Mohammed Dewji, Tanzania, Group Chief Executive Officer of Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited
Dewji
is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania
Limited (MeTL) and at 39 is the youngest member of the Forbes’ Africa’s
50 Richest list with an estimated net worth of USD $500 million.
The
MeTL Group began as a family business, a small trading company which
Mohammed transformed into one of the largest industrial conglomerates in
East Africa, with interests ranging from real estate, agriculture,
finance, distribution and manufacturing.
The
company employs more than 24,000 people across Tanzania and according
to Dewji, generates annual revenues of USD$1.3 billion.
Dewji
has been a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania
since 2005. Dewji graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in
International Business and Finance with a minor in Theology.
January Makamba Tanzania, Deputy Minister of Communication, Science & Technology and Member of Parliament
Makamba
is one of Tanzania‘s rising stars in government. He is currently the
Deputy Minister of Communication, Science and Technology and is rumored
to run for President in 2015.
Makamba
is a Member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency in the National
Assembly of Tanzania. Before running for the Bumbuli parliamentary seat,
Makamba was aide to Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete for 5 years.
Named
Young Global Leader class of 2012 by the World Economic Forum, Makamba
comes from a political family; his father, Yusuf Makamba was Secretary
General of the ruling CCM party under Julius Nyerere.
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