Mukesh Shukla | |
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Born | 1962 (age 62–63) |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1982 — present |
Mukesh Shukla, commonly referred to as Shumuk, is a businessman, entrepreneur, and politician in Uganda. He was reported in 2012 to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda. [1]
Mukesh Shukla was born in 1962 in Arua, Arua District, West Nile sub-region in Uganda's Northern Region, approximately 480 kilometres (298 mi) northwest of Kampala, the country's capital city. [2] His father was a revenue officer with the Uganda Revenue Authority from 1959 until 1986. The family has been in the business of aluminum saucepans since 1939. [3]
Shukla's businesses are organized under the Shumuk Group. The individual companies include the following: [1] [3]
In 2012, the New Vision newspaper estimated his net worth at approximately US$100 million. [1]
In the 2016 political season, Shukla contested for the chairmanship of the ruling National Resistance Movement's entrepreneurs league against the current incumbent, Hassan Basajjabalaba. [3]