Madatally Manji

Madatally Manji
Born 1918
Died 9 September 2006 (aged 88)
Occupation Kenyan businessman

Madatally Manji (1918 – 9 September 2006) was a Kenyan industrialist and entrepreneur, best known for founding the House of Manji, a food manufacturing company.

Manji was born in Nyeri, in Kenya's Central Province.[1] He left school early, and worked for some years in a grocery shop, before going into business with his 7 brothers in 1941. In the subsequent decades his business interests were dominated by food manufacturing. Although best known for biscuits, he also manufactured Weetabix and Buitoni pasta, sweets and, in the early days, bread. Although Kenya was always his base, he also developed businesses in Tanzania, Pakistan and the UK.

He and his wife, Fatima Manji, were renowned for their parties.

Death

Madatally Manji, the most publicly famous of the 7 founding brothers, died on 9 September 2006, leaving his wife, Fatima, his children, Julie, Salim and Firoze Manji, his grandchildren, Ambreena, Zia, Ahsan, Tehmeena, Kainde, Sembene, Feisal and Tasneem, his great grandson Rafik, and great nephew Miraz.

References

  1. ↑ Tignor, Robert L. (1997). "ASIAN BUSINESS IN EAST AFRICA Madatally Manji: Memoirs of a Biscuit Baron. By MADATALLY MANJI. Nairobi: Kenway Publications, 1995. Pp. v + 174 (ISBN 9966-46-526-X).". Journal of African History 38 (3): 511–512.

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