Sudhir Ruparelia
Encyclopedia
Sudhir Ruparelia is a businessman and entrepreneur
in Uganda
who was born in 1955. He is the Chairman and majority shareholder in the companies of the Ruparelia Group
. His investments are mainly in the areas of banking, insurance
, education
, broadcasting
, real estate
, floriculture
, hotels and resorts.
, through his early life is not so much known but studied in schools like Jinja secondary school Jinja
but moved to the United Kingdom
with his parents in his early teens during the Idi Amin explusion of Asians. He returned to Uganda in 1985, with US$25,000 to start his Ugandan businesses, which later grew into the Ruparelia Group
.
.
The warrant was requested after Ruparelia and his lawyers failed to appear at City Hall Court. He was charged with three counts of causing a nuisance, with the prosecution alleging that at the Kabira Club in Bukoto
, which Ruparelia owns, he caused a nuisance in Nakawa Division
and the district contrary to the Public Health Act. It was also alleged that he discharged sewage into a storm water channel contrary to the Public Health Act.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
who was born in 1955. He is the Chairman and majority shareholder in the companies of the Ruparelia Group
Ruparelia Group
The Ruparelia Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Ruparelia Group is a conglomerate in Uganda. The group is mainly involved in banking, insurance, education, real estate development and management, floriculture, broadcasting, hotels and resorts.-History:The group chairman, Sudhir...
. His investments are mainly in the areas of banking, insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, floriculture
Floriculture
Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry...
, hotels and resorts.
History
Sudhir Ruparelia was born in Jinja UgandaUganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, through his early life is not so much known but studied in schools like Jinja secondary school Jinja
Jinja
Jinja may be:* Jinja, Uganda, a city in eastern Uganda close to the source of the Nile River* Jinja District, the district in Uganda named after the above city* Jinja, a Shinto shrine* Jinja , a template engine...
but moved to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with his parents in his early teens during the Idi Amin explusion of Asians. He returned to Uganda in 1985, with US$25,000 to start his Ugandan businesses, which later grew into the Ruparelia Group
Ruparelia Group
The Ruparelia Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Ruparelia Group is a conglomerate in Uganda. The group is mainly involved in banking, insurance, education, real estate development and management, floriculture, broadcasting, hotels and resorts.-History:The group chairman, Sudhir...
.
Personal life
Sudhir Ruparelia is married to Jyotsna Ruparelia and they have three children. Sudhir bought his youngest son, Rajiv, a nightclub for his eighteenth birthday. He also bought his son a Range Rover SportCriminal charges
In 2005 a court issued an arrest warrant for Ruparelia on charges of causing a nuisance in the suburb of BukotoBukoto
Bukoto is a township within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.-Location:Bukoto is bordered by Kisaasi to the north, Kigoowa to the northeast, Ntinda to the east, Naguru to the southeast, Kololo to the south, Kamwookya to the west and Kyebando to the northwest...
.
The warrant was requested after Ruparelia and his lawyers failed to appear at City Hall Court. He was charged with three counts of causing a nuisance, with the prosecution alleging that at the Kabira Club in Bukoto
Bukoto
Bukoto is a township within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.-Location:Bukoto is bordered by Kisaasi to the north, Kigoowa to the northeast, Ntinda to the east, Naguru to the southeast, Kololo to the south, Kamwookya to the west and Kyebando to the northwest...
, which Ruparelia owns, he caused a nuisance in Nakawa Division
Nakawa Division
Nakawa Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Nakawa, where the division headquarters are located.-Location:...
and the district contrary to the Public Health Act. It was also alleged that he discharged sewage into a storm water channel contrary to the Public Health Act.
