Mohammed Ibrahim

Born in Sudan and now a U.K. citizen, Mohammed (Mo) Ibrahim founded Celtel International, one of the first mobile phone companies serving Africa and the Middle East. He sold it 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. The award, which recognizes good governance in Africa, has been given out only four times in the 8 years since it was announced. One recipient of its $5 million Ibrahim Prize was Namibia’s outgoing president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, in 2014. The foundation also publishes the well-known Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which ranks countries by rule of law, economic opportunity and human rights. Ibrahim owns the majority of assets in Satya Capital, which invests in African businesses.

Sudanese-British entrepreneur Mohammed Ibrahim has an estimated net worth of $1.07 billion as of June 2016 according to Forbes. He is best recognized as the founder of the telecommunication company, Celtel. Currently based in London England, Mohammed Ibrahim was born in 1946 in Sudan. After completing his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alexandria, he went to the University of Bradford to finish his Master’s degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Eventually, he attended the University of Birmingham to take his Ph.D. in Mobile Communications.

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Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation