Family Child
Mahmoud Othman
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4166461 · wikidata
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Osman Ahmed Osman
1917-04-06 – 1999-05-01
Life & Legacy
Osman Ahmed Osman (Arabic: عثمان أحمد عثمان) (April 6, 1917 – april 30 1999) was an Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician. Known commonly as el-mo'alim ("the boss") and Abu El-Ismailia (father of the city Ismailia), for building the majority of Egypt, (founded the Arab Contractors (the largest Arab contracting firm in the whole of the Middle East and the world, between the 1960s and 1980s) and led the Egyptian effort to build the Aswan Dam. He went on to become the Egyptian Minister of Housing and Development and later a member of the Egyptian Parliament; he also continued to be one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world.
Occupation & Career
civil engineer, engineer, businessperson, politician
Education
Cairo University
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Cairo University
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q4166461 — wikidata View source
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