Home town Ntungamo | Nationality Ugandan Years active 1992 — present | |
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Born 1965 (age 51–52) Uganda Occupation Entrepreneur and businessman | ||
Bob Kabonero is a businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda. According to a 2012 published report, he was one of the wealthiest people in Uganda.
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Background and education
He was born in Uganda circa 1965,and is the youngest of the family's three children. The eldest, Susan Muhwezi, is the wife of Ugandan Information Minister Jim Muhwezi. His older brother is Richard Kabonero, Uganda's ambassador to Rwanda. Bob Kabonero received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and retail management from Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England.
Businesses and investments
Among his business interests are the Kampala Casino and the Pyramids Casino. He also owns a logistics company, an import goods business, and the Europcar franchise in Uganda. Kabonero is the chairman of Park Hospitality Limited, the owners of the proposed Kampala Radisson Blue Hotel, which is being developed in partnership with the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
Net worth
According to the New Vision newspaper, Kabonero had a net worth of about US$50 million in 2012.