Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was recently announced as the winner of one of the prestigious Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Dr. Mahtani, who is a noted businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, was awarded the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021. Dr. Mahtani received this award for his significant contributions to the banking sector of Zambia and was instrumental in redefining it. Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards is one of the most prestigious and known corporate and philanthropy awards in Africa. The awardees are selected based on their perception, long-term goals as well as investments and contributions towards philanthropy and empowerment of the African nation. The process of selecting the recipients is extremely rigorous yet transparent. The process comprises months of verification processes and background checks. This is followed by interviews with the potential recipients to understand their views on philanthropy to achieve long-term empowerment across entire Africa. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was selected for this award for his significant and continuous philanthropic and business contributions towards Zambia over the years.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is the owner of several top companies in Zambia, including Finsbury Investment and Mahtani Group. His company Mahtani Group was established in the year 1981 and quickly became one of the top conglomerates across Africa, expanding across Zambia, Malawi, South Africa as well as several other international locations. Similarly, the company also expanded across several sectors including mining, real estate, insurance, energy, agriculture, and several others. Across all these sectors, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has worked towards the development and betterment of the industry standards by providing employment and livelihood opportunities as well as enhancing the community. Similarly, the philanthropic and charitable contributions of Dr. Rajan Mahtani have made a significant impact. Some of his significant philanthropic contributions include Prison Fellowship Zambia as well as the Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia. Dr. Mahtani continues to work for the betterment of the Zambian nation.