Even since Dr. Rajan Mahtani won the prestigious ‘Best of Africa’ awards, congratulations have not stopped from all over Africa and the globe. Dr. Mahtani is one of the most successful businessmen in Zambia. He is also known for his philanthropic and charitable contributions. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was recently honoured with one of the most prestigious business awards in Africa, the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. The awards are presented during the yearly Forbes-FIN Philanthropy and Roundtable conference held at New York during the UNGA meetings. However, this year’s roundtable conference was virtual due to Covid-19 restrictions and participants joined audio-video conference from their respective positions.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was a honorary speaker during the roundtable conference. However, he was also awarded with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the year’ award under the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards category. The award is presented to leaders and visionaries across Africa, recognising their significant contributions towards empowerment. The award holds special significance due to the rigorous process of selecting the awardees, which includes months of discussions, interviews, background checks and verifications by both FIN (Foreign Investment Network) and Forbes.
Dr. Rajan Mahtani received the award for his contributions towards Zambian society and redefining the Zambian banking & financial sector. His company, Mahtani Group of Industries, have been awarded for its contributions towards Zambian society. The company has expanded its presence across several sectors such as agriculture, finance & insurance, mining, energy and real estate. Furthermore, Dr. Mahtani’s contributions towards philanthropy is also immense and some of these contributions include founding the Prison Fellowship Zambia for welfare of the inmates and Stephen Malama award and scholarship for law graduates from Zambia.
