Africa's youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania


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Police have mobilized across Africa to buy trillion truckers in the morning after Thursday morning in the nation's capital, Dar es Salaam.

Mohammed Dewji, the 43-year-old owner and president of Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Ltd. (METL) and a member of the Tanzanian Parliament, where he was trained in the field of law enforcement.

PHOTO: A Mohammed Dewji, a Tanzanian business tycoon, which is parked at the Colosseum Hotel and Fitness Club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Oct. 11, 2018.EPA via Shutterstock
A vehicle that belongs to Mohammed Dewji, a Tanzanian business tycoon who is said to be Africa's youngest billionaire, parked at Colosseum Hotel and Fitness Club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Oct. 11, 2018.

Dewji was taken by two masked men who reported that they were driving the city, the Associated Press reported, citing the regional police commander for the area.

Police have 12 suspects in custody including the hotel's manager, the AP reported, quoting Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda's comments to a local media outlet.

With the reputation of one of East Africa's leading forces in regional trade and business development, Dewji served in parliament from 2005 until 2015.

Dewji, also known as "Mo," is Tanzania's only billionaire, with a net worth of $ 1.5 billion, according to Forbes.

Dewji heads up the METL Group, which was established in the 1970s by his father and calls itself Tanzania's "largest home-grown company," according to its website.

PHOTO: Mohammed Dewji, a Tanzanian business tycoon said to be Africas youngest billionaire, photographed during an interview at his office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April 23, 2015.EPA via Shutterstock, FILE
Mohammed Dewji, a Tanzanian business tycoon said to be Africa's youngest billionaire, photographed during an interview at his office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April 23, 2015.

METL is worth more than $ 1 trillion and "employs 24,000 people in industries including agriculture, manufacturing, energy and petroleum, financial services, mobile telephony, infrastructure and real estate," according to the company's website.

Dewji is also the first Tanzanian to join the Giving Pledge, a commitment by billionaires to help address society's most pressing problems by promising to give over to their wealth to charity.

"Dewji was quoted," Our role as a citizen of this world is better for the betterment of our society and our future generations. saying on the charity's website.

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