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{{Infobox person
| name = Rakesh Wahi
| image = Rakesh Wahi AABLA 2014.jpg
| caption = Wahi in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|10|3}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi, India]]
| education = {{Unbulleted list | Bachelor of Science, National Defence Academy, 1979 | Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering from College of Military Engineering, 1986}}
| occupation = [[Chairperson|Chairman]] of CMA Investent Holdings <br>Vice Chairman of [[CNBC Africa]] <br> [[Publisher]] of Forbes Africa
| awards = [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| known_for = Founder of ABN Group}}
'''Rakesh Wahi''' is an Indian military veteran, author<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rakesh Wahi – Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.|url=https://2018.litfest-archives.com/authors/rakesh-wahi/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=2018.litfest-archives.com}}</ref> and entrepreneur active in Africa and the Middle East. He is the Chairman of CMA Investment Holdings, a company he started to incubate his startups in media, technology and education. He is the co-founder of [[CNBC Africa]],<ref name=pr-launch>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnbceurope.com/about/press/index.php?url=42|title=CNBC to launch new affiliate channel in Africa|publisher=[[CNBC Europe]]|date=2006-08-31|access-date=2007-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503023539/http://www.cnbceurope.com/about/press/index.php?url=42#|archive-date=2007-05-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/196865|title=CNBC owners eye bigger investments in Rwanda|website=The New Times Rwanda|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d7460a8b-8779-488c-96e7-c5058b20fb77|title=The A Perspective Podcast: Andrew Skipper talks to Rakesh Wahi|website=Lexology|language=en|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref> Forbes Africa Magazine,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110503006996/en/Forbes-Launch-Forbes-Africa-October-2011|title=Forbes to Launch Forbes Africa in October 2011|website=Businesswire|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> [https://transnationalacademicgroup.com/ Transnational Academic Group],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfbusiness.com/leadership-design-conversation-shweta-wahi/|title=Leadership by design: In conversation with Shweta Wahi|website=gulfbusiness|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hult.edu/blog/hults-dubai-campus-invites-col-wahi-chairman-of-sp-wahi-management-technology-consultants-and-rakesh-wahi-vice-president-of-cnbc-africa-global-institute-capital-management-advisors/|title=Hult's Dubai Campus invites Col Wahi, Chairman of SP Wahi Management & Technology Consultants, and Rakesh Wahi, Vice President of CNBC Africa, Global Institute, Capital Management Advisors as the executive guest speakers.|website=Hult International Business School|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref> and [[Curtin University]] Dubai].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Curtin University Dubai: Class of 2020|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/education/curtin-university-dubai-class-of-2020-1.1603939121787|access-date=2021-08-01|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Wahi was born in on October 3, 1959, in [[New Delhi]] to [[Satya Pal Wahi]], an army officer and a [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013)|last=|first=|date=|website=Web Citation|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> and Shobana (Kukreja) Wahi. He got his early education from the [[The Doon School|Doon School]] in [[India]]. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in 1979 and Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from [[College of Military Engineering, Pune|College of Military Engineering]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transnationalacademicgroup.com/personnel/rakesh-wahi/|title=Rakesh Wahi - Transnational Academic Group|website=Transnational Academic Group|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/rakesh-wahi-the-way-of-the-lion.html|title=Rakesh Wahi - The way of the lion|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

Mr. Wahi was awarded with a Honorary Doctorate Degree<ref>{{cite web |title=IUM honours business personalities |url=https://www.namibiansun.com/news/ium-honours-business-personalities}}</ref> of Science from [http://www.ium.edu.na the International University of Management] by the Minister of Education of Namibia, and he is also a fellow member of the [https://www.aim.com.au Australian Institute of Management], Western Australia.

== Professional career ==
Rakesh joined the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]] in the Indian Army in 1980 and served for eight years before leaving in 1988. He was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] by the President of India in 1985.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Directorate of Printing|first=Government of India|url=http://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1985.17|title=Gazette of India, 1985, No. 17|date=1985-03-09}}</ref> In 1989 he moved to [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/books/military-lessons-in-entrepreneurship-1.1994221|title=Military lessons in entrepreneurship|website=gulfnews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetowerpost.com/2017/06/22/president-museveni-meets-investor-rakesh-wahi/|title=President Museveni Meets Investor Rakesh Wahi|website=thetowerpost.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/tropicsmagazine/docs/issue64-compressed|title=TROPICS MAGAZINE N°64 {{!}} Rakesh WAHI (CEO, Forbes & CNBC Africa) & Dina MENDES (CEO, HD Consulting)|website=Issuu|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/money/High-risk-investor-eyes-Kenyas-booming-education-industry-/435440-1422072-iw5nmh/index.html|title=High-risk investor eyes Kenya's booming education industry|website=Daily Nation|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
He is the co-founder of the Transnational Academic Group which operates [[Lancaster University, Ghana|Lancaster University Ghana]], [[Murdoch University Dubai]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2013/lancaster-university-announces-first-british-branch-campus-in-ghana-/|title= Lancaster University announces first British branch campus in Ghana |website=Lancaster University|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/graduation-celebration-at-lancaster-university-ghana|title=Graduation celebration at Lancaster University Ghana|website=Lancaster University|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tecomgroup.ae/directory/company.php?company=001A000000RGPB9IAP|title=TRANSNATIONAL ACADEMIC GROUP MIDDLE EAST FZ-LLC|website=TECOM Directory|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref> and [[Curtin University|Curtin University Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edarabia.com/curtin-dubai-announces-scholarships-deserving-students/|title=Curtin Dubai announces scholarships for deserving students (NEWS)|website=EdArabia|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/money/global-entrepreneur-rakesh-wahi-i-ve-been-a-very-bad-personal-investor-1.733606|title=Global entrepreneur Rakesh Wahi: 'I've been a very bad personal investor'|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

Rakesh has authored the book ''Be a Lion: Dare to Dream and Live Fearlessly'', which was published in 2018.<ref name="Be a Lion">{{cite web |title=Emirates Airline - Festival of Literature 2018 |url=https://2018.litfest-archives.com/authors/rakesh-wahi/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://saindiamagazine.com/2016/11/14/dare-to-dream-and-live-fearlessly/|title= Dare to dream and live fearlessly |website=SAIndia Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/books/military-lessons-in-entrepreneurship-1.1994221|title= Military lessons in entrepreneurship|website= Gulf News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of The Doon School alumni]]
* [[CNBC Africa]]

== References ==
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