Miraj Barot

Miraj Barot
Born Miraj Barot
1989 (age 25–26)
India
Nationality Ugandan and Indian
Ethnicity Indian
Occupation Business Executive
Years active 2003 - present
Home town Kampala
Title Managing Director & CEO
Spouse(s) Kruti

Miraj Barot is a businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. He is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tirupati Development Uganda Limited (TDUL), a real estate development and construction company, based in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. He is reported to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda, with an estimated net worth of about US$15 million as of January 2012.[1]

Background and education

Miraj Barot was born in India in 1989. His father is Harshad Barot, the founder and Chairman of Tirupati Development Uganda Limited. The family migrated to Uganda, in 1994, when Miraj was still a toddler. He attended schools in Uganda but dropped out early. He began participating in the running of the family business empire, in 2003, at the age of 14 years.[2]

Career

Starting in 2006, Miraj has been intricately involved in running the family businesses. When TDUL was formed in 2006, he invested some of personal wealth into the company and served as its first Marketing Director.[3][4] Later, he served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of TDUL.[5][6] In November 2013, his role became Chief Executive Officer at Tirupati and at two other companies in the expanding family-owned conglomerate. Tulip Consultancy Limited is a real estate consultancy and management company. Virat Alloys Limited is a steel manufacturing and metal fabrication company, having acquired the assets and stock of the former Sembule Steel Mills. Miraj Barot is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of all the three companies.[7]

Family

Miraj Barot is married to Kruti Bharat. The wedding took place on 11 December 2013 in India. When the couple returned to Uganda, they threw a lavish reception at Kampala Serena Hotel, on 10 January 2014, for their upscale friends and associates.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michael Kanaabi, and Ssebidde Kiryowa (6 January 2012). "The Deepest Pockets". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Bwire, Stephen (14 January 2012). "Miraj Barot Also Known As Tirupati". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Administrator, . (31 December 2010). "An Interview With Mr. Miraj Barot, Tirupati’s Director of Marketing". The Promota Magazine (London). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Musinguzi, John (10 February 2010). "Tirupati: The Regional Leader In Novelty". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Emorut, Francis (11 June 2014). "Government Earmarks USh10 Billion for Masaka Hospital". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Kaggwa, Andrew (16 June 2014). "Masaka Hospital To Get 800-Bed Block". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Nyambura, Silvia (15 November 2013). "Miraj Barot: The Tirupati CEO Talks About Filling His Father's Shoes And Being His Own Man". The Ceo Magazine (Uganda). Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Mulumba, Abu-Baker (12 January 2014). "Tirupati’s Miraj Barot Splurges On Wedding". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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