Naguib Sawiris

Mobile networks. Sawiris built Orascom Telecom from Egypt into North Africa and beyond, launching Mobinil in Egypt, Djezzy in Algeria and Tunisiana in Tunisia, often bidding for licences others thought too political. Djezzy's long dispute with the Algerian government showed how exposed a foreign operator could be, and Orascom's assets were sold to VimpelCom in 2011. He now chairs Orascom Investment Holding.