After several decades of passionate work and dedication towards the Zambian nation and its people, the contributions made by notable businessman and philanthropist Dr. Rajan Mahtani have been finally recognized. Dr. Mahtani is one of the premier and respected businessmen from Zambia with almost four decades of business experience. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was recently selected for Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards category. The Forbes awards are among the most prestigious and notable philanthropy awards across Africa. The awards are given to personalities and visionaries with significant investments and long-term vision towards philanthropy. One of the major reasons for the extreme popularity of this award ceremony is the association with the globally recognized magazine Forbes. The magazine brand is known for creating world-famous rankings and lists such as entrepreneurs, businesses, young millionaires, and so forth. As a result, the awards coming from this brand itself provide huge recognition to the recipients. Another reason for the high regard and respect for the award ceremony is the selection process, which is extremely rigorous and transparent. This selection process comprises months of verification processes and background checks, followed by interviews and discussions with the recipients regarding their views on philanthropy to achieve long-term investment across the African nation. After all these evaluations, the awardees are felicitated.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, apart from being invited to the FIN roundtable conference as an honorary speaker, was also selected for one of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Dr. Mahtani was recognized by Forbes for his significant contributions towards redefining the banking sector of Zambia. For this, Forbes conferred Dr. Rajan Mahtani with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021. This award was presented to Dr. Mahtani for his philanthropic as well as charitable contributions. Some of his top corporate entities are Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments. Similarly, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has made significant philanthropic contributions such as Prison Fellowship Zambia and Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia.