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Ashish J Thakkar | |
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| Born | 5 August 1981 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, Mara Group & Mara Foundation |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Organization | Mara Corporation |
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| Spouse | Krishna A. Thakkar |
| Children | Yagna A. Thakkar, Avadhi A. Thakkar |
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| Website | www |
Ashish J. Thakkar is an East African entrepreneur.[1][2] He is the founder of Mara Group and Mara Foundation and also a co-founder of Atlas Mara Limited. Thakkar was born in the United Kingdom, but he moved to East Africa as a teenager before founding Mara Group, a Pan-African conglomerate, at the age of 15.[3] Mara Group's operations and investments span 22 African countries.[4] He is the author of The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa's Economic Miracle.
Thakkar is a member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders,[1][5] and was included in Fortune magazine's list of the top "40 Under 40" in 2013.[6] He was awarded the Base Leadership Award at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards event.[7] Esquire named him Middle East Man of the Year in 2016.[8]
In 2015, Thakkar was appointed Chair of the United Nations Foundation's Global Entrepreneurs Council and in 2017, he was appointed Chair of the Presidential Youth Advisory Group at the African Development Bank
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- ^ "Ashish Thakkar". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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- ^ "2014 MTV Africa Music Awards winners". Bizcommunity.com. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Lessons from an entrepreneur: Ashish J. Thakkar | Esquire Middle East – The Region's Best Men's Magazine". Esquire Middle East – The Region’s Best Men’s Magazine. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.