Ruparelia Group
| Private Conglomerate | |
| Industry | Investments |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
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Key people
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Sudhir Ruparelia chairman |
| Products | Banking, Horticulture, Insurance, Schools, Real Estate, Hotels & Resorts, Broadcasting |
| Slogan | Serving To Grow And Growing To Serve |
| Website | Homepage |
The Ruparelia Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Ruparelia Group, is a privately owned conglomerate in Uganda.
Overview
Ruparelia Group is mainly involved in banking, foreign exchange bureaux, insurance, education, real estate development and management, floriculture, broadcasting, hotels, and resorts. Sudhir Ruparelia, the Group's founder and chairman is the majority shareholder in the companies that comprise the group. In November 2012, Forbes Magazine estimated his net worth at US$900 Million, making him the wealthiest individual in Uganda at the time.[1]
History
Sudhir Ruparelia was born in Uganda. He moved to the United Kingdom with his parents in his early teens. As a young man in England, he successfully established a number of small businesses before returning to Uganda in the 1980s to take advantage of improving political and business stability.[2]
Subsidiary companies
The companies of Ruparelia Group include but are not limited to the following:[3]
- Crane Bank - Kampala, Uganda[4]
- Crane Forex Bureau 1 - Crane Chambers, 20 Kampala Road, Kampala
- Crane Forex Bureau 2 - Kampala Speke Hotel, 7-9 Nile Avenue, Kampala[5]
- Goldstar Insurance Company Limited - Kampala
- Speke Resort and Conference Centre - Munyonyo, Kampala
- Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort - Munyonyo[6]
- Kampala Speke Hotel - Kampala
- Kabira Country Club - Bukoto, Kampala
- Tourist Hotel - Kampala
- Speke Apartments Limited - Kampala
- Sanyu FM 88.2 - Kampala
- Kampala International School Uganda[7][8]
- Kampala Parents' School
- Crane Management Services Limited - Kampala
- Meera Investments Limited - Kampala
- Rosebud Limited - Entebbe
- Victoria University Uganda - Kampala[9]
- In addition to the above interests in Uganda, the group owns commercial and real estate interests in Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.[10]
See also
- List of conglomerates in Uganda
- List of conglomerates in Africa
- Kampala Capital City Authority
- List of wealthiest people in Uganda
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