James Mulwana
| James Mulwana | |
|---|---|
| Born |
James Mulwana 24 July 1936 Busunju, Uganda |
| Died | January 15, 2013 (aged 76) Nakasero Hospital |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater |
Mengo Senior School (EACE) Aggrey Memorial Secondary School (EAACE) |
| Occupation | Businessman, entrepreneur, & industrialist |
| Years active | 1967 - 2013 |
| Home town | Kampala |
| Title | Group chairman & chief executive officer, Mulwana Group of Companies |
| Spouse(s) | 1 |
James Mulwana (July 24, 1936 – January 15, 2013), was a businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. He was the Group chairman and chief executive officer of the Mulwana Group of Companies, a diverse business conglomerate with interests in dairy farming, plastics, manufacturing, and real estate. From 1992 until his death in 2013, Mulwana served as a non-executive director on the board of directors of Standard Chartered Uganda, the second-largest commercial bank in the country, by assets. From 1998 until 2013, he served as the chairman of that board. At the time of his death, he was listed as one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda.
He was born in Central Uganda on 24 July 1936. He attended Mengo Senior School, in northwestern Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Later, he studied at Aggrey Memorial School, also in Kampala. At an early age, he began engaging in import and export activities. In 1961, at the age of 25, he started his first formal company, Associated Battery Manufacturers Limited, in partnership with Chloride (UK) Plc..
The list of businesses that he owned included the following:
In early January 2013, James Mulwana, who received regular medical checkups from London and Thailand, entered Nakasero Hospital, an upscale private hospital in Kampala, on account of an abdominal ailment. At 4.00am, on the morning of Tuesday, 15 January 2013, he died, at the hospital.
According to his wishes, his body was laid to rest at his ancestral home in Masiriba Village, Mityana District, near the town of Bukomero. He is survived by one widow, Sarah Mulwana, two daughters; Primrose Mulwana and Barbara Mulwana and one son Geoffrey Mulwana, the heir. They continue to run the family businesses after his death.
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