Ruparelia Group

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.[2]

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.[3]

Subsidiary companies

As of June 2024, the companies of the Ruparelia Group included but were not limited to the following:[4]

  • Premier Recruitment Limited - Kampala[5]
  • 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[6][7]
  • Kampala Parents' School
  • Kampala Speke Hotel - Kampala
  • Meera Investments Limited - Kampala
  • Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort - Munyonyo[8]
  • Premier Roses Limited - Entebbe[9]
  • Rosebud Limited - Entebbe[9]
  • Sanyu FM 88.2 - Kampala
  • Speke Apartments Limited - Kampala
  • Speke Resort and Conference Center - Munyonyo, Kampala
  • Kampala Tourist Hotel - Kampala
  • Victoria University Uganda - Kampala[10]
  • Vcon Construction Uganda Limited[11]
  • Premier Sand Limited
  • The group owns commercial and real estate interests in Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.[12]
  • 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.[13][14]
  • Arie Towers - Kampala; a 14-story office high-rise, in the upscale Nakasero neighborhood of Kampala.[15]
  • 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".[16]
  • Paradise Island Resort - Located on Paradise Island, on Lake Victoria, approximately 20 minutes by boat from Speke Resort Munyonyo.[17]

See also

References

  1. Farhana Dawood. After exile, a prosperous return to Uganda BBC News, 11 April 2016, retrieved 13 November 2024^
  2. Mfonobong Nsehe. Sudhir Ruparelia, Uganda's Multi-talented Property Baron Forbes.com, 20 November 2012, retrieved 5 November 2016^
  3. Vali Jamal. Ugandan Asians: The Making of Ruparelia Group Daily Monitor, 3 October 2012, retrieved 3 October 2024^
  4. Mfonobong Nsehe. Africa's Newest Billionaire: Ugandan Builds $1.1 Billion Fortune From The Ground Up Ventures-Africa.com, 26 April 2013, retrieved 25 June 2014^
  5. BFU. Premier Recruitment Flags off 68 Ugandans For Jobs In Saudi Arabia, Qatar Business Focus Uganda (BFU), 22 January 2021, retrieved 8 May 2021^
  6. Samuel Balagadde. Sudhir Invests US$14 Million In School New Vision, 22 June 2009, retrieved 25 June 2014^
  7. and Ssebidde Kiryowa Conan Businge. KISU Students Excel In International Baccalaureate Exams New Vision, 20 July 2015, retrieved 20 July 2015^
  8. State House Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni In Hat Chairing The Great Lakes Summit At Munyonyo On 7-8-2012 StateHouse.go.ug, 7 August 2012, retrieved 25 June 2014^
  9. Owen Wagabaza. Flower companies receive free zone licences New Vision, 30 October 2017, retrieved 2 December 2017^
  10. and Ssebide Kiryowa Conan Businge. Businessman Sudhir Buys Victoria University New Vision, 5 September 2013, retrieved 25 June 2014^
  11. Shabibah Nakirigya. Prince Nakibinge flags off building of Muslim tower Daily Monitor, 17 February 2021, retrieved 17 April 2021^
  12. Sebidde Kiryowa. Sudhir Richest Man In East Africa – Forbes New Vision, 24 November 2012, retrieved 13 February 2022^
  13. Javira Ssebwami. Ruparelia Group unveils massive Kampala ‘Pearl Business Park’ development project PML Daily, 5 July 2021, retrieved 13 February 2022^
  14. Hannington Mbabazi. Ruparelia Group Unveils Mega Kampala ‘Pearl Business Park’ Development Project The Capital Times, 4 July 2021, retrieved 13 February 2022^
  15. Sudhir renames Lotis to Arie Towers Eagle Uganda Online, 16 May 2024, retrieved 24 May 2024^
  16. Javira SSebwami. Massive! 4400-seater Speke Resort Convention Centre is completed ahead of NAM summit PML Daily, 12 January 2024, retrieved 24 May 2024^
  17. Javira Ssebwami. Ruparelia Group's Paradise Resort on L. Victoria ready PML Daily, 15 June 2024, retrieved 18 June 2024^