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Egyptian Businessman Mohamed Mansour Given Knighthood

Members of the Cambridge rowing team practice in the Thames ahead of The Gemini Boat Race against Oxford rowing team, in London, on March 27, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Members of the Cambridge rowing team practice in the Thames ahead of The Gemini Boat Race against Oxford rowing team, in London, on March 27, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
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Egyptian Businessman Mohamed Mansour Given Knighthood

Members of the Cambridge rowing team practice in the Thames ahead of The Gemini Boat Race against Oxford rowing team, in London, on March 27, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Members of the Cambridge rowing team practice in the Thames ahead of The Gemini Boat Race against Oxford rowing team, in London, on March 27, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Mohamed Mansour, a businessman and former Egyptian government minister, has been given a knighthood in the United Kingdom for his business, charity and political service.

The Egyptian-born business tycoon, who has British citizenship, is the chairman of the Mansour Group and founded the London-based investment firm Man Capital.

Mansour was joined in receiving a knighthood by Demis Hassabis, founder of artificial intelligence company DeepMind, and by film-making couple Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, who will receive a knighthood and a damehood. American businessman Ted Sarandos, the co-chief of Netflix, was given an honorary knighthood.

Backbench MP Philip Davies and Mark Spencer were also knighted, while Tracey Crouch, a former minister, was made a dame along with Treasury committee chair Harriett Baldwin.

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Celebrates Birth of its 15th Arabian Oryx Calf

The reserve announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022. SPA
The reserve announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022. SPA
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Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Celebrates Birth of its 15th Arabian Oryx Calf

The reserve announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022. SPA
The reserve announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022. SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022, as part of the reserve’s Integrated Development Management Plan (IDMP), launched under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chairman of the Board of Directors.

“The birth of the reserve’s 15th oryx is a milestone in our conservation work and our contribution to the regional conservation effort to establish sustainable wild populations of this culturally iconic Arabian species across its native terrain,” a statement quoted CEO of the Reserve Andrew Zaloumis as saying.

The Arabian oryx, once extinct in the wild across the Arabian Peninsula, was declared extinct in the 1970s due to overhunting and loss of habitat.

Sustained conservation and reintroduction programs have since led to its reclassification as “vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List, highlighting its remarkable recovery.

The reserve’s habitat restoration program continues to support the reintroduction of native species, strengthen ecological resilience, and restore connectivity across landscapes — proof of the reserve’s commitment to Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative.