组图：40位40岁以下的商界精英

19. 阿施施•塔卡尔

•  年龄：32

•  职务：创始人

•  任职公司：马拉集团

    塔卡尔从卢旺达种族灭绝中幸存了下来，又经历了辍学。他15岁的时候以卖电脑为生，过着居无定所的生活。后来，他成功创办了非洲大陆最大的泛非洲企业集团——业务涉及制造业、农业和房地产业等，包括非洲最大的IT公司。马拉集团（Mara Group）的投资项目组合价值约为10亿美元，在21个国家雇佣了7,500名员工。此外，他还是乌干达和坦桑尼亚两国总统顾问团的成员，并成立了一个基金会，专门为非洲年轻的创业者们提供指导。接下来的项目：非洲首个即时通讯平台Mara Messenger。

19. Ashish Thakkar

•  Age:32

•  Title:Founder

•  Company:Mara Group

    He survived the Rwandan genocide, dropped out of school, and lived out of a suitcase selling computers in Uganda at age 15. Since then, Thakkar has built the continent's largest pan-African conglomerate— operations span from manufacturing to agriculture to real estate, including Africa's biggest IT firm—with a portfolio of some $1 billion and 7,500 people across 21 countries. He also serves on the advisory panels to the Presidents of Uganda and Tanzania and runs a foundation that mentors young African entrepreneurs. Next up: Mara Messenger, Africa's first instant-messaging platform.