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| Naguib Sawiris |
Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris is an
international economic figure and a notable character on Egypt’s economic and
political arenas. Watani’s Mariam Rifaat talked to Mr Sawiris about the
political party he founded, al-Misriyeen al-Ahrar (The Free Egyptians) and his
aspirations for Egypt’s political process, while Katrine Faragallah tapped into his views on business,
terrorism, and local and global politics.
You may love him or you may loathe him, but you can never
be impartial towards billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris. Many Egyptians see
Mr Sawiris as a model businessman who rose to the pinnacle of success inside
and outside the country, and a staunch patriot who works to help place Egypt on
the path of democracy and secularism. Yet many others see him as a businessman
bent on using his financial clout to manipulate politics in Egypt, or as a
too-successful Copt who ought not be given the opportunity to have a say in
running the country or drawing its future. It is a rare Egyptian who holds no
strong views vis-à-vis Mr Sawiris ... for more information /en.wataninet.com
