Mo Ibrahim

Identity

Full name

Mo Ibrahim^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Also known as

Mohamed Ibrahim, Dr Mo Ibrahim

Born

1946

Status

Active

Current roles

• Co-Founder and Executive Committee member, Africa Europe Foundation 2020^{[5, 6]}
• Founder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation 2006^{[1, 4, 6, 5]}
• Chairman (founding chairman), Satya Capital Limited ^{[3, 4]}

Selected former roles

• Founder, MSI Cellular Investments (later Celtel International) 1998 to 2005^{[2, 3, 7]}
• Founder, Mobile Systems International (MSI) 1989 to 2000^{[2, 7]}
• Technical Director, Cellnet (BT's mobile operation, later O2) 1983^[2]
• Academic (teaching), University of Birmingham 1983^[2]

Sources

1. About usMo Ibrahim Foundation, primary source
2. Mo IbrahimEncyclopaedia Britannica, secondary source
3. Dr Mo IbrahimSatya Capital, primary source
4. Mo Ibrahim biographyNelson Mandela Foundation, secondary source
5. Our peopleAfrica Europe Foundation, primary source
6. Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim FoundationStandard Bank, secondary source
7. Mo Ibrahim: the African engineer who became a billionaire businessmanCNBC, 2019-04-26, secondary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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