Bob Kabonero

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Bob Kabonero
Born1965 (age 59–60)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater Oxford University
(Bachelor of Arts in Business administration) [1]
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and businessman
Years active1992–present
Known forWealth
ChildrenAsiimwe Kabonero, Aijuka Kabonero

Bob Kabonero is a businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda. According to a 2012 published report, he was one of the wealthiest people in Uganda. [2]

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Background and education

He was born in Uganda circa 1965, [3] the youngest of his parents' three children. [4] The eldest, Susan Muhwezi, is the wife of Ugandan Security Minister Jim Muhwezi. His older brother, Richard Kabonero, is Uganda's ambassador to Tanzania. [5] Bob Kabonero received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and retail management from Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England . [1] He is married and his children are Asiimwe Kabonero, Aijuka Kabonero.

Businesses and investments

Bob Kabonero is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Vienna College. [6] Among his business interests are the Kampala Casino [7] and the Pyramids Casino. [8] He also owns a logistics company, an import goods business, and the Europcar franchise in Uganda. [9] Kabonero is the chairman of Park Hospitality Limited, the owners of the proposed Kampala Radisson Blue Hotel, which is being developed in partnership with the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. [10] [11]

Net worth

According to the New Vision newspaper, Kabonero had a net worth of about US$250 million in 2019. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Campus Eye (23 June 2015). "10 Ugandan Billionaires That Completed Their University Degrees". Kampala: Campuseye.ug (Campus Eye). Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Michael Kanaabi, and Ssebidde Kiryowa (6 January 2012). "The Deepest Pockets". New Vision . Kampala. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Agababyona, Bruno (25 January 2015). "Bob Kabonero Throws Mega Birthday Bash". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Our Reporter (27 January 2015). "Photos: Kabonero marks sweet 50 in Seychelles". Kampala: Theinsider.ug. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Rumanzi, Perez (10 March 2013). "A pillar in her community". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Home". vienna.ug. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Vision Reporter (31 July 2006). "Kampala Casino turns 12". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Vision Reporter (4 April 2008). "Another Casino for Kabonero?". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ↑ TRC (13 October 2015). "Uganda: Interview with Bob Kabonero, Uganda businessman". The Report Company (TRC). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Vision Reporter (6 October 2014). "New hotel to open in Uganda". New Vision . Kmpala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Waiswa, Baz (5 October 2014). "Radisson Blu plan for Kampala". Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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