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Sewa Haji Paroo (c. 1851 in Bagamoyo – 10 February 1897 in Zanzibar) was a businessman of Indian Ismaili origin.[1] He was the main trader for the Sultan of Zanzibar. He was a significant philanthropist.[2]: 225–227 He also founded and financed the Sewa Haji Hospital in Dar es Salaam.
References
[edit]- ↑ Gregory, Robert G. (1992). The rise and fall of philanthropy in East Africa: the Asian contribution. New Brunswick, U.S.A: Transaction Publishers. pp. 50–51. ISBN 1560000074. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ Penrad, Jean-Claude (1988). "La présence isma'ilienne en Afrique de l'est. Note sur l'histoire commerciale et l'organisation communautaire" [The Ismaili presence in East Africa. Note on business history and community organization]. Marchands et hommes d'affaires asiatiques dans l'océan Indien et la mer de Chine, 13e-20e siècles [Asian merchants and businessmen in the Indian Ocean and the China Sea, 13th-20th centuries] (in French). Paris: Éditions de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales. pp. 221–236. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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