Bob Kabonero

Bob Kabonero
Born1965 (age 59–60)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materOxford Brookes University
(Bachelor of Arts in Business administration)[1]
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and businessman
Years active1992–present
Known forWealth
ChildrenAsiimwe Kabonero, Aijuka Kabonero

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] the youngest of his parents' three children.[4] The eldest, Susan Muhwezi, is the wife of Ugandan Security Minister Jim Muhwezi. His older brother, Richard Kabonero, is Uganda's ambassador to Tanzania.[5] Bob Kabonero received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and retail management from Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England .[1] He is married and his children are Asiimwe Kabonero, Aijuka Kabonero.

Businesses and investments

Bob Kabonero is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Vienna College.[6] Among his business interests are the Kampala Casino[7] and the Pyramids Casino.[8] He also owns a logistics company, an import goods business, and the Europcar franchise in Uganda.[9] 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.[10][11]

Net worth

According to the New Vision newspaper, Kabonero had a net worth of about US$250 million in 2019.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Campus Eye (23 June 2015). "10 Ugandan Billionaires That Completed Their University Degrees". Kampala: Campuseye.ug (Campus Eye). Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b Michael Kanaabi, and Ssebidde Kiryowa (6 January 2012). "The Deepest Pockets". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ Agababyona, Bruno (25 January 2015). "Bob Kabonero Throws Mega Birthday Bash". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ Our Reporter (27 January 2015). "Photos: Kabonero marks sweet 50 in Seychelles". Kampala: Theinsider.ug. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ^ Rumanzi, Perez (10 March 2013). "A pillar in her community". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Home". vienna.ug. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ^ Vision Reporter (31 July 2006). "Kampala Casino turns 12". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. ^ Vision Reporter (4 April 2008). "Another Casino for Kabonero?". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ^ TRC (13 October 2015). "Uganda: Interview with Bob Kabonero, Uganda businessman". The Report Company (TRC). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. ^ Vision Reporter (6 October 2014). "New hotel to open in Uganda". New Vision. Kmpala. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ^ Waiswa, Baz (5 October 2014). "Radisson Blu plan for Kampala". Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2016.