Abdul Shamji

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Abdulhamid Jamal Shamji (December 1932 – 2010), commonly known as Abdul Shamji, was a Ugandan-born businessman active in Britain. After fleeing Uganda during the 1972 expulsion of Asians under Idi Amin, Shamji rebuilt his business interests in Britain through the Gomba group of companies. His holdings came to include interests in property, transport, hotels, manufacturing, and London theatres, including the Mermaid Theatre and the Garrick Theatre. Shamji became publicly associated with the collapse of Johnson Matthey Bankers in the mid-1980s, when Gomba emerged as one of the bank's major debtors. In 1989, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for perjury after lying about his assets during court proceedings connected to the bank's collapse.

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