mohamed dewji

Mohammed "Mo" Gulamabbas Dewji (born 8 May 1975) is a Tanzanian billionaire businessman and former politician. He is the owner of MeTL Group, a Tanzanian conglomerate founded by his father in the 1970s. Dewji served as a member of the Tanzanian Parliament for Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 2005 to 2015 for his hometown of Singida. As of October 2022, Dewji has an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion, Africa's 17th richest person and youngest billionaire. Dewji was the first Tanzanian on the cover of Forbes magazine in 2013.

In 2000, Tanzania hosted its second multiparty elections, where Dewji, at the age of 25, competed to become the Member of Parliament (MP) for Singida Urban. Despite winning the preliminary votes for the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), with an overwhelming majority, Dewji was deemed too young to hold the parliamentary seat.
Tanzania held its third multi-party elections in October 2005, and Dewji stood for the parliamentary seat again and was chosen by CCM to stand as a candidate for Singida Urban In the general election he won with 90% of the votes and was sworn in as an MP for Singida Urban constituency on 29 December 2005.[10] Dewji served for ten years before resigning from politics in October 2015.

Dewji established the Mo Dewji Foundation in 2014. Dewji joined the Giving Pledge, committing to give at least half his wealth to philanthropy either during their lifetime or in his will. Dewji is the first Tanzanian and one of the three Africans that have made the pledge.

In 2001, Dewji married Saira, his high school sweetheart with whom he has three children.[34] They reside in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[2] Dewji is a Shia Muslim from the Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamat also known as the 'Twelver’ branch of Islam.