Afrikas yngsta miljardär kidnappad i Tanzania
Afrika yngsta miljardär ska under torsdagen har kidnappats av pistolbeväpnade män i Dar es Salaam, Tanzanias största stad och ekonomiska centrum, rapporterar AFP.
Mohammed Dewji som är storägare och vd för det tanzaniska konglomeratet MeTL Group ska ha förts bort när han var på väg in i ett hotellgym.
Under 2013 blev Mohammed Dewji den första tanzanianen som fick pryda omslaget till Forbes och under 2015 utsågs han av samma tidningen till ”Forbes Africa Person of the Year”.
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Mohammed Dewji
Wikipedia (en)
Mohammed "Mo" Gulamabbas Dewji (born 8 May 1975) is the president and owner of MeTL Group, a Tanzanian conglomerate founded by his father in the 1970s. Dewji served as Member of Parliament for Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 2005 to 2015 for his home town of Singida. As of February 2018, Dewji has an estimated net worth of US $1.5 billion , therefore positioning him as the 17th richest person in Africa and the continent's youngest billionaire. Dewji is also the first Tanzanian to cover Forbes Magazine in 2013.On October 11th, Mo Dewji was abducted by unknown gangsters with guns, when he was heading to Colosseum Hotel in Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam region Police Commander, Lazaro Mambosasa, stated that he was abducted by two armed men, while going to Gym, at 5:30 a.m and that, police are still in search of him and the criminals.
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