Industry | Investments |
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Founded | 1980 |
Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
Key people
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Abid Alam Group Managing Director |
Products | Steel, Aluminum, Electricity Generation, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Sugar Manufacture & Agriculture |
Website | Homepage |
The Alam Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Alam Group is a privately owned conglomerate in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
The Alam Group is involved in steel manufacture, aluminum processing, agricultural implements, footwear, sugar manufacture, electricity generation, floriculture, real estate development and management, tourist lodges and motels and the manufacture of liquid petroleum gas, among other investments.
The group's founder is Manzur Alam, after whom the Group is named. Its founding dates back to the 1960s, although it did not enter Uganda until 1980. Its headquarters and majority of companies are in Uganda, where it directly employs over 1,200 people. It also maintains subsidiary companies in the neighboring counties of Kenya and Rwanda.
The companies of Alam Group include but are not limited to the following: