Hassan Basajjabalaba

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Hassan Basajjabalaba
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NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
OccupationBusinessman & politician
Years active1986–present
Known forWealth & politics

Hassan Basajjabalaba is a Ugandan businessman and politician. [1] According to the New Vision newspaper, he is one of the wealthiest people in Uganda. [2] He is also the chairperson of the ruling National Resistance Movement's entrepreneurs' league. [3]

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Businesses and investments

He owns the following businesses, among others: [3] [4]

  1. Kampala International University, with campuses in Kampala and Bushenyi
  2. Kampala International University School of Health Sciences, together with its 1,150-bed teaching hospital. [5]
  3. At least two hostels near the Western Campus of KIU.
  4. A business that deals in hides and skins
  5. A tea factory at Butare in Kyamuhunga, Bushenyi District
  6. A tea factory at Nyakashaka in Buhweju District
  7. A sizable chunk of land around the Bushenyi tea factory
  8. A large piece of land around the Buhweju tea factory.

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References

  1. "-". KIU (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. Michael Kanaabi, and Ssebidde Kiryowa (6 January 2012). "The Deepest Pockets". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 Muhwezi, Wilber (26 August 2012). "Who is who in Bushenyi's rich club?". The Observer . Kampala. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi (10 September 2011). "Basajjabalaba: The merchant of trouble". The Independent . Kampala. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. KIU (13 March 2016). "Kampala International University: School of Health Sciences". Kansanga: Kampala International University (KIU). Retrieved 13 March 2016.