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Naoum Shebib : Slideshow - The Entrepreneur

Outstanding entrepreneur, he made good use of his human skills and his technical expertise.

In addition to his famous works — the Cairo Tower and first skyscrapers — he successfully directed several commercial and residential projects in various districts of Cairo.

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Naoum Shebib : Slideshow - The Entrepreneur

For nearly thirty years, Naoum Shebib ran his own firm, employing approximately fifteen people.

At times, there would be a thousand people working on his various construction sites.

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Naoum Shebib : Slideshow - The Entrepreneur

The second Cairo skyscraper, a 31-storey apartment building.

At a time when work was done manually, building tall buildings was a great challenge.

The scaffolding here is made of wooden planks and ropes.

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Naoum Shebib : Slideshow - The Entrepreneur

The Saint Therese’s Church in Port-Said.

The construction of buildings with thin reinforced concrete vaults required great technical skill, flawless worksite management and outstanding quality control.

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Naoum Shebib with a representative of the religious community in front of the construction site of a church.

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