# Ashish Thakkar

> Ashish J. Thakkar is an East African entrepreneur, who achieved recognition as the founder of the Mara Group and Mara Foundation, as well as the co-founder of Atlas Mara Limited. Thakkar was born in the United Kingdom, but he moved to East Africa as a teenager before founding Mara Group, a Pan-African conglomerate, at the age of 15. Today, Mara Group's operations and investments span across 22 African countries. Additionally, Thakkar authored the book The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa's Economic Miracle.

*British-Rwandan businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ashish-thakkar

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1981-08-05
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ashish J. Thakkar is an East African entrepreneur, who achieved recognition as the founder of the Mara Group and Mara Foundation, as well as the co-founder of Atlas Mara Limited. Thakkar was born in the United Kingdom, but he moved to East Africa as a teenager before founding Mara Group, a Pan-African conglomerate, at the age of 15. Today, Mara Group's operations and investments span across 22 African countries. Additionally, Thakkar authored the book The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa's Economic Miracle.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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