Ruparelia Group

Ruparelia Group

Company type	Private Conglomerate
Industry	Investments
Founded	1985;40 years ago (1985)
Headquarters	Kampala, Uganda
Key people	Sudhir Ruparelia (Chairman) Rajiv Ruparelia (CEO)
Products	horticulture, insurance, schools, real estate, hotels & resorts, broadcasting
Number of employees	8,000+ (2016) [1]
Website	Homepage

Speke Hotel Kampala

Speke Resort Convention Centre, Munyonyo

The Ruparelia Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Ruparelia Group, is a privately owned conglomerate in Uganda. Sudhir Ruparelia, a wealthy Ugandan businessman, is a shareholder in each of the companies in the Group. ^[2]

Kampala International School

As a young man in England, Sudhir Ruparelia successfully established a number of small businesses before returning to Uganda in the 1980s to take advantage of the improving political and business stability. ^[3]

Subsidiary companies

As of June 2024, the companies of the Ruparelia Group included but were not limited to the following: ^[4]

• Premier Recruitment Limited - Kampala ^[5]
• Crane Management Services Limited - Kampala
• Delhi Public International School-Naguru, Kampala
• Goldstar Insurance Company Limited - Kampala
• Kabira Country Club - Bukoto, Kampala
• Kampala International School Uganda ^{[6] [7]}
• Kampala Parents' School
• Kampala Speke Hotel - Kampala
• Meera Investments Limited - Kampala
• Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort - Munyonyo ^[8]
• Premier Roses Limited - Entebbe ^[9]
• Rosebud Limited - Entebbe ^[9]
• Sanyu FM 88.2 - Kampala
• Speke Apartments Limited - Kampala
• Speke Resort and Conference Center - Munyonyo, Kampala
• Kampala Tourist Hotel - Kampala
• Victoria University Uganda - Kampala ^[10]
• Vcon Construction Uganda Limited ^[11]
• Premier Sand Limited
• The group owns commercial and real estate interests in Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. ^[12]
• Pearl Business Park: In July 2021, the Group announced plans to establish an upscale business park on 18 acres (7 ha) that the group owns in the city of Kampala. The park will include a shopping mall, a five-star hotel and a modern hospital. ^{[13] [14]}
• Arie Towers - Kampala; a 14-story office high-rise, in the upscale Nakasero neighborhood of Kampala. ^[15]
• Speke Resort Convention Centre - Munyonyo, Kampala. A 4,400-seater convention facility; the venue of the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group of 77 (G-77)+ China Third South summits, 15th–23rd January 2024. "The two meetings hosted over 5,000 delegates, including 70 heads of state and government, from 120 countries". ^[16]
• Paradise Island Resort - Located on Paradise Island, on Lake Victoria, approximately 20 minutes by boat from Speke Resort Munyonyo. ^[17]

See also

• Companies portal

• List of conglomerates in Uganda
• List of conglomerates in Africa
• Kampala Capital City Authority

References

1. Farhana Dawood (11 April 2016). "After exile, a prosperous return to Uganda". BBC News . London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. Mfonobong Nsehe (20 November 2012). "Sudhir Ruparelia, Uganda's Multi-talented Property Baron". Forbes.com . New York City. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. Vali Jamal (3 October 2012). "Ugandan Asians: The Making of Ruparelia Group". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
4. Nsehe, Mfonobong (26 April 2013). "Africa's Newest Billionaire: Ugandan Builds $1.1 Billion Fortune From The Ground Up". Ventures-Africa.com. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
5. BFU (22 January 2021). "Premier Recruitment Flags off 68 Ugandans For Jobs In Saudi Arabia, Qatar". Business Focus Uganda (BFU). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. Balagadde, Samuel (22 June 2009). "Sudhir Invests US$14 Million In School". New Vision. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
7. Conan Businge, and Ssebidde Kiryowa (20 July 2015). "KISU Students Excel In International Baccalaureate Exams". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
8. State House Uganda (7 August 2012). "President Yoweri Museveni In Hat Chairing The Great Lakes Summit At Munyonyo On 7-8-2012". StateHouse.go.ug. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
9. Wagabaza, Owen (30 October 2017). "Flower companies receive free zone licences". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
10. Conan Businge, and Ssebide Kiryowa (5 September 2013). "Businessman Sudhir Buys Victoria University". New Vision . Retrieved 25 June 2014.
11. Shabibah Nakirigya (17 February 2021). "Prince Nakibinge flags off building of Muslim tower". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
12. Sebidde Kiryowa (24 November 2012). "Sudhir Richest Man In East Africa – Forbes". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
13. Javira Ssebwami (5 July 2021). "Ruparelia Group unveils massive Kampala 'Pearl Business Park' development project". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
14. Hannington Mbabazi (4 July 2021). "Ruparelia Group Unveils Mega Kampala 'Pearl Business Park' Development Project". The Capital Times. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
15. "Sudhir renames Lotis to Arie Towers". Eagle Uganda Online. Kampala, Uganda. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
16. Javira SSebwami (12 January 2024). "Massive! 4400-seater Speke Resort Convention Centre is completed ahead of NAM summit". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
17. Javira Ssebwami (15 June 2024). "Ruparelia Group's Paradise Resort on L. Victoria ready". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

• Ruparelia Group Homepage
• A sneak peek into Sudhir’s Ruparelia Group of Companies, Here are businesses under the conglomerate