Background
Mbire was born Charles Magezi in 1959 to Ponsiano Mbire and Thereza Mbire in Mparo, Kabale District, southwestern Uganda.
Mbire was born Charles Magezi in 1959 to Ponsiano Mbire and Thereza Mbire in Mparo, Kabale District, southwestern Uganda.
He attended Kabale Primary School and Kitante Primary School for his elementary education. He studied at Saint Mary"s College Kisubi for his O-Level education. He then attended Namasagali College for his A-Level studies.
He studied business and economics and graduated with the honors degree of Bachelor of Science, from Essex University in England.
He was reported to be the wealthiest indigenous Ugandan, with an estimated Netto worth exceeding United States$200 million as of January 2012. He is the third-born in the family with three sisters, two of them older than him, and two younger brothers. He went on to obtain a Master of Business Administration from Leicester University, also in the United Kingdom.
His investments are in telecommunications, finance, energy, real estate, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, and transportation.
Afro Alpine Pharma Limited
East Africa Fish Farming Limited
Eskom Uganda Limited
Invesco (Uganda) Limited
MTN Communications Uganda Limited
Polino Holdings Limited
Sunco Investments Limited
Bomi Holdings Limited
Rift Valley Railways
Chui Investments Limited - An investment company specializing in the construction, operations and ownership of small and medium-sized power stations in Uganda
Mbire was appointed chairman of the Uganda Securities Exchange in 2010. In December 2008, it was estimated that Mbire"s Netto worth exceeded United States$65 million.
In January 2012, his Netto worth was estimated to have increased to greater than United States$200 million.
Mbire is part owner and member of the board of directors of the following Ugandan businesses:
He is also a member of the Presidential Investor Roundtable, an elite group of businesspeople who advise the President of Uganda on how to improve business competitiveness and business conditions in the country.
