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Ugandan entrepreneur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[3]
Charles Mbire | |
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Alma mater | Essex University (Bachelor of Science in Economics) Leicester University (Master of Business Administration) |
Occupation(s) | Chairman[1] MTN Uganda Eskom Uganda Uganda Securities Exchange Director Rift Valley Railways[2] |
Years active | 1980s — present |
Title | Chairman MTN Uganda |
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.[4] 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.[5] 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. His investments are in energy, finance, real estate, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, and transportation.[6]
Mbire is part owner and/or member of the board of directors of the following Ugandan businesses:[6][7]
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.[12]
In December 2008, it was estimated that Mbire's net worth exceeded US$65 million.[13] In January 2012, his net worth was estimated to have increased to greater than US$200 million.[3] In January 2019, he was estimated to be worth US$400 million[14]
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