Mohamed Mansour (businessman)

Sir Mohamed Mansour
Born	Template:Birth year and age Egypt
Occupation(s)	Businessman, former government official
Years active	1970s–present
Known for	Chairman of Mansour Group, former Minister of Transportation of Egypt

Sir Mohamed Mansour (; born January 1948) is a British businessman of Egyptian origin, recognized as a billionaire and former government official. He serves as the chairman of the Mansour Group, a conglomerate valued at approximately US$6 billion. As reported by Forbes in October 2024, his estimated net worth stands at $3.3 billion. Mansour held the position of Egypt's Minister of Transportation between 2005 and 2009.

Early life

Hailing from a distinguished entrepreneurial family in Alexandria, Mansour's family enterprise, the Mansour Group, oversees nine leading Egyptian companies listed among Fortune 500, despite facing obstacles such as nationalization and asset seizures in 1965.

He obtained a degree in engineering from North Carolina State University in 1968, followed by an MBA from Auburn University in 1971, where he also served as an instructor until 1973. In recognition of his significant impact on business and industry, North Carolina State University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2022.

Career

Alongside his two brothers, Mansour was instrumental in expanding the family's business, establishing robust distribution agreements with American corporations including Caterpillar, General Motors, and McDonald's. After their father's passing in 1976, Mansour assumed leadership of the group, directing key corporate ventures such as the launch of the private investment division Man Capital based in London in 2010.

In December 2005, he temporarily withdrew from his business responsibilities to take on the role of Egypt's Minister of Transportation, resigning in October 2009 following a deadly railway accident.

Following the Mansour Group’s $120 million investment and operational takeover of the Right to Dream Academy in 2021, Mansour was appointed Chairman, marking the group's expansion into sports development.

By December 2022, he had become senior treasurer for the UK Conservative Party, signifying his increasing role within UK political financing.

Towards the end of 2022, Mansour joined forces with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation to co-invest in a bid for a Major League Soccer expansion team located in San Diego. In May 2023, Major League Soccer granted the franchise to this ownership consortium led by Mansour and the Sycuan Tribe, establishing San Diego FC with its first season scheduled for 2025.

Personal life

Mansour is married with two children and resides in Mayfair, London.

By February 2023, he had contributed £600k to the Conservative Party (UK), increasing his donations to £5 million by May. The Labour Party criticized this support and urged Tory prime minister Rishi Sunak to return the funds after it was revealed that Mansour’s company Mantrac continued operations in Russia following the Ukraine conflict onset. Mantrac announced it was phasing out its Russian activities. In March 2024, Sunak bestowed a knighthood on Mansour for his services to business, philanthropy, and political engagement—a decision that attracted criticism from opposition parties and media commentators.