Ruparelia Group
Conglomerate in Uganda
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::summary Conglomerate in Uganda ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ruparelia Group |
| type | Private Conglomerate |
| foundation | |
| location | Kampala, Uganda |
| key_people | Sudhir Ruparelia |
| (Chairman) | |
| Rajiv Ruparelia | |
| (CEO) | |
| num_employees | 8,000+ (2016){{cite web |
| author | Farhana Dawood |
| industry | Investments |
| products | horticulture, insurance, schools, real estate, hotels & resorts, broadcasting |
| homepage | Homepage |
| :: |
| name = Ruparelia Group | logo = | type = Private Conglomerate | foundation = | location = Kampala, Uganda | key_people = Sudhir Ruparelia (Chairman) Rajiv Ruparelia (CEO) | num_employees = 8,000+ (2016){{cite web| date=11 April 2016 | url=https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20160411-a-prosperous-return-to-uganda | title=After exile, a prosperous return to Uganda | work=BBC News | author=Farhana Dawood |access-date=13 November 2024 |location=London, United Kingdom}} | revenue = | assets = | industry = Investments | products = horticulture, insurance, schools, real estate, hotels & resorts, broadcasting | homepage = Homepage| ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Speke_Hotel_Kampala.jpg" caption="Speke Hotel Kampala"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Speke_Resort_Convention_Centre.jpg" caption="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.
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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.
Subsidiary companies
As of June 2024, the companies of the Ruparelia Group included but were not limited to the following:
- Premier Recruitment Limited - Kampala{{cite web| url=https://businessfocus.co.ug/premier-recruitment-flags-off-68-ugandans-for-jobs-in-saudi-arabia-qatar/ |title=Premier Recruitment Flags off 68 Ugandans For Jobs In Saudi Arabia, Qatar |date=22 January 2021 |work=Business Focus Uganda (BFU) |author=BFU | access-date=8 May 2021 |place=Kampala, Uganda}}
- 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
- Kampala Parents' School
- Kampala Speke Hotel - Kampala
- Meera Investments Limited - Kampala
- Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort - Munyonyo
- Premier Roses Limited - Entebbe
- Rosebud Limited - Entebbe
- Sanyu FM 88.2 - Kampala
- Speke Apartments Limited - Kampala
- Speke Resort and Conference Center - Munyonyo, Kampala
- Kampala Tourist Hotel - Kampala
- Victoria University Uganda - Kampala
- Vcon Construction Uganda Limited
- Premier Sand Limited
- The group owns commercial and real estate interests in Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Pearl Business Park: In July 2021, the Group announced plans to establish an upscale business park on 18 acre that the group owns in the city of Kampala. The park will include a shopping mall, a five-star hotel and a modern hospital.{{cite web| work=The Capital Times |date=4 July 2021 | url=https://thecapitaltimes.co.ug/2021/07/04/ruparelia-group-unveils-mega-kampala-pearl-business-park-development-project/ | title=Ruparelia Group Unveils Mega Kampala ‘Pearl Business Park’ Development Project |author=Hannington Mbabazi |access-date=13 February 2022 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
- Arie Towers - Kampala; a 14-story office high-rise, in the upscale Nakasero neighborhood of Kampala.{{cite web|url=https://eagle.co.ug/2024/05/16/sudhir-renames-lotis-to-arie-towers/ |title=Sudhir renames Lotis to Arie Towers | work=Eagle Uganda Online |date=16 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
- 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, 15–23 January 2024. "The two meetings hosted over 5,000 delegates, including 70 heads of state and government, from 120 countries".
- Paradise Island Resort - Located on Paradise Island, on Lake Victoria, approximately 20 minutes by boat from Speke Resort Munyonyo.
References
References
- Mfonobong Nsehe. (20 November 2012). "Sudhir Ruparelia, Uganda's Multi-talented Property Baron". [[Forbes.com]].
- Vali Jamal. (3 October 2012). "Ugandan Asians: The Making of Ruparelia Group". [[Daily Monitor]].
- Nsehe, Mfonobong. (26 April 2013). "Africa's Newest Billionaire: Ugandan Builds $1.1 Billion Fortune From The Ground Up". Ventures-Africa.com.
- Balagadde, Samuel. (22 June 2009). "Sudhir Invests US$14 Million In School". [[New Vision]].
- Conan Businge, and Ssebidde Kiryowa. (20 July 2015). "KISU Students Excel In International Baccalaureate Exams". [[New Vision]].
- 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.
- Wagabaza, Owen. (30 October 2017). "Flower companies receive free zone licences". [[New Vision (newspaper).
- Conan Businge, and Ssebide Kiryowa. (5 September 2013). "Businessman Sudhir Buys Victoria University". [[New Vision]].
- Shabibah Nakirigya. (17 February 2021). "Prince Nakibinge flags off building of Muslim tower". [[Daily Monitor]].
- Sebidde Kiryowa. (24 November 2012). "Sudhir Richest Man In East Africa – Forbes". [[New Vision]].
- Javira Ssebwami. (5 July 2021). "Ruparelia Group unveils massive Kampala ‘Pearl Business Park’ development project". PML Daily.
- Javira SSebwami. (12 January 2024). "Massive! 4400-seater Speke Resort Convention Centre is completed ahead of NAM summit". PML Daily.
- Javira Ssebwami. (15 June 2024). "Ruparelia Group's Paradise Resort on L. Victoria ready". PML Daily.
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