Adil Popat

Adil Popat

Town of birth

• Nairobi

Country of birth

• Kenya

Place of longest stay

• Nairobi

Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life

• Business- Auto Dealerships
• Simba Colt Motors

Where-City or Country

• Kenya

Family tree

Parents

Abdulkarim Chatur Popat

Gulzaar Popat

Siblings

Shelina Popat

Shenaz Popat

Born in Nairobi

Gulzaar Popat(Born in).

Abdulkarim Chatur Popat(Born in Nairobi).

In 1948, the company founded by Abdul Karim Popat was a modest shop of used car in Nairobi, Kenya. Sixty years later, his son Adil runs a conglomerate, a specialist in automotive distribution (in particular, holds licenses for BMW, Mitsubishi and Renault).

Also active in the high-end hotel business, with among other hotels, Kempinski in Nairobi and the Masai Mara; Simba Corp in 2015 launched a mid-range brand of its own called Acacia, and acquired a 35% stake in the tourism company Hemingways Expeditions.

An MBA graduate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, Adil Popat has worked since early 2010 with the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board USA.

Courtesy:IsmailiMail

Adil Popat: Son of Karim. The 19 handicap golfer attended University of Washington (business admin) and Wharton Business School (MBA), University of Pennsylvania. The lover of travelling, single malts and occasional cigar worked for Deloitte, Haskins&Sells in the USA before joining Simba Colt in ‘94 as Finance Director. He now manages Simba Corporation.