At a time when many eyes were turned away from the Egyptian stock market due to the repercussions of Corona, regional wars, and economic instability, there were Egyptian and Arab businessmen who possessed a different perspective and precise calculations. These big players saw in the market's decline nothing but a golden investment opportunity, taking advantage of the significant drop in stock prices to build strong financial positions, which made their fortunes multiply as soon as the market began to recover again.
At the forefront of these is businessman Khaled Abdullah, who managed to establish one of the largest investment portfolios in the Egyptian market through investments in 10 listed companies intelligently distributed across the sectors of health, pharmaceuticals, tourism, hotels, financial services, food, and textiles. The choice of sectors was not random, but based on a studied vision of market needs and the ability of these industries to recover and achieve growth over time. Khaled Abdullah's fortune from these investments is estimated at about 7.2 billion pounds, reflecting the scale of success he achieved through a policy of diversification and long-term investment in the stock market.
As for businessman Jamal Al-Garhy, he reinvested the proceeds from the sale of his company Suez Steel, carefully choosing companies like Ceramics Al-Jawhara, Eastern Weavers, Arab Developers Holding, and Egyptians for Housing. 'Al-Garhy' realized that the real estate and durable goods sectors represented promising opportunities given the constant need for housing and consumer products, which enabled him to accumulate a fortune currently estimated at over one billion pounds from stock market investments alone.
In the same vein, Ahmed Tarek Khalil, one of the prominent figures of the 'Shark Tank' program, entered to invest in the shares of Agwa and Arab Developers Holding, relying on his experience in evaluating fast-growing opportunities. Mohamed Ashraf Omar, the head of Concord Investment and Development, did the same, reshaping his portfolio by betting on Utopia and Egypt for Cement Qena, which raised the value of his investments to nearly 813 million pounds, confirming that good timing and sector selection is the foundation of success in the stock market.
As for Ahmed Abou Hashima, he chose to enter the stock market for the first time through Beltone Financial Holding, as he pumped one billion pounds to buy 10% of the company, then reduced his stake to 5% after the value of his investments doubled to reach about 1.8 billion pounds. This step was part of Abou Hashima's plan to restructure his financial portfolio and focus on sectors that yield faster and more stable returns.
The Egyptians were not alone in this smart game, as Saudi investor Fahd Al-Harqan decided to invade the Egyptian market, acquiring influential shares in Prime Holding, the General Authority for Silos, Upper Egypt Mills, in addition to an undisclosed investment in Recap, achieving a fortune close to 650 million pounds from the Egyptian market alone.
The experiences of these big players clearly reflect that the stock market is not just a playground for speculators, but a real and effective mechanism for building wealth in the long term, provided one has the vision and courage to exploit crises as rare investment opportunities. The most important lesson is that timing, diversification, and sticking to promising sectors are the keys to wealth that those who know how to 'calculate it right' in the world of finance and investment understand well.
