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List Of Prominent Copts
This list of Copts includes notable Copts figures who are notable in their areas of expertise. For saints, please refer to '' List of Coptic saints''. Performing arts * Rami Malek, actor * Mena Massoud, actor * Ash Atalla, British television producer * Henry Barakat, director * Khairy Beshara, director * Youssef Dawoud, actor * Sanaa Gamil, actress * Maged El Kedwany, actor * Asaad Kelada, Hollywood director * Sandra Nashaat, director * Yousry Nasrallah, director * Hany Ramzy, actor * Daoud Abdel Sayed, film director * Hala Sedki, actress * George Sidhom, actor * Nabila Erian, Opera singer Businessmen * Nader Anise, founder of Coptic American Chamber of Commerce (Coptic Chamber) and attorney * Tharwat Bassily * Michael Ebeid * Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, banker and businessman * Fayez Sarofim, billionaire, Houston financier * Onsi Sawiris, founder of Orascom Group, Patrick of Sawiris Family * Naguib Sawiris, one of the wealthiest 100 people worldwide * Samih Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copts
Copts (; ) are a Christians, Christian ethnoreligious group, ethnoreligious group native to Northeast Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt since antiquity. They are, like the broader Egyptians, Egyptian population, descended from the ancient Egyptians. Copts predominantly follow the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria. They are the largest Christianity in Egypt, Christian denomination in Egypt and the Christianity in the Middle East, Middle East, as well as in Christianity in Sudan, Sudan and Christianity in Libya, Libya.Coptic Orthodox Church Listings for Libya, p. 136 Copts in Egypt, Copts account for roughly 5 to 15 percent of the Demographics of Egypt, population of Egypt. Originally referring to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabila Erian
Nabila M. Erian (Arabic: نبيلة عريان, born 1941) is a professor of vocal sciences at the Cairo Conservatoire, Academy of Arts (Egypt), Academy of Arts. Her career as a leading soprano opera singer debuted in 1960. She is also an expert on the history of Coptic music. Her latest research revolves around the continuity between the current practiced Coptic music and the Ancient Egyptian tradition. Erian advocates for the construction of a new modern state of the arts opera house at the New Cairo Administrative Capital. Education Erian obtained her PhD entitled ''Coptic Music: An Egyptian Tradition'' in 1986 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Between 1970 and 1973 she obtained several diplomas and a fellowship from the Trinity College London. In 1965, she obtained an Master's degree, M.A. from the Academia di Santa Cecilia, Rome and in 1962, a Bachelor's degree, B.A. in English Literature from the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. Her school leaving certifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athanasius The Apostolic
Athanasius I of Alexandria ( – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I). His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years ( – 2 May 373), of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when he was replaced on the order of four different Roman emperors. Athanasius was a Church Father, the chief proponent of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian Christian leader of the fourth century. Conflict with Arius and Arianism, as well as with successive Roman emperors, shaped Athanasius' career. In 325, at age 27, Athanasius began his leading role against the Arians as a deacon and assistant to Bishop Alexander of Alexandria during the First Council of Nicaea. Roman Emperor Constantine the Great had convened the council in May–August 325 to address the Arian position that the Son of God, Jesus of Nazareth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Monasticism
Christian monasticism is a religious way of life of Christians who live Asceticism#Christianity, ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship. It began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, including those in the Old Testament. It has come to be regulated by religious rules (e. g., the Rule of Saint Augustine, Anthony the Great, Pachomius the Great, St Pachomius, the Rule of St Basil, the Rule of St Benedict) and, in modern times, the Canon law of the respective Christian denominations that have forms of monastic living. Those living the monastic life are known by the generic terms monks (men) and nuns (women). The word ''monk'' originated from the Ancient Greek language, Greek (, 'monk'), itself from () meaning 'alone'. Christian monks did not live in monasteries at first; rather, they began by living alone as solitaries, as the word might suggest. As more people took on the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony The Great
Anthony the Great (; ; ; ; – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as , by various epithets: , , , , , and . For his importance among the Desert Fathers and to all later Christian monasticism, he is also known as the . His feast day is celebrated on 17 January among the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches and on Tobi 22 in the Coptic calendar. The biography of Anthony's life by Athanasius of Alexandria helped to spread the concept of Christian monasticism, particularly in Western Europe via its Latin translations. He is often erroneously considered the first Christian monk, but as his biography and other sources make clear, there were many ascetics before him. Anthony was, however, among the first known to go into the wilderness (about AD 270), which seems to have contributed to his renown. Accounts of Anthony enduring supernatural temptation during his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Stino
Dr. Farid Kamal Ramzi Stino is an Egyptian scientist, scholar, and entrepreneur who was born in Cairo, Egypt on September 1, 1943. He is the son of Dr. Kamal Ramzi Stino, the late Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt under Nasser's regime, and Lady Farida Shawky Shenouda, the daughter of Shawkey BEK Shenouda of Egypt. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Cairo University, Egypt,in 1964. He then travelled to the United States and earned his Master of Science degree in 1968 and his Ph.D. degree in 1971, from The University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, USA. It was there that he met and married his wife of 33 years, Dr. Zandra Hargrove Stino. He has five living children: Ramzi, Farida, Karim, Magdi and Farrah. He is the beloved grandfather of Jadon Stino Gibson, Martino Ramzi Stino, Natalia Stino Gibson, Mario Ramzi Stino, and Austen Karim Stino. Dr. Stino was the President and CEO of Ismailia-Misr Poultry Company, one of the largest poultry companies in the Middle East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassef Sawiris
Nassef Onsi Sawiris (; born 19 January 1961) is an Egyptian businessman, and the youngest of Onsi Sawiris' three sons (his brothers are Naguib and Samih). As of October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion, making him the richest Egyptian. Early life Nassef Sawiris received his secondary education from the Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Kairo. He then continued at University of Chicago where he received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1982. Career Sawiris joined the Orascom group in 1982 and oversaw the construction activities of Orascom Construction following the transfer of management control from his father Onsi Sawiris in 1995. He became CEO of Orascom Construction Industries following the company's incorporation in 1998. He served on the board of Besix, following OCI SAE acquiring a 50% stake in the company in 2004, and a member of the remuneration and nominations committee until 2017. He was on the board of directors of the Cairo and Alexandria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samih Sawiris
Samih Onsi Sawiris (, ; born 28 January 1957) is an Egyptian- Montenegrin businessman, investor and billionaire and the second of three sons of Onsi Sawiris, the other two being Naguib Sawiris and Nassef Sawiris. He is the former executive chairman of the board of directors and CEO of Orascom Development Holding AG. As of 2015, his net worth was estimated at US$850 million, which at the time made him the 26th richest person in Africa. Education and career Sawiris received his Engineering Diploma in Engineering management from Technische Universität Berlin in 1980. He founded National Marine Boat Factory, followed by Orascom Projects for Touristic Development in 1996 and Orascom Hotels and Development in 1998; the latter two companies later merged to form Orascom Development Holding AG. He has served as CEO and chairman of Orascom Development Holding AG from its incorporation, and stepped down in December 2021. His son succeeded him. Through his organisation, Sawiris develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naguib Sawiris
Naguib Onsi Sawiris ( ; ; born 15 June 1954) is an Egyptian businessman. Sawiris is chairman of Weather Investments's parent company, and the former chairman and CEO of Orascom Telecom Holding and Orascom Investment Holding S.A.E. Early life Born on 15 June 1954, in Cairo, Egypt, to businessman Onsi Sawiris (founder of Orascom Group) and Yousriya Loza Sawiris, Naguib is the eldest of three brothers. His brothers, Nassef and Samih, are also billionaires. Education Naguib received a diploma from the German Evangelical School in Giza, as well as a diploma of mechanical engineering with a master's degree in technical administration from ETH Zurich. Career Since joining Orascom, the family business in 1979, Sawiris has contributed to the growth and diversification of the company into what it is today one of Egypt's largest and most diversified conglomerates and the country's largest private sector employer. Sawiris built the railway, information technology, and telecommun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onsi Sawiris
Onsi Sawiris (also written Sawires; ; ) (August 14, 1930 – June 29, 2021) was an Egyptian businessman. He was the head of the Sawiris family and founder of the Orascom Group conglomerate. Background and personal life Sawiris was born on August 30, 1930, in Sohag, Egypt, into a Coptic Christian family, the son of Naguib Sawiris, a lawyer, and his wife. He was the youngest of four children. Sawiris received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Cairo University in 1950. After graduation, he managed his family’s 52-acre farm for two years using his newly learnt agricultural methods. After that, he moved into road construction as he saw that the government was spending money on building roads and there was money to be made there. From there he went into other areas. Sawiris was married to Yousriya Loza Sawiris. The couple had three sons: Naguib, Samih, and Nassef. Sawiris was Coptic Christian. Sawiris died on June 29, 2021, in El Gouna, Egypt at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayez Sarofim
Fayez Shalaby Sarofim (, ; 19 November 1928 – 28 May 2022) was an Egyptian Coptic-American heir to the Sarofim family fortune, a fund manager for three Dreyfus family stock funds, the largest shareholder of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) and part owner of the NFL team Houston Texans. Sarofim had an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion in May 2022. His investment firm oversaw over $30 billion in assets. According to Tim Fernholz, Sarofim's estate made a $7,000,000,000 estate-tax payment to the US government on his death. Early life Fayez Shalaby Sarofim was born on 19 November 1928 in Cairo to Shalaby and Mary Simaika Sarofim as the second of three children. His family belonged to the old nobility of Egypt. As the son of an Egyptian aristocrat and agricultural magnate, Sarofim spent his early life as a member of Egypt's political and wealthy elite in modern Heliopolis. Holding the title of a Bey (or ''Chieftain''), Sarofim's father also owned large, feudal cotton estates t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour (; born 21 August 1945) is an Egyptian businessman and politician. Early life and education Abdel Nour was born into a Copts, Coptic Christian family on 21 August 1945. His father, Amin Fakhry Abdel Nour (1912 – 2012), was a Wafdist politician. He graduated from a French high school in Cairo. He received a bachelor's degree from Cairo University's Faculty of Economics and Political Science. He holds a master's degree from the American University in Cairo (AUC) with a thesis entitled "private foreign investment as a source of economic development." Career Abdel Nour is a businessman. He began his career as representative in Egypt and the Middle East for the French bank "Banque de l'Union Européenne" then joined American Express International Banking Corporation as vice president in Egypt. He later founded Egyptian Finance Company. In 1983 he founded the Egyptian French Company for Agro-Industries (Vitrac Company) He was board member of the Cairo and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
