Hussein F. Sabbour’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Egyptian engineer
Is Engineer
Civil engineer
From Egypt
Type Engineering
Gender male
Birth

1936, Cairo, Egypt

Age 85 years
Family
Children: Ahmed Sabbour

Hussein Fayek Sabbour (born 1936) is an Egyptian civil engineer and architect. After graduation from Cairo University with BSc. Of Civil Engineering in 1957, he got diplomas in Road Planning in 1958 and in Fundamental Development in 1962.

Career

Hussein Sabbour Consulting Office

Sabbour is the head of “Engineer Hussein Sabbour Consulting Office”, which is one of the first engineering consultancies firms in Egypt. Sabbour’s company has designed and supervised the construction of a large number of projects, such as the Arkadia Commercial and Residential Complex, the Underground Regional line, and phase 2 of the Electrical Power Stations in Katamya Hills, Sama Al Qahira and Dyar.

Sabbour is chairman of several companies whose activities are related to the engineering field. These include: Oriental Resorts for Touristic Development, the Al Ahly Urban Investment Company, the Sinai Management and Development Company, the Egyptian Construction & Services Company. (ECSCO), and the Egyptian Company for Entertainment & Touristic Attractions (ECETA).

Board member and other positions

In 1994, Sabbour founded Al Ahly for Real Estate Development, a leader of the real estate field in Egypt, where the National Bank of Egypt holds 40% of its capital. Through Al Ahly, Sabbour was able to fund a large number of projects across Egypt.

Sabbour is a board member of the Page General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce, the Egyptian Construction Export Council, and a board member of the Center for advancement of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Engineering – Cairo University. Moreover, he was the Chairman of the Alumni of the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University and is now a member of the board.

He is the Chairman of the Egyptian Businessmen Association, the Vice Chairman of the Federation of Arab Businessmen, Also, he was the Chairman of Sabbour Associates, one of the largest consulting firms operating in Egypt, Africa and the Arab World. Sabbour Associates has expanded its activities into Europe.

Sabbour participated in founding the Federation of Consultants from Islamic Countries whose headquarters is at Istanbul and was its vice chairman for the first four years after its foundation, as well as vice chairman the African Business Round Table. He is the former Chairman of the Egypt-US Business Council.

Moreover, he was the Chairman of Mohandes Bank and the Real Estate Egyptian Consortium He was a board member of the Arab Contractors Co.

Personal life

Sabbour was the chairman of the Table Tennis Association for eight years and the chairman of the Egyptian Shooting Club since 1992 till present.

Sources

  • ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1979.[ISBN unspecified]
  • Business America. 112. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1991.[ISBN unspecified]
  • Content Analysis for Hussein Sabbour, by Marwa Ibrahim published at AUC (DOC)[ISBN unspecified]
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