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Forbes contributor Mfonobong Nsehe compiled a list of five Egyptian multi-mn\u2019aires whose names \u201cdon\u2019t ring with the African public, and you\u2019ve probably never heard about them before, but they are very successful.\u201d The list includes Amoun\u2019s Tharwat Bassily and Ahmed Elsewedy. 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