Amr Samra

Amr Samr joined Orascom Development as its Group Chief Technical Officer in 2022. He is a real estate development and management professional with more than 20 years of diversified experience, with leadership positions in renowned real estate development firms in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

Most recently, Samra held the positions of Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technical Officer at ORA Developers, where he established its brand from inception in 2017 to grow it into a market-leading position. In this capacity, he was responsible for the establishment of the group’s subsidiaries in Egypt, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean, handling several functions like development, sales, marketing, procurement, execution, and delivery of signature global developments. Prior to this, Samra has been responsible for several other technical roles and multi-billion-dollar developments with real estate developers in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, including SODIC, Talaat Mostafa Group and Hills International and Nakheel.

Samra holds a bachelor’s degree of Science in Construction Engineering and Management from the American University in Cairo and completed a Real Estate Executive Development Program from the National University of Singapore.