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In 1997, Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) was established as a separate entity to consolidate the telecommunications and technology interests of the Orascom group of companies established in 1976. [4] Founded in 1998 as part of the Orascom company, it became the largest cellular operator in the Middle East in only five years. [5]
Orascom Telecom Holding was established in 1997, and then Orascom Telecom Media and Technologies, in 2011, until the recent rebranding as Orascom Investment Holding S.A.E. (OIH), of which he is the Managing Director and CEO. [3] In August 2012, Sawiris was appointed chairman of La Mancha Holding. [5]
Orascom Telecom Holding became the largest investor in LINKdotNET in 1999, with a 54% stake in the company. In 2000, Khaled Bichara was appointed its chief Internet strategist before joining the board three years later.
The Sawiris family (Coptic: ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣⲟⲥ) is an Egyptian Coptic Christian [1] family that owns the Orascom conglomerate, spanning telecommunications, construction, tourism, industries and technology.
Alfa (Arabic: ألفا), or Alfa Telecommunications, is a state-owned [1] Lebanese telecom company, founded in 1994, [2] and the only operating GSM networks in Lebanon other than Touch. Previously managed by Orascom TMT , its management had been transferred to the Telecommunications Ministry in 2020.
Then, in June 2007, Orascom further purchased the remaining shares under Saif Group’s control to become Jazz’s 100% owner. In 2010, Dutch operator VEON agreed to acquire most of the telecom assets of Orascom, including Jazz, in a $6.5 billion deal, creating the world’s fifth-largest mobile network operator by subscriber base. [ 5 ]
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Under CEO Alexander Izosimov, VimpelCom Ltd. acquired Orascom Telecom and Wind Telecom from Naguib Sawiris in 2011. [19] After a number of acquisitions, as of December 31, 2011, VimpelCom Ltd. had 205 million customers across 20 countries, [20] and by 2012 it was the 13th largest mobile network operator in the world by number of subscribers. [3]