COURAGE UNDER FIRE: Sudhir Ruparelia, is CEO EA Magazine’s, Business Person of 2019 Following the 2016 seizure and subsequent sale of Crane Bank, a bank where Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia was the second biggest majority shareholder, the businessman put up a spirited quest for justice. This 2019 several wins, not just for himself alone but for several other shareholders who had lost their banks in a similar manner. Regardless of the closure of the bank, the businessman has steadied course focusing most of his energies in real estate, hospitality and education. For this the editorial team at CEO EA Magazine thought it fit to nominate him as our inaugural Business Person of the Year, 2019. Starting this 2019, CEO East Africa Magazine shall each year nominate, business persons whom our editorial team believes have had the greatest impact on business in Uganda and in the region both for the benefit of their businesses and for a greater common good.