Background
He was born in Central Uganda on 24 July 1936.
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James Mulwana
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Education
He attended Mengo Senior School, in northwestern Kampala, Uganda"s capital and largest city. Later, he studied at Aggrey Memorial School, also in Kampala.
Career
He was the Group chairman and chief executive officer of the 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.
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 (United Kingdom) Plc.
The list of businesses that he owned included the following:
In 1961, at the age of 25, he partnered with Chloride (United Kingdom) Plc. to form Associated Battery Manufacturers Limited. Later, that business became Uganda Batteries Limited, a leading battery manufacturer in Uganda.
Mulwana took majority control of the business in 1991.
Nice House of Plastics Limited is a company that he established in 1970. lieutenant manufactures plastic products, including toothbrushes, chairs, washbasins, jerry cans and drinking cups. Jesa Mixed Farm Limited was formed in 1988.
lieutenant is located near Busunju, approximately 57 kilometres (35 mi), by road, north of Kampala, along the Kampala–Hoima Road.
lieutenant houses a herd of 550 Friesian cows. Nsimbe Estate Limited was founded in 1992, in partnership with a strategic shareholder from Germany.
The company grows, processes and exports cut flowers. Jesa Farm Dairy Limited was established in 1994.
lieutenant pasteurizes, processes and packages milk and manufactures packed milk, butter, yoghurt and ice cream.
Jesa Investments Limited, a commercial real estate development company was founded in 2002. 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.
They continue to run the family businesses after his death.
