The Ruparelia Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Ruparelia Group, is a privately owned
conglomerate
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** Co ...
in
Uganda.
Sudhir Ruparelia, a wealthy Ugandan businessman, is a shareholder in each of the companies in the Group.
Overview
As of February 2018, Ruparelia Group is mainly involved in education, real estate development and management, hotels, resorts,
floriculture and
broadcasting.
Sudhir Ruparelia, the Group's founder and chairman, is the majority shareholder in the companies that comprise the group. In November 2012, ''Forbes Magazine'' estimated his net worth at US$900 million, making him the wealthiest individual in Uganda at the time.
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.
Subsidiary companies
As of May 2021, the companies of the Ruparelia Group included but were not limited to the following:
* Premier Recruitment Limited - Kampala
* Crane Management Services Limited - Kampala
* Delhi Public International School-
Naguru
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, Kampala
* Goldstar Insurance Company Limited - Kampala
* Kabira Country Club -
Bukoto, Kampala
*
Kampala International School Uganda
The Kampala International School (KISU) is an international school in Kampala, Uganda, located in the neighborhood of Bukoto. It was formerly named Kabira International School of Uganda.
History
KISU was established in 1993 with a student body ...
* Kampala Parents' School
*
Kampala Speke Hotel
Kampala Speke Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Location
The hotel is located in the heart of Kampala, at 7-9 Nile Avenue, on Nakasero Hill, close to th ...
- Kampala
* Meera Investments Limited - Kampala
*
Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort is a luxurious Five star hotel-resort in Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Location
The resort is located in the neighborhood of Munyonyo, in ...
- Munyonyo
* Premier Roses Limited -
Entebbe
* Rosebud Limited -
Entebbe
* Sanyu FM 88.2 - Kampala
* Speke Apartments Limited - Kampala
*
Speke Resort and Conference Center
The Speke Resort and Conference Centre is a hotel-resort-conference-centre in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It is one of the five 4-star hotels in Kampala, as rated by the ...
-
Munyonyo
Munyonyo is an area on the northern shores of Lake Victoria and part of the metropolitan area of Kampala, in Makindye Division.
Location
Munyonyo is bordered by Lake Victoria to the south, Bulingugwe Island to the southeast, Ggaba to the eas ...
, Kampala
* Kampala Tourist Hotel - Kampala
*
Victoria University Uganda - Kampala
* Vcon Construction Uganda Limited
* The group owns commercial and real estate interests in
Rwanda
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,
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 that the group owns in the city of Kampala. The park will include a shopping mall, a five-star hotel and a modern hospital.
See also
*
List of conglomerates in Uganda
*
List of conglomerates in Africa
*
Kampala Capital City Authority
*
List of wealthiest people in Uganda
References
External links
Ruparelia Group Homepage
{{Kampala District
Financial services companies established in 1985
Conglomerate companies of Uganda
Kampala District
1985 establishments in Uganda