Egyptians among them.. List of the 5 richest Arab families

  Forbes Network announced the list of the 5 richest Arab families and the reason for the decline in their fortunes since March 11, 2022 until now, and two families from Egypt came on the list of the wealthy.

1- The Sawiris family from Egypt, $11.2 billion

The decline in the wealth of the richest family in Egypt and the Arab region, by $800 million in 9 months, to reach $11.2 billion on December 29, is mainly due to the decrease in the wealth of Nassef Sawiris, CEO of Orascom Construction, whose fortune amounts to $6.9 billion, compared to $7.7 billion in March 11th.

While his brother, "Naguib," Chairman of Orascom Investment Holding, maintained his wealth at $3.4 billion in the same period, while the latest Forbes statistics estimate Samih's wealth at $850 million.

2- The Mikati family from Lebanon, $5.6 billion

The fortune of the two brothers, "Naguib and Taha Mikati", fell, with a total value of $ 800 million, to reach $ 5.6 billion on December 29, and this comes with Najib, "the richest in Lebanon", assuming the position of prime minister of the country since September 10 in 2021.

3- The Mansour family, from Egypt, $5.1 billion

The "Mansoor family" made up of the three billionaire siblings Mohammed, Youssef and Yassin Mansour maintain their combined wealth of $5.1 billion.

4. The family of the billionaire, "Isaad Rabrab" from Algeria, $ 5.1 billion

The Algerian billionaire, Issad Rebrab, and his family managed to maintain the same value of their wealth at $5.1 billion since Forbes launched the list of billionaires last April until December 29 of the same year.

5- “The Hariri family” from Lebanon, $4.7 billion

The three brothers, "Bahaa, Ayman and Fahd Hariri," inherited their wealth from their father, the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was also a billionaire.