Business & Enterprise
Landmark
Sudhir Ruparelia
born 1956
Uganda's largest business empire, built twice from nothing
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Why they are here
Expelled from Uganda at sixteen with nothing, he came back in 1985 with $25,000 and built the country's biggest business group.
Sudhir Ruparelia is chairman and majority shareholder of the Ruparelia Group, with interests in banking, insurance, education, broadcasting, real estate, floriculture and hospitality.
Expelled from Uganda at sixteen, he worked in British factories, returned in 1985 with $25,000, and built a business empire valued at around $1.2 billion.
Expelled from Uganda at sixteen, he worked in British factories, returned in 1985 with $25,000, and built a business empire valued at around $1.2 billion.
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