Ruparelia Group

Ruparelia Group
Company type	Private Conglomerate
Industry	Investments
Founded	1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Headquarters	Kampala, Uganda
Key people	Sudhir Ruparelia chairman Rajiv Ruparelia executive director
Products	horticulture, insurance, schools, real estate, hotels & resorts, broadcasting
Website	Homepage

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Subsidiary companies

As of May 2021, the companies of the Ruparelia Group included but were not limited to the following:^[3]

Premier Recruitment Limited - Kampala^[4]
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^[5]^[6]
Kampala Parents' School
Kampala Speke Hotel - Kampala
Meera Investments Limited - Kampala
Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort - Munyonyo^[7]
Premier Roses Limited - Entebbe^[8]
Rosebud Limited - Entebbe^[8]
Sanyu FM 88.2 - Kampala
Speke Apartments Limited - Kampala
Speke Resort and Conference Center - Munyonyo, Kampala
Kampala Tourist Hotel - Kampala
Victoria University Uganda - Kampala^[9]
Vcon Construction Uganda Limited^[10]
Premier Sand Limited
The group owns commercial and real estate interests in Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.^[11]
Pearl Business Park: In July 2021, the Group announced plans to establish an upscale business park on 18 acres (7 ha) that the group owns in the city of Kampala. The park will include a shopping mall, a five-star hotel and a modern hospital.^[12]^[13]
Arie Towers - Kampala; a 14-story office high-rise, in the upscale Nakasero neighborhood of Kampala.^[14]
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, 15th–23rd January 2024. "The two meetings hosted over 5,000 delegates, including 70 heads of state and government, from 120 countries".^[15]

References

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