Bob Kabonero | |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Alma mater | Oxford Brookes University (Bachelor of Arts in Business administration)[1] |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and businessman |
Years active | 1992–present |
Known for | Wealth |
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]
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]
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]
According to the New Vision newspaper, Kabonero had a net worth of about US$50 million in 2012.[2]