Ponsiano Ngabirano
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Ponsiano Ngabirano | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Title | Chairman & CEO of Capital Shoppers Supermarkets |
| Spouse | Eva Ngabirano |
Ponsiano Ngabirano is a Ugandan businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and managing director of Capital Shoppers Supermarkets, a chain of supermarket stores, which he owns. Its stores are based in Kampala, Uganda.[1] In 2012, the New Vision newspaper listed him among the wealthiest individuals in Uganda.[2]
Ngabirano was born in Rukungiri District, in the Western Region of Uganda, circa 1968. In 1997, he and his family established the supermarket chain, which owns and operates four supermarket stores in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Capital Shoppers Supermarkets is the largest locally owned supermarket chain in the country.[3] The family-owned chain maintains a customer-loyalty program that offers 4 percent rebate on purchases, the highest in the industry in Uganda, as of 2014. In January 2012, Ugandan media reports indicated that the supermarket chain was owned at least in part by Ngabirano.[2]