Khaled Bichara, CEO of Orascom Development Egypt and Orascom Development Holding (ODH), passed away on January 31 due to a car accident at 48 years old.
When 925Egypt met Bichara on several occasions, we were always inspired by him in light of the multitude of his achievements and inspirational mindset. It was the kind of mindset that can encourage young entrepreneurs to move towards success.
Surely known as such an inspirational figure among rising entrepreneurs, Bichara will be missed by the entire community, including his wife and two children.
He began working with ODH in 2016, a time when tourism in Egypt was not at its best. His journey at ODH began with focusing on reviving the Egyptian market and this paved the way for discussions about the El Gouna Film Festival in 2017 with Bushra Rozza, Naguib Sawiris and Samih Sawiris.
Before that, Bichara was also the Chief Executive Officer of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) as he was invested in advancing technology in Egypt too.
Bichara began his journey of success in technology after he studied Computer Science at the The American University in Cairo. After that, Bichara went on to pursue groundbreaking changes in the Internet in Egypt that began with co-founding LinkdotNET, an Internet service provider. Eventually, he partnered with Microsoft and launched MSN Arabia.
