Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. The year 2021 has been pleasant for Dr. Rajan Mahtani despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic creating a havoc across the globe. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was recently invited to be a part of the honorary speakers consortium at the Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference. Dr. Rajan Mahtani spoke about the significance of leadership in healthcare and thrusted on the importance of having political leadership and philanthropic interventions for the development of the sector. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was among few selected honorary speakers who were selected from different backgrounds, functions and strata including members from international business communities, political leaders, spiritual leaders, media partners, international investors as well as opinion leaders among others.
Apart from the highly recognised and regarded Forbes and FIN philanthropic and leadership business conference, the roundtable conference was also anticipated among analysts and businesses across Africa for the notable Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards ceremony. The award ceremony recognises and celebrates leading lights in business, philanthropy and leadership by conferring visionaries and leaders who have made significant philanthropic contributions with the objective of achieving empowerment across the African nation. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, for his significant contributions, was awarded with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2021 award. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was recognised by Forbes for his business as well as philanthropic contributions. His business contributions include Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments. At the same time, some of his major philanthropic contributions include Prison Fellowship Zambia as well as Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.