The future Bill Gates is among us.
Imagine being considered a millionaire before you’ve reached your 40’s? These strong-minded, young African entrepreneurs have gone with their gut and landed up in the category we all wish and dream about. Here they are, from Forbes itself, the African Millionaires to watch out for.
Mohammed Dewji
Country: Tanzania
Age: 38
Source: Manufacturing
This businessman and politician is the leading shareholder of one of the largest industrial conglomerates in East Africa – Mohammed Enterprise Limited (METL) has an annual turnover of about R20 billion a year.
Igho Sanomi
Country: Nigeria
Age: 38
Source: Oil Trading
Sanomi founded the Taleveras Group in 2004. It’s an energy trading company that trades over 100 million barrels of crude oil.
Quinton van der Burgh
Country: South Africa
Source: Mining
Age: 36
Founder and chairman of Quinton van der Burgh Investments, a holding company of Eyethu Coal.
Gerald Wamalwa
Country: Kenya
Age: 28
Source: Engineering & Construction
Wamalwa quit his job to start what is now one of East Africa’s leading construction and infrastructure engineering companies called Mellech Engineering & Construction. The company grosses over R1 billion a year.
Sibongile Sambo
Country: South Africa
Age: 39
Source: Private Aviation
Sambo is the founder of SRS Aviation which started in 2004. The company, which refused to let Forbes know their annual revenue, is rumoured to turn over around the billion mark.
Alan Knott-Craig Jr
Country: South Africa
Age: 36
Source: Technology, Investments
Alan is an entrepreneur and founder of World Of Avatar, a private investment holding company that bought MXit, the social media platform with over 20 million users.
[Source: Forbes]
