Muljibhai Madhvani

Mulji Prabhudas Madhvani (1894–1958), commonly referred to as Muljibhai Madhvani, was an Indian-born Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist. Born in India, he migrated to Uganda when he was only 14 years old. In 1912, he started his first business in Jinja. He expanded and added to that initial investment and out of those efforts, the conglomerate known as the Madhvani Group was born.

History Muljibhai Madhvani was born to Prabhudasbhai Madhvani and Laduma Madhvani in Ashiyapat in Ranavav Taluka of Porbandar, India on 18 May 1894. He was born in a Gujarati Lohana caste. Quote: "Probably the success of the most prominent Lohana families in Uganda, Nanji Kalidas Mehta and Sons, M. P. Madhvani and D. K. Hindocha had much influence on Lohana migration from Porbandar and Jamnagar.." He studied up to Standard VII, before joining the Lohana Boarding House in Porbander, Bombay Presidency, India. He dropped out shortly after Class 1.

He migrated to Uganda in 1908, two years following his older brother Nanjibhai's East African emigration. In 1911, at age 17, he began working for his uncles, Vithaldas and Kalidas, in a retail business in Iganga. There he learned about trade and industry. Within that same year, his uncles entrusted him with opening up an affiliated store in Kaliro in modern-day Kaliro District. More loans from the East African Development Bank and the Uganda Development Bank helped revive the conglomerate and fuel the acquisition of new assets. - Muljibhai's second son. Ran the conglomerate with his elder brother before the elder brother died. In 2008, he authored a book Tide of Fortune about the history of Asians in East Africa, the family business and his own experiences. Pratap Madhvani- Muljibhai's third son. Mayur Madhvani- Muljibhai's fifth and youngest son. Kamlesh Madhvani - Manubhai's eldest son. Roni Madhvani- Pratap's eldest son. Nikesh Madhvani- Pratap's younger son. Eshan Madhvani Esq- Nikesh's eldest son.