Miraj Barot

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Miraj Barot
Born1988 (age 35–36)
India
NationalityUgandan and Indian
Occupation Business Executive
Years active2003 - present
Title Managing Director & CEO
SpouseKruti Miraj Barot
ParentHarshad Barot & Parul Barot

Miraj Harshad Barot is a business executive. He was born in India and moved to Uganda with his family when he was 6 years old. He is currently the joint managing director and chief executive officer of Tirupati Group of companies in Uganda. The group ventures include shopping malls, housing estates, apartments, business parks and hospitals.

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Background and education

Miraj Barot was born in India in 1988. His father is Harshad Barot, the founder and chairman of Tirupati Group Limited. The family migrated to Uganda, in 1994, when Miraj was still a toddler. He attended schools in Uganda but dropped out early. He began participating in the running of the family business empire, in 2003, at the age of 14 years. [1]

Career

Starting in 2006, Miraj has been intricately involved in running the family businesses. When TGL was formed in 2006, he invested some of personal wealth into the company and served as its first Marketing Director. [2] [3] Later, he served as the co-chief executive officer of TGL. [4] [5] In November 2013, his role became chief executive officer at Tirupati and at two other companies in the expanding family-owned conglomerate. Virat Alloys Limited is a steel manufacturing and metal fabrication company, having acquired the assets and stock of the former Sembule Steel Mills. Miraj Barot was the managing director and chief executive officer of all the two companies. [6]

Family

Miraj Barot is married to Kruti Bharat Rao. The wedding took place on 11 December 2013 in India. When the couple returned to Uganda, they threw a lavish reception at Kampala Serena Hotel, on 10 January 2014, for their upscale friends and associates. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Bwire, Stephen (14 January 2012). "Miraj Barot Also Known As Tirupati". The Independent (Uganda) . Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "An Interview With Mr. Miraj Barot, Tirupati's Director of Marketing". The Promota Magazine (London). 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Musinguzi, John (10 February 2010). "Tirupati: The Regional Leader In Novelty". The Observer (Uganda) . Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Emorut, Francis (11 June 2014). "Government Earmarks USh10 Billion for Masaka Hospital". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Kaggwa, Andrew (16 June 2014). "Masaka Hospital To Get 800-Bed Block". The Observer (Uganda) . Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Nyambura, Silvia (15 November 2013). "Miraj Barot: The Tirupati CEO Talks About Filling His Father's Shoes And Being His Own Man". The Ceo Magazine (Uganda). Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Mulumba, Abu-Baker (12 January 2014). "Tirupati's Miraj Barot Splurges On Wedding". The Observer (Uganda) . Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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