Reginald Mengi

Reginald Abraham Mengi (c.1943 – May 2, 2019) was a Tanzanian billionaire, businessperson, philanthropist, and author of the book I Can, I Must, I Will.

Reginald Abraham Mengi was born into a poor family in Northern Tanzania and raised in a mud hut which the family shared with cows, sheep, goats and chickens.

He stayed with Coopers & Lybrand Tanzania (now PriceWaterHouseCoopers) up to September 1989 during which time he became its Chairman and Managing Partner.

In October 1989 Dr. Mengi left Coopers & Lybrand Tanzania to concentrate on his own businesses.

His media empire included ITV, one of the first private television stations in Tanzania.