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Dr. Mahtani Selected By Forbes Connect For Philanthropy Award

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was recently awarded with the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award. This award ceremony was conducted during the annual Forbes-FIN philanthropic and leadership conference. The annual conference is generally held in New York. However, this year’s conference was held online with members participating in this event from their respective locations. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was invited in this event as a honorary speaker and spoke about the importance of leadership in healthcare. The Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership is one of its kind event which members participating from various segments. Members included international business communities, spiritual leaders, political leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, businesses, international investors as well as media partners. The event provided a platform wherein individuals brainstormed to find philanthropic and leadership solutions for achieving long-term empowerment across African nation.

Apart from the FIN leadership and philanthropic event, the hype was also around the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony. This award ceremony is known to identify and celebrate individuals with significant, long-term philanthropic contributions. The award ceremony and the awards itself hold special significance. They are produced and authored by Forbes, one of the top business magazines across the globe. As such, the awards provide significant brand value and exposure for the recipients. Furthermore, the recipients of the awards are selected after a stringent process of selection. The selection process comprises of several rounds of verification, background checks as well as interviews and discussions with the potential recipients regarding the views on philanthropy and leadership as a means to achieve long-term empowerment with the nation. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was identified by Forbes for his significant contributions towards the Zambian banking industry and redefining it. With this, Forbes presented Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani with Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani achieved this award for his philanthropic as well as business contributions. Some of these achievements include Prison Fellowship Zambia as well as Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

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Dr. Rajan Mahtani Awarded With The Famous ‘Best Of Africa’ Awards By Forbes

 

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, one of the most respected and noted businessman in Zambia, was recently bestowed with the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. The awards were given during the Foreign Investment Limited (FIN) philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference held online in the month of August. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also invited as one of the honorary speakers during the event. As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the event was held online and took place via YouTube medium. Nevertheless, several top leaders, visionaries and businesses took part in this event. Some of these included members from the international business communities, opinion leaders, political leaders, international investors, media partners and politicians. Dr. Rajan Mahtani took part in the conference from his office and discussed about the significance of healthcare leadership, especially political leadership in healthcare for the growth and development of the sector.

Apart from the critical roundtable conference that was also a source of generating financial funds and support for the ongoing projects across the continent, the business conference was further highlight of the year due to the annual ‘Best of Africa’ awards ceremony. These awards are given by Forbes, one of the top business magazines across the globe known for its global business, leadership and political rankings. The ‘Best of Arica’ awards are a set of business and corporate awards given to leaders, visionaries and businessmen with significant and long-term contributions towards growth and development of the African nation. The awards are developed by Forbes in partnership with Foreign Investment limited (FIN) and therefore hold special significance. The process of selecting the awardees is extremely transparent yet tedious and rigorous, comprising months of evaluation, background checks, verifications as well as interviews with the potential awardees to understand their leadership and philanthropic commitments of the present and the future.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was awarded with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the year’ 2021 award for redefining the banking sector of Zambia.