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Who is Mo Ibrahim?

Mo Ibrahim

Telecommunications entrepreneur who founded Celtel and founded and chairs the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation.

Identity

Full name
Mo Ibrahim1 2 3 4
Also known as
Mohamed Ibrahim, Dr Mo Ibrahim
Born
1946
Status
Active

Current roles

  • 2020 – presentCo-Founder and Executive Committee member · Africa Europe Foundation5 6
  • 2006 – presentFounder and Chair · Mo Ibrahim Foundation1 4 6 5
  • Chairman (founding chairman) · Satya Capital Limited3 4

Former roles

  • 1998 – 2005Founder · MSI Cellular Investments (later Celtel International)2 3 7
  • 1989 – 2000Founder · Mobile Systems International (MSI)2 7
  • 1983Technical Director · Cellnet (BT's mobile operation, later O2)2
  • 1983Academic (teaching) · University of Birmingham2

Evidence

  1. PrimaryAbout usMo Ibrahim Foundation
  2. SecondaryMo IbrahimEncyclopaedia Britannica
  3. PrimaryDr Mo IbrahimSatya Capital
  4. SecondaryMo Ibrahim biographyNelson Mandela Foundation
  5. PrimaryOur peopleAfrica Europe Foundation
  6. SecondaryFounder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim FoundationStandard Bank
  7. SecondaryMo Ibrahim: the African engineer who became a billionaire businessmanCNBC · 26 Apr 2019

Record log

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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