Ruparelia Group

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Ruparelia Group
Company type Private Conglomerate
IndustryInvestments
Founded1985;39 years ago (1985)
Headquarters Kampala, Uganda
Key people
Sudhir Ruparelia
chairman
Rajiv Ruparelia
executive director
Products horticulture, insurance, schools, real estate, hotels & resorts, broadcasting
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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. [1]

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History

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. [2]

Subsidiary companies

As of May 2021, the companies of the Ruparelia Group included but were not limited to the following: [3]

See also

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