Who is Aga Sekalala Jr: Biography, Early Life, Family, Education, Career and Achievements? Flash Uganda Media looks at his biography, age, husband, family, tribe, achievements, and relationship with Isaac Mulindwa Jr, Gordon Wavamunno, the early life and education of the founder, former CEO and executive chairman of Radio Simba
Aga Sekalala Jr. is an innovator, business executive, investor, and entrepreneur from Uganda.
He is the founder, former CEO and executive chairman of Radio Simba, one of Uganda’s most popular radio stations.
He has served as the board chair of KCB Bank and as a board member of the Uganda Investment Authority and the Uganda Export Promotion Board in the past.
Aga is currently the Chairman of the Poultry Association of Uganda and the Vice Chairman of the Uganda Manufacturers Association, a board member of the Uganda Management Institute (UMI), and the Broadcasting Council.
He is also the executive director of Ugachick Poultry Breeders Limited and the director of Sekalala Limited.
Aga Sekalala Jr.’s Net Worth
In 2012, his net worth was estimated to be around $8 million.
Aga is a serial entrepreneur with diverse interests in agriculture, media, real estate, entertainment, hospitality, and finance.
He is also a well-known student, practitioner, and consultant in the establishment, development, and maintenance of family businesses.
Early Life and Education
Aga Sekalala also known as Hajji Aga Sekalala Junior was born in Uganda, and raised in a Muslim household.
He is also a husband and father of four with a granddaughter. He has a sister who is an energy engineer living in Houston.
When Sekalala finished secondary school, Uganda was at war, prompting his family to send him to the United States for college.
Aga Sekalala Jr. went to the University of New Mexico School in Albuquerque, USA and pursued a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering from 1984 to 1988.
He is also an Alumnus of Harvard Business School.
Career and Professional Work Experience
Aga Sekalala Jr. returned to Uganda and joined his father in the family business, Ugachick Poultry Breeders, which sells day-old chicks to local commercial farmers.
In the mid-1990s, Sekalala launched his next venture while on leave from the family business.
Uganda was liberalising the airwaves after many years of only allowing national broadcasters, offering five licences nationwide on a first-come, first-serve basis.
He and a friend applied for one of the licences, found three investors to fund equipment and a studio, and Radio Simba began broadcasting in 1996.
The company, which played music for local communities, grew to have two brands in Uganda and a network of radio stations stretching from Kampala to Kenya.
He co-founded six radio stations in Kenya with his colleagues, sold them to the Standard Group in 2010, and focused on Radio Simba in Uganda.
He also resigned as CEO to rejoin Ugachick as his father approached retirement.
He is also involved in agro-processing; he is the director of Uvan Limited, a vanilla business that was also run in the late 1980s, exporting flavour raw materials to the United States.
In January 2016, Aga Sekalala Jr was appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors of KCB Bank Uganda Limited.
Sekalala took over for Samwiri Njuki, who retired as board chairman in November 2015 after working for KCB Bank Uganda since 2007.
Mr. Constant Othieno Mayende was later appointed to replace Aga after his term of service expired in May 2021.
On his entrepreneurial journey, Aga Jr. founded Club Silk with his friends and revolutionised the entertainment industry. Aga Sekalala Jr, Isaac Mulindwa Jr, and Gordon Wavamunno founded the station.
Achievements and Awards
Aga Sekalala Jr. is now an investor in African startups and an active mentor to young entrepreneurs, passing on experience-based advice.
He is skilled in various areas, including leadership, time management, marketing, team building, event planning, and negotiation.
Aga Sekalala founded Rochas Capital in 2018, a hybrid of an angel investment and a venture capital fund. It is a collection of funds primarily from high-net-worth individuals who have pooled their resources for investment, particularly in the technology sector.
Editor’s Note: Please contact flashugnews@gmail.com if you find any of the content to be inaccurate or outdated.
