 in South Africa. Diamonds are the source of the wealth of billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer's family.
4- Abdul Samad Rabiu (Nigeria) $7.6 billion:
Abdul Samad Isiako Rabiu is a Nigerian businessman and billionaire. He is the founder and chairman of BUA Group, a Nigerian company dealing in manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture.
5- Nassif Sawiris (Egypt) $7.3 billion, 301st globally:
Nassef Onsi Sawiris, born in 1961 in Sohag Governorate, is one of the largest Egyptian businessmen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orascom Construction Company. Son of Onsi Sawiris, Chairman and Founder of the multi-activity Orascom Group. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. He is one of the richest and wealthiest people in Egypt. On July 20, 2018, it was announced that he had bought a 55% stake in the English club Aston Villa, which plays in the English Premier League.
Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris also acquired 46% of the shares of the Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes for 5.5 million euros.
6- Mike Adenuga (Nigeria) $6.3 billion:
Mike Adenuga is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the second richest person in Nigeria. Mike Adenuga owns Globacom, the second largest telecommunications operator in Nigeria, also present in Ghana and Benin. Mike Adenuga also owns shares in Ecological Trust Bank and oil exploration company Con-Oil.
7- Issad Rebrab (Algeria) $4.6 billion:
Issad Rebrab is an Algerian investor and businessman, born in 1944 in the state of Tizi Ouzou, and is the president of the Cevital Industrial Group. The group is considered one of the largest private companies in Algeria, and has thousands of employees in various sectors: steel industry, food, agriculture, and electronics.
8- Naguib Sawiris (Egypt) $3.3 billion:
Naguib Onsi Sawiris (June 17, 1955 in Sohag Governorate, Tahta Center) is one of the largest Egyptian businessmen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orascom Investment Holding Company. Son of Onsi Sawiris, founder of the multi-active parent Orascom Group.
Naguib Sawiris holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Technical Management from the Federal Institute of Technology in Switzerland. He launched the OTV channel, which opened on January 31, 2007, and the ONTV channel, which opened on October 6, 2008. He was a contributor to Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper. Naguib and his family donated three billion Egyptian pounds to the Long Live Egypt Fund. Naguib Sawiris transferred half of his wealth to gold.
9- Patrice Motsepe (South Africa) $3.2 billion:
Patrice Motsepe was born on January 28, 1962 in Soweto, South Africa. He is a South African businessman and one of the magnates of the mining industry in Africa. In 2015, Forbes magazine estimated his wealth at $2.4 billion, making him number 847 on the list of the richest people in the world and ranked sixth among the richest people in South Africa and 22nd among the richest people in Africa.
10- Mohamed Mansour (Egypt) $2.9 billion:
Mohamed Lotfy Mansour is an Egyptian businessman and former politician. He chairs the board of directors of the Mansour Group, whose value is estimated at approximately $6 billion. The group is the second largest company in Egypt in terms of revenues. In November 2019, Forbes magazine estimated his wealth at 3.3 billion US dollars.
Muhammad Lutfi Mansour is 59 years old. He studied in the United States. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in textile engineering from the University of North Carolina in 1968 and a master’s in business administration from the University of Oregon in 1971. He assumed the Ministry of Transport.
The richest families in Africa:
Forbes magazine revealed the richest families in Africa, and the Sawiris family was definitely one of the richest families in Egypt, Africa, and Arabs as well. The family of billionaire Johann Rupert and the family of billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer from South Africa were on the list of the richest families in Africa, then the Egyptian Mansour family, then the family of the Algerian billionaire Issad Rebrab and his family. Moroccan billionaire Aziz Akhannouch, then the family of his compatriot, billionaire Othman Benjelloun, and the total wealth of the richest families in Africa reached more than 44 billion dollars.
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