Mohammed Dewji
8 May 1975 – present
Mohammed Dewji is a Tanzanian businessman and former politician. He is chief executive of MeTL Group, a conglomerate founded by his father with interests in trading, agriculture, manufacturing and textiles, and he represented Singida Urban in the Tanzanian parliament from 2005 to 2015. In October 2018 he was abducted in Dar es Salaam and released after nine days.
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Life events
He was born into a business family of Gujarati Indian descent.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed secondary schooling in the United States before entering university there.
He earned a degree in international business and finance.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe restructured the business and expanded it into manufacturing and agriculture.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe served two terms in the Tanzanian National Assembly for the ruling CCM party.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was reported at the time as the youngest billionaire on the continent.
He committed to giving at least half of his wealth to philanthropy.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was seized by armed men outside a hotel gym in the city.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was freed unharmed and returned to his family in Dar es Salaam.
Source: en.wikipedia.org