What happened when a teenager tweeted a billionaire asking for scholarship

The teenager was surprised at the response.

A tweet changed the life of a high school student unable to pay for his university tuition. Omar Soliman sought help from Egyptian's billionaire Naguib Sawiris on Twitter and was surprised to receive a positive response from the business tycoon. 
Sawiris agreed to pay for a Soliman's scholarship that will allow him to pursue an undergraduate degree in computer science at Nile University. In his tweet, Soliman explained that without a scholarship, he will be forced to study commerce instead.

@NaguibSawiris ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ???? Computer Science ???? ?????? ????? ??? ????? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ????
- Omar Soliman (@omars3liman) March 26, 2019

In another tweet on Tuesday Soliman further explained that to a fellow Twitter user that he is facing "psychological and financial difficulties", adding that he would prefer not to pursue a degree in a field he is not interested in. 

???? ?????? ??????? https://t.co/s6V8BAXhL1
- Naguib Sawiris (@NaguibSawiris) March 26, 2019

Touched by the high school student's tweet, Sawiris replied: 'That is feasible, send me your phone number'. Confirming that the businessman has offered to cover his tuition fees at Nile University, Soliman expressed his gratitude to Sawiris on Twitter and wrote: 'I'm very grateful and thankful to you until the last breath in my life'!
Sawiris is said to be the fifth richest Arab with a net worth of $2.9 billion, according to Forbes. While his brother Nassif Sawiris is the richest person in the Arab world with net worth totalling $6.4 billion. Naguib Sawiris built a fortune in telecommunications, selling Orascom Telecom in 2011 to Russian telecom firm VimpelCom (now Veon) in a multibillion-dollar transaction. He is a mechanical engineering graduate who also owns stakes in gold mines through his Luxembourg-based company, La Mancha Resources.

• MENA