maju
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At 31, Ashish J. Thakkar is one of the wealthiest, most successful entrepreneurs of Ugandan origin. He is the founder and CEO of the Mara Group, a conglomerate with tentacles in everything from Real Estate and tourism to financial services, information and communications technology, agriculture, BPO services, renewable energy and manufacturing. The groups operations span 16 countries in four continents, including Asia, and he employs over 6,000 people. As a successful global entrepreneur and native son of Africa, Ashish has learned quite a bit over the past decade and a half since he started his first business at age 15 selling computers. (Go here to read a detailed interview with Ashish J. Thakkar).
At 31, Ashish J. Thakkar is one of the wealthiest, most successful entrepreneurs of Ugandan origin. He is the founder and CEO of the Mara Group, a conglomerate with tentacles in everything from Real Estate and tourism to financial services, information and communications technology, agriculture, BPO services, renewable energy and manufacturing. The groups operations span 16 countries in four continents, including Asia, and he employs over 6,000 people. As a successful global entrepreneur and native son of Africa, Ashish has learned quite a bit over the past decade and a half since he started his first business at age 15 selling computers. (Go here to read a detailed interview with Ashish J. Thakkar).
