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Dr. Mahtani welcomes decision from the Zambian President

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, celebrated businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, have wholeheartedly supported the latest decision from the Zambian President. President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, recently made a bold announcement on the eve of Africa day. In this announcement, he stated that he plans to abolish the death penalty law. This decision from the President received significant support from the general public. Dr. Rajan Mahtani specially supported this decision. Dr. Mahtani is known for his several philanthropic and charitable contributions over the years. One of his philanthropic contributions has been the Prison Fellowship Zambia. It is one of the most notable Christian Outreach Programs across the nation. The organization focusses on providing effective and fair criminal justice, teachings and gospel of Jesus Christ as well as fundamental human rights for the inmates from Zambia.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, in a recent interview with the Mast Newspaper, stated that killing of the convicts by giving them death penalty is not a solution for increasing illegal activities across the nation. Even those on a death penalty row deserve fundamental human rights and human dignity. Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that the practice of death penalty is inhumane, degrading and cruel and only a person who is passionate will be able to make such bold yet necessary statements. Also, the voice towards abolishing this inhumane practice is not new in Zambia as well as the world as several organizations and countries have already moved towards the practice of abolishing this inhumane law. Also, Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that those who are working towards abolishing this practice are actually working towards assuring the inmates of the God’s rewards towards blessing and healing.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani highlighted that more than 380 inmates in Zambia are currently facing death penalty and are living a difficult life every day, not knowing their last day on this earth. Also, previous Presidents have tactically avoided the death punishment but not have worked towards abolishing it. As such, the announcement by Zambian President Hichilema is wholeheartedly welcomes.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Receives Forbes Award

After around two years of isolation and disruption of businesses and social life, some normalcy can be seen. Just like the western nations, the African sub-continent also saw the significant disruption of businesses. However, things have started to come back to normal. This can be observed with continuity of businesses, opening of offices and continuity of business events. The Forbes-FIN (Foreign Investment Limited) philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference was one such event that occurred in the year 2021. It is a notable business event that occurs on an annual basis in New York. However, this year’s FIN event was held virtually and was broadcasted across the globe via YouTube medium. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessperson and philanthropist from Zambia, was invited in this event as an honorary speaker and discussed about the significance of leadership in healthcare. Despite being held virtually, passion and enthusiasm for the event remained the same.

Apart from the FIN philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference, the event was further anticipated for the hosting of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards ceremony. The award ceremony is looked upon highly and the recipients receive global recognition. The process of selecting the awardees is extremely transparent yet rigorous, comprising of months of verification processes, background checks as well as interviews and discussions. After careful evaluation, several awardees were announced during the award ceremony. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also selected for one of the awards during the ceremony. Forbes recognised the significant contributions made by Dr. Rajan Mahtani over the years, especially in transforming the banking sector of Zambia. As such, Dr. Mahtani was awarded with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani received this award for his philanthropic and charitable achievements over the years. He is known for several successful companies such as Mahtani Group and Finsbury Investments. He is also known for his philanthropic achievements such as Prison Fellowship Zambia as well as Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

Forbes ‘Best Of Africa’ Award Presented To Dr. Mahtani

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is among the most respected and renowned businessmen in Zambia. For almost four decades, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has been working towards the growth and development of the Zambian nation. This growth and development can be seen across several industries, sectors as well as fields. It can be said that Dr. Mahtani has made significant business and philanthropic contributions across all major industries and sectors where he has excelled. Therefore, it was no surprise when Forbes Africa presented Dr. Mahtani with one of the most prestigious business awards in Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani recently attended the Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership business conference. It was an online event owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The event saw participation from several industrialists, media partners, political leaders, spiritual leaders, opinion leaders, entrepreneurs as well as international investors. Foreign Investment Limited is known for establishing several events across the years and the FIN philanthropy and leadership business conference is one of them. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also invited to this event as an honorary speaker and spoke about the significance of leadership in healthcare.

Similarly, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also a part of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards ceremony. Forbes recognized the significant contributions of Dr. Rajan Mahtani and presented him with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2021. Dr. Rajan Mahtani received this award for his significant contributions to the banking industry of Zambia. Dr. Mahtani is the owner of top business entities in Zambia, including Finsbury Investments and Mahtani Group. His company Mahtani Group transformed into a conglomerate and improved the standards of several industries including banking, insurance, real estate, energy, agriculture, mining, and several others. The company is known for providing significant employment and livelihood opportunities. Similarly, Dr. Mahtani was also recognized for his philanthropic contributions. He is known for numerous philanthropic achievements such as Prison Fellowship Zambia and Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

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Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Presented With Forbes ‘Business’ Awards

The Forbes business connect in Africa is well-known for its annual partnership with Foreign Investment Limited (FIN) philanthropy and leadership business awards. These leadership business awards are known a Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards and are among the most recognised and anticipated business and corporate awards across Africa. The awards are presented by Forbes and FIN, recognising and celebrating leading lights in the field of philanthropy and leadership and their contributions towards empowerment of the African nation. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman, charity worker and philanthropist in Zambia, was also invited in this leadership and philanthropy event as a honorary speaker. The event was held online as a result of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and all members participated in this event from their respective locations. Dr. Rajan Mahtani spike about the significance of leadership in healthcare.

Apart from the roundtable conference, the event was the biggest highlight of the year for corporate Africa. This was due to the inclusion of Forbes’ Best of Africa’ awards. It is one of the most reputed and recognised business awards across Africa. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was conferred with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021, significantly for his contributions towards the banking sector and redefining it. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has made a name for himself for not only his business contributions, but also for his philanthropic and charitable contributions. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the owner of several top companies in Zambia, including Mahtani Group established in the year 1981. The company has become one of the biggest conglomerates in Zambia, expanding to several sectors including mining, agriculture, energy, real estate, insurance and several others. Across each of these industries, Dr. Mahtani’ firms have been able to improve standards, local communities as well as provide employment and livelihood opportunities. Dr. Mahtani’s major philanthropic contributions include Prison Fellowship Zambia and Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

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Forbes Business Awards Presented Along With Fin Conference

Forbes is among the biggest brands within business magazines. Forbes in partnership with FIN (Foreign Investment Limited) recently concluded the Forbes-FIN roundtable conference on philanthropy and leadership as well as the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist, was the only businessman from Zambia to be invited into the leadership and roundtable conference. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was invited as a honorary speaker and spoke about the significance of political leadership in healthcare.

Apart from the philanthropy and leadership conference, Forbes event was also well-known and highly anticipated for the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards is an annual award ceremony which recognizes and celebrates leading lights in the philanthropic and leadership arena. The award ceremony is one of the most regarded and respected and invites recipients from across Africa. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, apart from being invited as a honorary speaker in the event, was also conferred with one of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Forbes recognized the contributions of Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani in the field of banking and economy. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was conferred with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2021 award for his contributions in the banking sector and practically redefining it. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award is a prestigious award and highly anticipated among businessmen and visionaries. The award is presented to those with significant contributions in philanthropic and leadership values and fields. Furthermore, the awards are highly regarded due to its association with Forbes as their developer. Along with this, the selection of the recipients is highly rigorous as they are selected after several verifications and background checks as well as interviews to understand their philosophies on leadership and philanthropy.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, apart from his business contributions, is also known for his philanthropic and charitable contributions. Some of these contributions include Prison Fellowship Zambia and Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

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Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Wins ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur Of The Year’ Award

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was recently bestowed with one of the most prestigious business awards in Africa. This award ceremony is known as ‘Best of Africa’ awards and is given by Forbes in partnership with FIN (Foreign Investment Network). Forbes-FIN partnership recognise the contributions of businesses, leaders and philanthropists towards significant, outstanding and long-term contributions towards development of the African nation. The award ceremony is held during the annual Forbes-FIN leadership and philanthropy roundtable conference. This year’s roundtable conference was held online due to the ongoing pandemic and from Zambia, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was invited as a honorary speaker.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani was recognised for his significant business and philanthropic contributions and was given the prestigious Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award by Forbes. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the Group Chairman of Mahtani Group. The company was established in 1981 in Zambia and quickly became one of the biggest conglomerates across Africa. The company expanded its operations to numerous geographies including Malawi, South Africa and several other international locations such as United Kingdom. Furthermore, the company also expanded its functions to different sectors such as Insurance, Mining, Financial Services, Agriculture, Real Estate and Energy. Across each of these sectors, Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s contributions towards upliftment and development have been numerous.

Apart from his business ventures, the philanthropic and charitable contributions from Dr. Rajan Mahtani have also been significant. Most of these contributions are often hidden from the general public. Dr. Rajan Mahtani founded the Prison Fellowship Zambia and is the current Chairman of the program. This program is affiliation to the PFI (Prison Fellowship International) in Washington DC and focusses on welfare of the inmates, ex-inmates and their families. The program also advocates fair and transparent criminal justice procedures. Furthermore, Dr. Rajan Mahtani also contributed to education sector with launch of the Stephen Malama award in 2013 which presents scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.

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Forbes And Fin Present ‘Best Of Africa’ Awards 2021

The Forbes-FIN Philanthropy and Leadership roundtable conference was recently completed in Africa. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the roundtable conference was held online unlike the usual scenario wherein the event is held in New York during the United Nations convention. Nonetheless, it was one of the most important business and corporate events across Africa and saw participation from several personalities from diverse fields. The event saw participation from policy makers, members of international as well as national business communities, opinion leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs, religious leaders as well as international investors. Mark Furlong who is the publisher & founder of the FAM (Forbes Afrique Media) and Forbes International anchored the event. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was one of the honorary speakers during the event.

One of the main highlights of the event was the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony. Analysts already slated this event as one of the biggest & most prestigious events in Africa. The award ceremony celebrated the significant personalities who continuous provide positive influence and contributions across business, leadership, political as well as economic landscape across Africa. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards hold further significance as it is given after months of exhaustive and intense research followed by thorough verification process by Forbes and FIN.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani was not only one of the honorary speakers during the event, he also received one of the prestigious ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was presented with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021 for his contributions towards Zambian economy as well as redefining the financial industry of Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s company Mahtani Group has established its base across several sectors such as energy, mining, real estate, agriculture, insurance and finance. Across all these sectors, Dr. Mahtani has created job opportunities and growth for the provinces. Also, Dr. Mahtani has made significant philanthropic contributions over the years including founding the Prison Fellowship Zambia and the Stephen Malama award giving scholarships to law graduates.

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Multimillion-Pound Damage Claim By Dr. Mahtani Against Bob Diamond

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is one of the most famous and well-known businessman in Zambia. Recently, Dr. Mahtani named Bob Diamond and his former company Atlas Mara in a claim which included non-payment of dues. Atlas Mara is a banking group which was established by Bob Diamond, former CEO of Barclays. The dispute that came to light was associated with purchase of one Zambia-based bank.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted business tycoon from Zambia. Recently, Dr. Mahtani claimed that LSE (London Stock Exchange) listed firm Atlas Mara breached the contractual terms of share sales & purchase agreement established when the company tool legal control of the Finance Bank Zambia in the year 2015. To further the claim, Dr. Mahtani recently hired Omnia Strategy for bringing the case to London High Court. Omnia Strategy is a legal firm by the famous Cherie Blair. While the banking venture Atlas Mara has discredited the claim by considering it without merit, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is confident as he says he has the right documents and evidences to support his claim.

The case came to light when Atlas Mara has continued its retreatment from Africa by selling its business parts to the Access Bank. Atlas Mara was floated in the year 2013 by Bob Diamond with the objective of creating a banking giant across Africa. The plan further marked the return of Bob Diamond to Zambian city after his resignation as CEO of Barclays during the 2012 Libor-rigging scandal.

According to the claim established by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, Bob Diamond still owes Dr. Mahtani money from sale of the Finance Bank Zambia. Just like Dr. Mahtani, several other investors have made claims pursuing damages worth 100 million pounds. Dr. Mahtani’s claims comes as Bob Diamond attempts yet another comeback, this time with Space-listing worth a USD 4.5 billion of his cryptocurrency venture./p>

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is hopeful that the London High Court with take up this case with utmost sincerity and will provide quick judgement for his appeal.

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Dr. Mahtani In His Eulogy Urged Zambians To Follow The Path Of Righteousness

Entire Zambia is reeling with the loss of its first ever president, Kenneth Kaunda. Dr Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia with more than three decades of business experience. He is also known to Zambians as a notable philanthropist and charity worker. Dr. Mahtani and Dr. Kenneth Kaunda shared a deep bond with involves their similar philosophical views. Dr. Mahtani’s father, late Lekhraj Mahtani, was instrumental in helping Dr. Kaunda in his fight for Zambian independence. Late Lekhraj Mahtani was a councillor based out of Ndola area and provided significant support and collaboration which helped Dr. Kaunda in achieving his vision.

These qualities can be seen in Dr. Mahtani too who has taken the traits of his esteemed father as well as the ‘Father of the Zambian Nation’ Despite facing several allegations and baseless rumours, Kenneth Kaunda was able to work with integrity and honesty all his life. He was also known to be a lively person who enjoyed his life to the fullest. In a similar manner, Dr. Mahtani continued to work towards the betterment of the Zambian nation despite the various rumours and unethical claims against him. Dr. Mahtani and Dr. Kaunda share a special bond as Dr. Mahtani’s father, late Lekhraj Mahtani provided significant support and collaboration to Dr. Kaunda which helped him in his goal of uniting the Zambian nation. Kenneth Kaunda is credited for uniting more than 73 tribes across Zambia which resulted in Zambia being recognised as a nation in the world map. During his tenure as the President, Kenneth Kaunda worked towards improving the lives of the common citizens and work towards developing the nation’s infrastructure, political alliances and economy prosperity.

It is now time to take this legacy forward by dedicating towards the nation in the same zeal and passion. Businessmen like Dr. Mahtani are already working towards the Zambian nation and others should follow suit.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Gives Eulogy For Late Kenneth Kaunda

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a noted businessman and philanthropist in Zambia. The Zambian nation recently woke up to the sad news of the demise of the ‘Father of the Nation’ and the African Union Kenneth Kaunda. He was one of the most important freedom fighters for the Zambian nation. In his eulogy, Dr. Mahtani thanked Dr. Kaunda for his innumerable contributions to Zambian nation. The friendship between the Mahtani family and the Kaunda family goes way back when Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s father, late Lekhraj Mahtani, supported and collaborated with the independence fight with Dr. Kaunda. Both Dr. Mahtani and Dr. Kaunda have suffered numerous allegations during their lifetime and both have been able to brush them easily with transparency, ethics and integrity.

Dr. Mahtani is among those few businessmen in Zambia who is still following the path set by Dr. Kaunda, a path of honesty, transparency, faith in the god and a simple life. Dr. Kaunda was known for his selflessness and his love for the mankind and all its people. He was known for inspiring by God and its sacrifice towards the betterment of his people. He was also known for living his life fully and show others that age is never a factor when one’s wants to live and learn. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda had several hobbies and interests. He was a pianist, singer, guitarist, footballer, poet, writer, dancer as well as was known for his family values.

In his eulogy, Dr. Mahtani thanked Dr. Kaunda for his innumerable contributions to the Zambian society and nation. He has left a legacy of honesty, truth, purposeful life and transparency, ideals which each Zambian must follow for a fulfilled life. At the same time, it is important for the Zambian nation to continue the motto of ‘One Zambia, One Nation!’, a motto on which Dr. Kenneth Kaunda dedicated his life. The entire Mahtani family and the nation mourns the death of the first president of Zambian nation and prays for his blessings from heaven.