Bob Kabonero

Bob Kbonero
Born 1965 (age 51–52)
Uganda
Residence Kampala, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Citizenship Uganda
Alma mater Oxford Brookes University
(Bachelor of Arts in business administration)[1]
Occupation Entrepreneur and businessman
Years active 1992 — present
Known for Wealth
Home town Ntungamo
Net worth US$50 million (2012)

Bob Kabonero is a businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda. According to a 2012 published report, he was one of the wealthiest people in Uganda.[2]

Background and education

He was born in Uganda circa 1965,[3]and is the youngest of the family's three children.[4] The eldest, Susan Muhwezi, is the wife of Ugandan Information Minister Jim Muhwezi. His older brother is Richard Kabonero, Uganda's ambassador to Rwanda.[5] Bob Kabonero received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and retail management from Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England.[1]

Businesses and investments

Among his business interests are the Kampala Casino[6] and the Pyramids Casino.[7] He also owns a logistics company, an import goods business, and the Europcar franchise in Uganda.[8] Kabonero is the chairman of Park Hospitality Limited, the owners of the proposed Kampala Radisson Blue Hotel, which is being developed in partnership with the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.[9][10]

Net worth

According to the New Vision newspaper, Kabonero had a net worth of about US$50 million in 2012.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Campus Eye (23 June 2015). "10 Ugandan Billionaires That Completed Their University Degrees". Kampala: Campuseye.ug (Campus Eye). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Michael Kanaabi, and Ssebidde Kiryowa (6 January 2012). "The Deepest Pockets". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Agababyona, Bruno (25 January 2015). "Bob Kabonero Throws Mega Birthday Bash". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Our Reporter (27 January 2015). "Photos: Kabonero marks sweet 50 in Seychelles". Kampala: Theinsider.ug. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Rumanzi, Perez (10 March 2013). "A pillar in her community". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Vision Reporter (31 July 2006). "Kampala Casino turns 12". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Vision Reporter (4 April 2008). "Another Casino for Kabonero?". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ↑ TRC (13 October 2015). "Uganda: Interview with Bob Kabonero, Uganda businessman". The Report Company (TRC). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Vision Reporter (6 October 2014). "New hotel to open in Uganda". New Vision. Kmpala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Waiswa, Baz (5 October 2014). "Radisson Blu plan for Kampala". Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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