Charles Mbire
Ugandan entrepreneur
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Charles Magezi Mbire is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist in. He was reported to be the wealthiest indigenous Ugandan, with an estimated net worth exceeding US$200 million, as of January 2012.[3]
(Bachelor of Science in Economics)
Leicester University
(Master of Business Administration)
MTN Uganda
Eskom Uganda
Uganda Securities Exchange
Director,
Rift Valley Railways[2]
Charles Mbire | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Essex University (Bachelor of Science in Economics) Leicester University (Master of Business Administration) |
| Occupations | Chairman,[1] MTN Uganda Eskom Uganda Uganda Securities Exchange Director, Rift Valley Railways[2] |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
Early life and education
Mbire Charles Magezi was born 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]
Business interests
Mbire is part owner and/or member of the board of directors of the following Ugandan businesses:[6][7]
- Afro Alpine Pharma Limited
- East Africa Fish Farming Limited
- Eskom Uganda Limited
- Invesco (Uganda) Limited
- MTN Uganda Limited[8][9]
- Polino Holdings Limited
- Sunco Investments Limited
- Bomi Holdings Limited
- Rift Valley Railways[10]
- Chui Investments Limited - an investment company specializing in the construction, operations and ownership of small and medium-sized power stations in Uganda[11]
- Bank of Baroda[6]
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.[12]