Hasham Jessa

Mr. Hasham Jessa

All Nicknames

• Lord Jessa

Town of birth

• Junagadh

Country of birth

• India

Date of Birth

• 1898

Place of Death

• Moshi

Place of longest stay

• Moshi

Profession or occupation carriedout for the longest period in life

• Businessman
• Farmer
• Trader
• General Contractor

Where-City or Country

• Moshi
• Ngare Nairobi

Family tree

Siblings

Bhanji Jessa

Partners

Sambai Jessa

Children

Gulbanu Hirji

Dolat Khanu Shamshudin Dhanji

Janmohamed Hasham Jessa

Kamrudin Hasham Jessa

Kulsum Shamshudin Damji 1928

Maleksultan Meghji 1931–2019

Nabat Khanu Jessa Mold

Navroz Jessa

Nurbanu Kamrudin Suleman 1926–2009

Sadrudin Hasham Jessa 1935–2008

Shiraz Jessa

Shirin Abdul Kanji

Born in 1898 Junagadh

Accompanied by his wife Sambai (Virji Amershi), Hashambhai moved to Moshi from Mombasa and set up a duka (shop) at Himo.

He later started a bee-keeping and honey business and gradually expanded his mushrooming business empire to include a cattle and fruit farm in Ngare, Nairobi and constructed a multi-storey building – Tanganyika House – opposite the Kilimanjaro Native Co-operative Union, Moshi.

Jessa was a shrewd businessman who sold fruits, mainly oranges and tangerine and vegetables from his farm in west Kilimanjaro to Nairobi.

Behind this successful man was his wife Sambai, who despite having limited education, was a real powerhouse in negotiating lucrative deals with banks and businesses.

He was affectionately known as “Lord Jessa” by people who respected his business ethics and charitable spirit.

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  Sambai & Hashambhai Jessa