THE STATESMAN BILLIONAIRES INDEX: Top 20 Richest People In East Africa-2023
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The Statesman Billionaires Index is a Monthly ranking of the world’s richest people.
Details about the calculations are provided in the net worth analysis on each billionaire’s
profile page and the numbers represent the Ranks from number 1-20.
The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in Kenya.
East Africa is an African region that houses several fast-growing economies.
Observing the richest men in East Africa gives interesting perspectives about the region’s power rankings.
This is because it not only shows the region’ position as compared to other parts of Africa,
but also because it shows the state of the economies of each of the countries in the region.
As a matter of fact; the more vibrant economies have been known to attract businessmen
from outside the country, as we have seen recently in East Africa.
Top 20 Richest People In The World
| NAME | NET WORTH | COUNTRY | |
| 1 |
Mohammed Dewji
|
$1.5B | Tanzania |
| 2 |
Sudhir Ruparelia
|
$1.3B | Uganda |
| 3 |
Mohammed Hamid
|
$1.2B | Uganda |
| 4 | Rostam Aziz | $1.1B | Tanzania |
| 5 |
Mayur Madhvani
|
$1.0B | Uganda |
| 6 | Hamis Kiggundu | $950M | Uganda |
| 7 | Manu Chandaria | $900M | Kenya |
| 8 | Said Salim | $800M | Tanzania |
| 9 | Sameer Naushad | $780M | Kenya |
| 10 | Karim Hijri | $760M | Uganda |
| 11 | Bhimji Depar Shah | $750M | Kenya |
| 12 | Mohammed JaMaffer | $720M | Kenya |
| 13 |
Alykhan Kharmali
|
$700M | Uganda |
| 14 | Jaswinder Singh | $680M | Kenya |
| 15 | Ally Awadh | $650M | Tanzania |
| 16 | Uhuru Kenyatta | $600M | Kenya |
| 17 | Narendra Raval | $550M | Kenya |
| 18 | Charles Mbire | $500M | Uganda |
| 19 | Shekhar Kanabar | $490M | Tanzania |
| 20 | Mahendra Rambgai | $470M | Kenya |
Source: The Statesman Media
Methodology: The Statesman Billionaires Index is a Monthly ranking of the world's richest people. In calculating net worth, The Statesman Media strives to provide the most transparent calculations available, and each individual billionaire profile contains a detailed analysis of how that person's fortune is tallied.
The index is a dynamic measure of personal wealth based on changes in markets, the economy and The Statesman reporting. Each net worth figure is updated every business day after the close of trading in Kenya. Stakes in publicly traded companies are valued using the share's most recent closing price. Valuations are converted to U.S. dollars at current exchange rates...
