Mohammed Ibrahim
$1.3B
Born
May 03, 1946
Age
79
Source of Wealth
Communications
Residence
London,
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Alexandria; Ph.D, University of Birmingham; Master, University of Bradford
- Mohammed "Mo" Ibrahim founded Celtel International in 1998, one of the first mobile phone companies serving Africa and the Middle East.
- He sold Celtel to Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Company for $3.4 billion in 2005 and pocketed $1.4 billion.
- Since then, he's focused on fighting corrupt leadership in Africa through the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, directed by his daughter, Hadeel.
- Ibrahim also chairs the board of Satya Capital, a private equity fund that invests in African businesses, education and healthcare.
- Ibrahim's foundation has awarded the Ibrahim Prize, $5 million plus $200,000 annually for the rest of a laureate's life, to presidents of seven African countries.
- He was born in Sudan.
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