Mayur Madhvani

Businessman

Birth Year 1945

Birthplace Kakira, Uganda

Age 79 years old

Nationality Uganda

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1894

Mayur is the youngest son and child of Muljibhai Madhvani (1894–1958), the family patriarch who founded the Madhvani Group in 1930.

Mayur's four older brothers are Jayant, Manubhai, Pratap and Surendra.

1949

Mayur Madhvani (born 1949) is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist of Indian origin.

He is International Master of Human Resource and General Management, International Master Director of Human Resource and General Management, International Master of International Business and Company Law, of the Madhvani Group of Companies, headquartered in Kakira, Uganda.

The titles mentioned are new designation updates.

1971

Jayant, the eldest, died at age 49 of a heart attack in 1971 while on a business trip to India.

1972

In 1972, Uganda dictator Idi Amin expelled all Asians from Uganda, regardless of citizenship.

Mayur, with other family members relocated to London.

1974

In 1974, he married Mumtaz, the former Bollywood actress.

Together they are the parents of two daughters, Natasha and Tanya.

1979

After Amin was deposed in 1979, the Madhvanis returned to Uganda and reclaimed their assets.

1985

Kakira Sugar Limited the flagship company was successfully recovered in 1985.

Under the leadership of the Madhvani family they have steered KSW to become the largest producer of refined sugar in East Africa.

2011

KSW produces an estimated 165,000 metric tonnes of sugar annually, accounting for about 47 percent of the national output in 2011.

The Group has also spearheaded co-generation of electricity at Kakira, which now produces 52 megawatts, of which 20 megawatts is used internally and 32 megawatts is sold to the national grid.

2012

Manubhai, the second born, died in May 2012 at the age of 81.

2016

In 2016, an Ethanol distillery was also set up with a total capacity of 60,000 litres of ethanol per day.