Mukesh Shukla

Mukesh Shukla, commonly referred to as Shumuk, is a businessman, entrepreneur, and politician in Uganda. He was reported in 2012 to be one of the wealthiest individuals in Uganda.^[1]

Mukesh Shukla was born in 1962 in Arua, Arua District, West Nile sub-region in Uganda's Northern Region, approximately 480 kilometres (298 mi) northwest of Kampala, the country's capital city.^[2] His father was a revenue officer with the Uganda Revenue Authority from 1959 until 1986. The family has been in the business of aluminum saucepans since 1939.^[3]

Shukla's businesses are organized under the Shumuk Group. The individual companies include the following:^[1][3]

1. A company manufacturing aluminum cooking utensils
2. Multiple warehouses in Kampala and other Ugandan towns
3. A milk-processing plant
4. Commercial buildings in Kampala and other urban areas of Uganda
5. A company that imports and sells pre-owned automobiles
6. A money-lending business
7. A foreign exchange bureau
8. Several hotels in Kampala and other Ugandan locations

In 2012, the New Vision newspaper estimated his net worth at approximately US$100 million.^[1]

In the 2016 political season, Shukla contested for the chairmanship of the ruling National Resistance Movement's entrepreneurs league against the current incumbent, Hassan Basajjabalaba.^[3]

• Uganda People's Defense Force
• Indians in Uganda

• Richard Mwami faces Mukesh Shukla in Uganda Cricket Association elections