The richest billionaire Premier League club owners, and how they made their fortune
Age: 58.
Nationality: Egyptian.
How he made his fortune: A scion of the wealthiest family in Egypt, Sawiris assumed the position of CEO at his father’s construction company, Orascom Construction, in 1998.
He has since split the company. One part remains as a construction company while the other, known as OCI, became one of the planet’s leading producers of nitrogen fertilizers. Sawiris is also the supervisory director of fashion giant Adidas.
Record signing: Wesley — $27.2 million (Club Brugge, 2019).
