Forbes business recently conducted its annual ‘Best of Africa’ awards. It is one of the most regarded and anticipated business and corporate awards across entire Zambia. The awards is presented to businessmen, leaders and visionaries with significant, positive and long-term contributions towards growth and development of the Zambian nation. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist, was selected as one of the esteemed awardees during this ceremony. Forbes and Foreign Investment Network (FIN) selected Dr. Rajan Mahtani for the ‘Best of Africa’ awards for redefining the banking and financial sector of Zambia. The ‘Best of Africa’ awards come under several categories. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani received the ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2021 award.
Dr. Rajan Mahtani is one of the most respected and renowned businessman in Zambia. He has almost four decades of business experience and has been continuously utilising this business experience for welfare and development of the Zambian people. Some of the top companies by Dr. Rajan Mahtani are Finsbury Investments and Mahtani Group of Companies. The Mahtani Group was established in the year 1981 and quickly rose to become a top conglomerate across Zambia and across Africa. The company not only expanded its presence across regions like Malawi, South Africa as well as the United Kingdom, but also across several sectors including mining, agriculture. Insurance and finance, real estate, energy and many more. Across all these sectors and industries, the companies have been instrumental in developing the sectors as well as providing employment and livelihood opportunities along with overall development of the provinces. The philxanthropic and charitable contributions by Dr. Rajan Mahtani are equally significant. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the founder and current chairman of the Prison Fellowship Zambia, which is affiliated by the Prison Fellowship International and focusses on welfare and justice for the inmates and ex-inmates. On the other hand, he has worked towards the education sector of Zambia by creating the Stephen Malama award for top law graduates in Zambia.