Ruparelia Group
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| Company type | Private Conglomerate |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investments |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
Key people | Sudhir Ruparelia (Chairman) Rajiv Ruparelia (CEO) |
| Products | horticulture, insurance, schools, real estate, hotels & resorts, broadcasting |
Number of employees | 8,000+ (2016)[1] |
| 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.[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]
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 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.[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]
