4) Youssef Mansour – Net Worth: $2.4 Billion

This 69-year-old billionaire is one of the owners of Mansour Group, whose revenues topped $6 billion in 2013. That is a 16 percent increase over the previous year.

3) Naguib Sawiris – Net Worth: $2.8 Billion

This 60-year-old billionaire is the founder of Free Egyptians Party. This party emerged in the wake of the nation’s uprising against President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. He pushed for the removal of new president Mohamed Morsi by helping a rebel group lead a petition seeking his ouster. He made his wealth in telecom, and is still scouting for opportunities in the industry through Orascom TMT Investments.