Forbes Recognises The Contributions By Esteemed Business Dr. Mahtani

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is one of the most dedicated and esteemed businessmen in Zambia and this aspect of him was known to the world with the latest award that was received by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. For almost four decades, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been working towards growth and development of the nation directly as well as indirectly. It was time his contributions were recognised at an international level. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was as of late granted with the esteemed ‘Best of Africa’ grant classifications from Forbes. Forbes in association with FIN (Foreign Investment Limited) conveys ‘Best of Africa‘ grant on a yearly premise. These honors are introduced to business characters from various fields for their various commitments towards the development and advancement of Africa and its kin. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was a privileged speaker during the 2021 authority and generosity meeting which occurred through internet based medium on sixth August 2021. Not just that, he was additionally gave with esteemed ‘Business visionary of the Year‘ 2021 honor for his various commitments towards Zambian development and improvement.

Forbes and FIN recognised the contributions from Dr. Rajan Mahtani along with his dedication which resulted in redefining the banking sector of Zambia. He is the owner of several successful organizations such as Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and many more. His company Mahtani Group was established in the year 1981 as a single entity. However, the company quickly expanded into several regions including Malawi, South Africa and international locations. Expansions were also observed in different sectors including Agriculture, mining, energy, real estate, insurance and banking, transforming the company into a conglomerate. Apart from his business contributions, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is also known for his philanthropic contributions and charitable activities. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the founder and current chairman of the Prison Fellowship Zambia. He is also the proud founder of the Stephen Malama Award which comes with a scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

Dr. Mahtani Receives ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur Of The Year’ By Forbes

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was recently awarded with the prestigious Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. This award was presented to him during the Forbes-FIN (Foreign Investment Network) Philanthropic and Leadership Roundtable conference. This roundtable conference was held online on 6th August 2021 via a virtual meeting, in which Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also an honorary speaker. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is one of the most respected and celebrated businessman in Zambia. It was time an international organization such as Forbes recognises the numerous contributions from Dr. Rajan Mahtani towards development and empowerment of the Zambian nation as well as the African continent. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was presented with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the year’ award 2021 for his significant contributions towards redefining the financial and banking sector of Zambia.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the present Chairman of the Mahtani Group of Companies, a company he founded in the year 1981. The company quickly transformed into a conglomerate reaching several locations such as South Africa, Malawi and United Kingdom as well as expanding its business to several sectors such as agriculture, energy, mining, finance & insurance as well as real estate. Apart from his business contributions, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is also noted for his significant philanthropic and charitable contributions. He is the founder of Prison Fellowship Zambia, a program aimed towards supporting and caring for inmates, ex-inmates as well as their families. Dr. Rajan Mahtani believes that a nation can only become great if the lowest strata of people are given the opportunity to become law abiding citizens. As such, the program also aims towards advocating for fair justice system for these inmates. Also, he is the founder of Stephen Malama award which includes a scholarship program along with financial benefits for top graduating law candidate from Zambia.

After receiving the award, Dr. Rajan Mahtani thanked god for his significant support and blessings which helped Dr. Rajan Mahtani achieve significant heights despite the various tribunals, trials and challenges. He also thanked his team for their contributions.

Dr. Mahtani’s Leadership And Philanthropic Contributions Recognized By Forbes

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was recently conferred with the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. The Forbes in partnership with FIN (Foreign Investment Network) conducts Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference. This conference is held annually at New York during the (UNGA) United Nations General Assembly meeting. This years Forbes-FIN roundtable conference was held via online medium. The conference saw participation from several top businessmen, leaders as well as members from International business community, politics, investors, media partners, opinion leaders, religious leaders and political leaders.
Apart from the critical leadership and philanthropic conference, the roundtable conference is anticipated among experts and business community for its annual ‘Best of Africa’ awards. This is a prestigious award which recognises leaders and businesses across Africa for their contributions towards empowerment of African economy and its people. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was one of the honorary speakers during the event. At the same time, he was also conferred with the prestigious ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani received the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the year’ award 2021 for his contributions towards banking & finance industry of Zambia leading to its redefining.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is the owner of several top companies across Zambia. However, one of the most recognised companies by Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the Mahtani Group of Companies which was founded in the year 1981. Mahtani Group rose to prominence by transferring itself to a conglomerate with expansion to several related and unrelated sectors. The Mahtani Group expanded to agriculture, real estate, finance & insurance, mining and energy. The group furthered its operations to numerous African locations including Malawi and South Africa.
Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s philanthropic and charitable are also praiseworthy. He founded the Prison Fellowship Zambia for providing equal opportunities for justice for the inmates, ex-inmates and their families. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is also known for his contributions in law education with establishment of Stephen Malama award and scholarships for top law graduates from Zambia.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Given Prestigious Award By Forbes

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, noted business tycoon rom Zambia and Africa, recently received the prestigious ‘Best of Africa’ award’. For two decades, the (FIN) Foreign Investment Network under the partnership with United Nations, United Kingdom and Forbes have been providing FDIs (foreign direct investments) across African nations. This partnership is focussed towards transforming the current African narrative and to fulfil these objectives, the firm has organized more than 40 international business and investment events across these emerging markets. FIN focusses on fields like agriculture, oil & gas, metallurgical, telecommunication, infrastructure, engineering as well as maritime industries for project assessment, financing as well as risk analysis.

One of the critical events by FIN-Forbes partnership is the annual roundtable conference which takes place during (UNGA) United Nations General Assembly conferences, held annually at NYC. However, this years roundtable conference was restricted and occurred as an online event via YouTube medium. However, the importance of this event remained same which was showcased by the various honorary speakers and delegates who took part in sharing their views and thoughts on leadership and philanthropy for African development.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was not only a honorary speaker at the event, he was also presented with the Forbes ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2021 award for his significant philanthropic, business and charitable contributions towards the development and prosperity of the Zambian society. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards hold significant importance for Dr. Rajan Mahtani as well as all other recipients as the awardees are selected after significant time-period of thorough verification and intense research by Forbes as well as FIN. The awards were presented by the Forbes President- Customs Solutions, Mark Furlong. Just like Dr. Mahtani, several other business personalities and entrepreneurs received awards across several categories. Some of these recipients included Kwame Bedialo, Sam Matekane, Leo S Ekeh, Ken Sharpe, Mahmood Ahmadu, Clavar Gatete, Wendy Ackerman & Paul Adefarasin. The welcome address was delivered by Olayinka Fayomi, (FIN) Foreign Investment Network Group Chairman.

Noted businessman Dr. Rajan Mahtani claims fraud against Atlas Mara

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, noted Zambian tycoon, recently made allegations of fraud and contract breach against Atlas Mara. Atlas Mara is a Banking group which was established in the year 2013 by Bob Diamond. The objective of this company was to transform into a banking giant in Africa. However, the plan never made light of the day as the shares of Atlas Mara started to tumble from the day it was launched in Zambia. Despite several acquisitions and joint ventures, the shares failed to achieve its goals.

One of the companies acquired by Atlas Mara was Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finance Bank Zambia. In the year 2015, a share sales & purchase agreement was established between the two businessmen. However, the claim by Dr. Rajan Mahtani argues that Bob Diamond’s Atlas Mara failed to make payment against the majority shares gained, automatically breaching the agreement terms. As such, Atlas Mara is facing a multi-million pound damage claim for disputed purchase associated with Finance Bank Zambia. Bob Diamond’s aim behind floating Atlas Mara was re-entry into the Zambian state. Previously, Bob Diamond faced controversy when he had to step down from the position of CEO of Barclays after the infamous Libor-Rigging Scandal in the year 2012.

The representatives from Atlas Mara have claimed that the allegations made against the banking group is fundamentally weak as well as without merit. However, latest reports clearly indicate that along with Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, there are several other investors who have made similar damage claims against Atlas Mara and its owner Bob Diamond. On top of that, these damage claims have reached to the tune of 100 million pounds.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani has hired international law firm Omnia Strategy, famed by Cherie Blair, to take the case to the London High Court. With the evidences, data and other details supporting him, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is confident that he will achieve justice at the London High Court.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Approaches International Law Firm For Claim Settlement

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani recently approached noted law firm Omnia Strategy for bringing his Portland Cement Zambia related case to the London High Court. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman in Zambia. He is known for several successful business ventures including Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. In the year 2015, the Finance Bank Zambia was taken over by Atlas Mara, a bold strategy by controversial businessmen Bob Diamond. The plan was to launch Atlas Mara as one of the biggest banking giant in Africa and with this objective, Bob Diamond engaged in several acquisitions across Zambia as well as the African nation. One of these was Finance Bank Zambia which was acquired by Bob Diamond’s Atlas Mara via an official share sales & purchase agreement.

While this agreement was established in the year 2015, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has claimed that Bob Diamond failed to make the required payment against the shares taken over of Finance Bank Zambia. The representative from Atlas Mara argued that the claim made by Dr. Mahtani was without merit and as such, Dr. Mahtani rightly decided to purpose Cherie Blair famed Omnia Strategy.

The controversy associated with businessman Bob Diamond started in the year 2012 when he had to step down from the position of CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Barclays Bank after the exposure of Livor-Rigging scandal. Despite this, Bob Diamond made a re-entry into Zambia via his newly established banking institution Atlas Mara in the year 2013. As of now, Atlas Mara is retreating from the African sub-continent by selling its business parts to the Access Bank.

Just like Dr. Mahtani, there are several other investors who have alleged damaged worth more than 100 million euros against Atlas Mara and its controversial businessman Bob Diamond. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is confident that his case will not only be accepted at the London High Court, he also expects a quick win considering all evidences and documents proving Dr. Mahtani’s claim.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Shares Eulogy After Demise Of Kenneth Kaunda

For many days now, Zambia is reeling with the loss of its beloved ex-President, Kenneth Kaunda. One of the most respected and regarded independence hero of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda was not only the first president of the Zambian nation, but also came to be known as the ‘Father of the Zambian nation and African Union. Dr. Kaunda was an extraordinary man which is known for his principled & exemplary life. His faith, devotion towards god and the Zambian nation, treating everyone equally but putting others first before him. He was a selfless person and his love towards the mankind is known. At the same time, Dr. Kaunda was known amongst his family & friends as a complete family person. He was a person who lived his life to the fullest, learning new hobbies and skills irrespective of his age. He was a pianist, guitarist, singer, footballer, poet, writer, dancer as well as family person.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani shared a special bond with Dr. Kenneth Kaunda. This bond started with late Lekhraj Mahtani, father of Dr. Rajan Mahtani, supported and collaborated with Kenneth Kaunda in his fight for the Zambian independence. Both Dr. Mahtani and Kenneth Kaunda faced significant allegations and baseless claims but have been able to refute all of them with their integrity, will, transparency and hard work. Just like Kenneth Kaunda, Dr. Rajan Mahtani also dedicated his work for the development of the Zambian nation, whether via his companies such as providing employment & livelihood opportunities, improving infrastructure by establishing public buildings like schools, hospitals and housing complexes or through his philanthropic and charitable work.

Dr. Kaunda left Zambia with a critical legacy, and it is now the responsibility of the young Zambians to continuous living up to the ideals set by Dr. Kaunda. Late Kenneth Kaunda believed in Zambian unity and pan-Africanism. He believed that the entire African union will be one and also believed in the motto of ‘One Zambia, One nation’.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Offers Tribute To Late Kenneth Kaunda

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. For more than three decades, Dr. Mahtani has been working towards the growth and development of the Zambian nation. Dr. Mahtani owned Mahtani Group of Company recently shared an eulogy on the sad demise of Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia. Kenneth Kaunda was a spectacular public figure in Zambia. He was regarded as the ‘Independence Hero’ of Zambia’ but also the ‘Father of the Nation and African Union’. Considering the significant contributions made by late Kenneth Kaunda, it is extremely difficult to rival or equal his principles and exemplary life. Dr. Kaunda believed that everyone was equal before god and was a selfless person. He always kept others before himself and was known for his significant sacrificial engagement. Amongst family and friends, he was known as a pianist, guitarist, writer, footballer, poet, dancer as well as family person.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani and Dr. Kaunda share several similarities. In fact, their bond started with late Lekhraj Mahtani, who was a councillor in Ndola during the time of Dr. Kaunda fight for independence and provided significant support and collaboration. Both Dr. Rajan Mahtani and Kenneth Kaunda have faced significant challenges in performing their duties as well as allegations from unethical parties. All of these allegations have been proven false with both these proud Zambian citizens fighting for their integrity and living a simple yet exemplary life by god’s grace. As such, Dr. Mahtani in his eulogy also said that both Dr. Mahtani and Dr. Kaunda shared some similar fate together.

The late Kenneth Kaunda left Zambia with a significant legacy and it is on the shoulders of the young Zambians to continue living up to the ideals established by him, mainly Pan-Africanism as well as unity. Kenneth Kaunda is responsible for uniting the Zambia and taking it forward and it is the legacy we much follow to achieve the path of greatness.

Beautiful Eulogy Shared By Dr. Mahtani For Kenneth Kaunda

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. For more than three decades, Dr. Mahtani has been working towards the growth and development of the Zambian nation. At the same time, Dr. Mahtani is known for charitable and philanthropic contributions towards Zambia. Dr. Mahtani recently received the sad news of demise of Kenneth Kaunda and shared this news to the Zambians via an Eulogy in his name. Kenneth Kaunda is a name which is synonymous with honesty, struggle, passion, commitment and dedication. Kenneth Kaunda was not only the most significant Independence Hero of Zambia, he was also the first President of Zambia. He was known as the ‘Father of the Zambian nation & African Union’ for his significant contributions towards Zambian freedom and development.

Dr. Mahtani shared a special bond with the Kaunda family, via his own father, Late Lekhraj Mahtani. Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s father was a noted Ndola-based councillor and provided the much needed support and collaboration to Dr. Kaunda in his fight for Zambian freedom. Dr. Mahtani and Dr. Kaunda share many similar traits. It is very difficult to rival or equal the exemplary and principled life which Dr. Kenneth Kaunda lived and Dr. Mahtani is one of the those few businessmen and people across Zambia who is known to follow his principles and philosophies. Dr. Kaunda was known to have significant faith in god and believed that each one is treated equally before god. He was a selfless person who put others before self. Even as the President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda practiced sacrifice and dedication and put the development and growth of the Zambian citizen before anything else.

Dr. Mahtani in his eulogy urged each Zambian citizen to wake up as it is time to reignite this legacy of Dr. Kenneth Kaunda. He was the first president of Zambia and its Independence hero. It is time for the Zambians to follow his legacy of ‘One Zambia, One Nation’ as well as Pan-Africanism.

Supreme Court Zambia Announces Portland Cement Decision

The recent judgement by the Supreme Court bench regarding the Portland Cement Zambia case is a clear indication of how some entities are able to influence the government as well as legal institutions for their own profit. The case of Portland Cement Zambia pertains to one Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia with several successful businesses under his name. Among these businesses, the Portland Cement Zambia can be easily considered as most difficult. Dr. Rajan Mahtani has maintained a status of being one of the most respected and ethical businessman in Zambia and his actions have never been questioned. On the other hand, there are entities in Zambia who despite the significant negative reputation and widespread criticism, continue to engage in illicit activities such as undue pressure on government officials, bribery, using political power to get what they want as well as engaging in political criminality. The prime example is the Lusaka High Court judge Nkonde announcing Ventriglias as the only shareholders and bona fide owners of the Portland Cement Zambia factory despite showing barely any evidence or testimonial and despite the case being dragged for more than a decade.

After this controversial decision, two events happened. First, Dr. Rajan Mahtani appealed against this decision at the Higher Court of Appeal and on 31st January 2019, justice Mwinde reversed the decision from the Lusaka High Court and announced Dr. Rajan Mahtani as the majority shareholder and legal owner of the factory. The second event was the bizarre appeal by the Ventriglias against this higher Court of Appeal’s decision at the Supreme Court Zambia. However, this appeal was immediately rejected after the Supreme Court established a bench of three SC judges for evaluating the case and found that it missed the critical legal deadline for case submission. Based on all these aspects, it is clear that Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is to remain the majority shareholder and legal owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory.