Ruparelia Group Explained

Ruparelia Group
Type:	Private Conglomerate
Location:	Kampala, Uganda
Key People:	Sudhir Ruparelia chairman Rajiv Ruparelia executive director
Industry:	Investments
Products:	horticulture, insurance, schools, real estate, hotels & resorts, broadcasting
Homepage:	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 June 2024, 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 18acres 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]
• Paradise Island Resort - Located on Paradise Island, on Lake Victoria, approximately 20 minutes by boat from Speke Resort Munyonyo.^[16]

See also

• List of conglomerates in Uganda
• List of conglomerates in Africa
• Kampala Capital City Authority
• List of wealthiest people in Uganda

External links

• Ruparelia Group Homepage
• What next for Sudhir after losing Crane Bank to DFCU?

Notes and References

1. Web site: . Sudhir Ruparelia, Uganda's Multi-talented Property Baron . 20 November 2012 . Mfonobong Nsehe . 5 November 2016 . New York City .
2. Web site: 3 October 2012 . Vali . Jamal . Ugandan Asians: The Making of Ruparelia Group . 25 June 2014 . Daily Monitor.
3. Web site: Ventures-Africa.com . Africa's Newest Billionaire: Ugandan Builds $1.1 Billion Fortune From The Ground Up . Mfonobong . Nsehe . 26 April 2013 . 25 June 2014.
4. Web site: Premier Recruitment Flags off 68 Ugandans For Jobs In Saudi Arabia, Qatar . 22 January 2021 . Business Focus Uganda (BFU) . BFU . 8 May 2021 . Kampala, Uganda.
5. Web site: Sudhir Invests US$14 Million In School . 22 June 2009 . . 25 June 2014 . Samuel . Balagadde . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090626033441/http://newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/685526 . 26 June 2009 .
6. Web site: KISU Students Excel In International Baccalaureate Exams . 20 July 2015 . 20 July 2015 . Conan Businge . and Ssebidde Kiryowa . . Kampala.
7. Web site: President Yoweri Museveni In Hat Chairing The Great Lakes Summit At Munyonyo On 7-8-2012 . 7 August 2012 . State House Uganda . 25 June 2014 . StateHouse.go.ug.
8. Web site: Flower companies receive free zone licences . 2 December 2017 . 30 October 2017 . Owen . Wagabaza . . Kampala.
9. Web site: Businessman Sudhir Buys Victoria University . . 25 June 2014 . 5 September 2013 . and Ssebide Kiryowa . Conan Businge.
10. Web site: Prince Nakibinge flags off building of Muslim tower . 17 February 2021 . . 17 April 2021 . Shabibah Nakirigya . Kampala.
11. Web site: . Sudhir Richest Man In East Africa – Forbes . 24 November 2012 . Sebidde Kiryowa . 13 February 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
12. Web site: PML Daily . 5 July 2021 . Ruparelia Group unveils massive Kampala ‘Pearl Business Park’ development project . Javira Ssebwami . 13 February 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
13. Web site: The Capital Times . 4 July 2021 . Ruparelia Group Unveils Mega Kampala ‘Pearl Business Park’ Development Project . Hannington Mbabazi . 13 February 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
14. Web site: Sudhir renames Lotis to Arie Towers . Eagle Uganda Online . 16 May 2024 . 24 May 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.
15. Web site: 12 January 2024 . Massive! 4400-seater Speke Resort Convention Centre is completed ahead of NAM summit . PML Daily . Javira SSebwami . 24 May 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.
16. Web site: PML Daily . 15 June 2024 . Ruparelia Group's Paradise Resort on L. Victoria ready . Javira Ssebwami . 18 June 2024 . Kampala, Uganda.