List of Egyptian Armenians - Business

Business

  • Hagop Yacoubian, businessman and millionaire responsible for the Yacoubian Building (Cairo).
  • Yusuf al-Armani, A businessman during the time of Muhammed Ali. He bought and brought with him mandarin saplings from the Island of Malta, and planted it in Muhammed Ali's orchard. The fruit became popular and its production was so lucrative that it was named Yusuf Effendi.

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