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Nationality
  
Ugandan

Name
  
Charles Mbire

Ethnicity
  
Mukiga

Role
  
Businessman


Citizenship
  
Known for
  
Wealth

Years active
  
1980s — present

Titles
  
Chairman, MTN Group



Born
  
1959 (age 55–56)

Alma mater
  
Essex University(Bachelor of Science in Economics)Leicester University(Master of Business Administration)

Occupation
  
ChairmanMTN UgandaEskom UgandaUganda Securities ExchangeDirectorRift Valley Railways

Education
  
University of Essex, University of Leicester

Residence
  
Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda, Uganda

Similar People
  
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Charles Magezi Mbire is a businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist in Uganda. He was reported to be the wealthiest indigenous Ugandan, with an estimated net worth exceeding US$200 million as of January 2012.

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Background

Mbire was born Charles Magezi in 1959 to Ponsiano Mbire and Thereza Mbire in Mparo, Rukiga District, southwestern Uganda. He is the third-born in the family with three sisters, two of them older than him, and two younger brothers. He attended Kabale Primary School and Kitante Primary School for his elementary education. He studied at St. Mary's College Kisubi for his O-Level education. He then attended Namasagali College for his A-Level studies. He studied business and economics and graduated with the honors degree of Bachelor of Science, from Essex University in England. He went on to obtain a Master of Business Administration from Leicester University, also in the United Kingdom. His investments are in telecommunications, finance, energy, real estate, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, and transportation.

Business interests

Mbire is part owner and member of the board of directors of the following Ugandan businesses:

  • Afro Alpine Pharma Limited
  • East Africa Fish Farming Limited
  • Eskom Uganda Limited
  • Invesco (Uganda) Limited
  • MTN Communications Uganda Limited
  • Polino Holdings Limited
  • Sunco Investments Limited
  • Bomi Holdings Limited
  • Rift Valley Railways
  • Chui Investments Limited - An investment company specializing in the construction, operations and ownership of small and medium-sized power stations in Uganda
  • Other responsibilities

    Mbire was appointed chairman of the Uganda Securities Exchange in 2010. He is also a member of the Presidential Investor Roundtable, an elite group of businesspeople who advise the President of Uganda on how to improve business competitiveness and business conditions in the country.

    Net worth

    In December 2008, it was estimated that Mbire's net worth exceeded US$65 million. In January 2012, his net worth was estimated to have increased to greater than US$200 million.

    Photos

  • Photo of Charles Mbire In 2012
  • References

    Charles Mbire Wikipedia


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