What roles did this person hold, and when?
Dated career histories: appointments, departures, board service and public offices, each with a plain description of what the role involved.
Published records
Each record is sourced, status-labelled and dated. Last reviewed 2026-10-26.
- Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo CurrentSudanese military officer who is the deputy commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir CurrentKenyan politician who has been Governor of Mombasa County since September 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Mvita.
- Ace Magashule CurrentSouth African politician, former Premier of the Free State and former ANC Secretary-General, now leader of the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), who is on trial in the R255 million Free State asbestos audit tender case.
- Adil Arshed Khawaja CurrentNairobi-based advocate and managing partner of Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews who has chaired the board of Safaricom PLC since January 2023.
- Adjenim Boateng Adjei FormerFormer Chief Executive of Ghana's Public Procurement Authority who is being prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor over contracts awarded to Talent Discovery Limited.
- Agnes Nandutu FormerUgandan politician and former journalist who served as Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs from 2021 to 2024.
- Ali Ahmed Karti CurrentSudanese politician who is Secretary-General of the Sudanese Islamic Movement and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan.
- Aliko Dangote CurrentIndustrialist who founded and heads the Dangote Group and founded and chairs the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
- Alisher Usmanov CurrentUzbek-born Russian businessman whose holding company is USM Holdings, former shareholder of Arsenal FC, and elected president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).
- Ally Hussein Laay CurrentTanzanian accountant and former board chairman of Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange-listed CRDB Bank Plc who chairs CRDB Bank Congo.
- Amos Lugoloobi FormerUgandan politician who has served as Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning) since 2021.
- Angeline Murimirwa CurrentChief Executive Officer of CAMFED, the girls' education organisation working in sub-Saharan Africa, and a co-founder of the CAMFED Association.
- Ayodele Fayose FormerNigerian politician who served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Ekiti State and was tried by the EFCC on money laundering and theft charges at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
- Bereket Simon FormerEthiopian politician and founding member of the EPRDF who served as Minister of Communication Affairs from 1995 to 2012.
- Cassiel Ato Forson CurrentGhanaian politician and Member of Parliament serving as Minister for Finance.
- Charles Mbire CurrentUgandan investor who chairs the board of MTN Uganda Limited, listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange.
- Corneille Nangaa CurrentCongolese politician who leads the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and formerly presided over the DRC's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI).
- Denny Kalyalya CurrentZambian economist serving a second term as Governor of the Bank of Zambia, reappointed in September 2021.
- Dudu Myeni FormerFormer chairperson of South African Airways who was declared a delinquent director for life by the High Court in Pretoria in 2020 and who died in June 2024 while facing Bosasa-linked corruption charges.
- Ebenezer Twum Asante CurrentGhanaian telecoms executive, MTN Group vice president for the Southern & East Africa and Ghana region, who chairs Standard Chartered Bank Ghana and sits on the Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) board.
- Elon Musk CurrentBusiness executive who is chief executive officer of Tesla, Inc. and chief executive officer, chief technology officer and chairman of SpaceX.
- Emmanuel Tutuba CurrentTanzanian public finance official who has been Governor of the Bank of Tanzania since January 2023.
- Enoch Godongwana CurrentSouth African politician serving as Minister of Finance.
- Erick Mutai CurrentKenyan politician and academic who has been Governor of Kericho County since 2022.
- Evans Kidero FormerKenyan politician and former company executive who served as the first Governor of Nairobi City County from 2013 to 2017.
- Eyob Tekalign CurrentEthiopian economist and former State Minister of Finance who has been Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia since September 2025.
- Ferdinand Waititu FormerKenyan politician who served as Governor of Kiambu County from 2017 until his removal from office in January 2020.
- Fred Swaniker CurrentGhanaian-born entrepreneur who founded the African Leadership Group, including African Leadership Academy, African Leadership University and ALX.
- Gautam Adani CurrentIndian industrialist who is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group and executive chairman of Adani Enterprises Ltd and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
- George Elombi CurrentCameroonian lawyer who has been President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) since October 2025, after almost three decades at the bank.
- Gladys Wanga CurrentKenyan politician who has been Governor of Homa Bay County since August 2022 and National Chairperson of the Orange Democratic Movement since 2024.
- Henry Rotich CurrentKenyan economist who served as Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and was later appointed a senior adviser in the Office of the President.
- Imtiaz Sooliman CurrentMedical doctor who founded and leads the Gift of the Givers Foundation, a South African disaster-response and humanitarian NGO.
- Irungu Kang'ata CurrentKenyan lawyer and politician who has been Governor of Murang'a County since August 2022 and previously served as Senator for Murang'a and MP for Kiharu.
- Ishmael Yamson CurrentGhanaian businessman and former Unilever Ghana chief executive who chairs the board of Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana), listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
- Jacinda Ardern CurrentNew Zealand politician who was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 26 October 2017 to 25 January 2023 and is Patron of the Christchurch Call.
- James Kabarebe CurrentRwandan retired general who is Senior Defence and Security Advisor in the Office of the President of Rwanda and a former Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- James Mwangi CurrentBanker who is Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman of Equity Group Foundation.
- James P. M. Ndegwa CurrentKenyan investor and insurance professional who is the non-executive Group Chairman of Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed NCBA Group PLC.
- John Mbadi CurrentKenyan politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning.
- Johnson Pandit Asiama CurrentGhanaian economist who has been Governor of the Bank of Ghana since February 2025.
- Joseph Kinyua CurrentKenyan economist and former Head of the Public Service who chairs the board of Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed KCB Group PLC.
- Joshua Dariye FormerNigerian politician who was Governor of Plateau State from 1999 to 2007 and later a senator for Plateau Central, and who was convicted of criminal breach of trust in an EFCC prosecution.
- Kalonzo Musyoka CurrentKenyan opposition politician and leader of the Wiper Patriotic Front party.
- Kamau Thugge CurrentKenyan economist who has been Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya since June 2023.
- Kawira Mwangaza FormerKenyan politician who was Governor of Meru County from 2022 until her removal by Senate impeachment in August 2024, and earlier Member of the National Assembly for Meru County.
- Ken Ofori-Atta FormerFormer Minister of Finance of Ghana (2017–2024) who faces corruption-related charges brought by the Office of the Special Prosecutor at the High Court in Accra and is the subject of extradition proceedings in the United States.
- Kennedy Odede CurrentFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a community organisation that began in Kibera, Nairobi.
- Kipchumba Murkomen CurrentKenyan politician and advocate serving as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration.
- Kudakwashe Tagwirei CurrentZimbabwean businessman and politician who is Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion and founder of Sakunda Holdings.
- Malek Reuben Riak Rengu FormerSouth Sudanese lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chief of Defence Force and Inspector General of the SPLA.
- Mamo Mihretu FormerEthiopian lawyer and economic policy official who was Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia from January 2023 to September 2025.
- Martin Oduor-Otieno CurrentKenyan banker and former KCB Group chief executive who chairs East African Breweries PLC and Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) PLC.
- Mary Goretti Kitutu FormerUgandan politician and geologist who served as Minister for Karamoja Affairs from 2021 to 2024 and earlier as Minister of Energy and Mineral Development.
- Michael Atingi-Ego CurrentUgandan economist who became Governor of the Bank of Uganda in February 2025 after serving as Deputy Governor from 2020.
- Mike Sonko FormerKenyan politician who served as Governor of Nairobi City County from 2017 until his removal by impeachment in December 2020.
- Mirghani Idris Suleiman CurrentSudanese Armed Forces lieutenant general who heads the Defense Industries System, the army's main weapons production and procurement body.
- Mo Ibrahim CurrentTelecommunications entrepreneur who founded Celtel and founded and chairs the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation.
- Mohammed Dewji CurrentBusinessman who is President of MeTL Group, a former Member of Parliament for Singida in Tanzania, and founder of the Mo Dewji Foundation.
- Moses Lenolkulal FormerKenyan politician who served as Governor of Samburu County.
- Musa Hilal FormerSudanese tribal leader, a paramount chief in North Darfur and former member of Sudan's National Assembly.
- Mustapha Abdul-Hamid FormerGhanaian academic and politician, former Minister for Information and former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, who was charged by the Office of the Special Prosecutor in July 2025 with extortion and money laundering offences.
- Nathif Jama CurrentKenyan politician and banker who has been Governor of Garissa County since 2022, having previously served as its first governor from 2013 to 2017.
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala CurrentNigerian economist who has served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization since 1 March 2021, and who was previously Nigeria's Finance Minister and a World Bank Managing Director.
- Okoth Obado FormerKenyan politician who served as Governor of Migori County.
- Olayemi Cardoso CurrentNigerian banker and former Lagos State commissioner who has been Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since September 2023.
- Orji Uzor Kalu CurrentNigerian politician and senator for Abia North who was Governor of Abia State from 1999 to 2007, and whose 2019 fraud conviction was nullified by the Supreme Court in 2020.
- Patrice Motsepe CurrentMining businessman who founded and is executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, co-founded the Motsepe Foundation and is President of the Confederation of African Football.
- Paul Malong Awan FormerSouth Sudanese general who was Chief of General Staff of the SPLA and Governor of Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State.
- Paul Nyongesa Otuoma CurrentKenyan politician and veterinary doctor who has been Governor of Busia County since 2022 and previously served as MP for Funyula and as a Cabinet minister.
- Peter Obi CurrentNigerian opposition politician, former Governor of Anambra State, and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election.
- Rigathi Gachagua CurrentKenyan opposition politician, former Deputy President and leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP).
- Robert Kyagulanyi CurrentUgandan opposition politician and president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), runner-up in the January 2026 presidential election.
- Roman Abramovich FormerRussian-born businessman, former owner of Chelsea Football Club (2003-2022) and former governor of Russia's Chukotka region, with shareholdings in Evraz and Norilsk Nickel.
- Rose Ogega CurrentKenya-based accountant and executive coach who is a independent non-executive director of JSE-listed Standard Bank Group and a former independent director of Safaricom PLC.
- Sam Bankman-Fried FormerFormer cryptocurrency executive who co-founded Alameda Research and founded and led the FTX exchange, and who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy offences in 2023.
- Sello Moloko FormerSouth African investment executive and co-founder of Thesele Group who chaired the boards of JSE-listed Absa Group (2022-2025) and Telkom (2019-2023).
- Paul Simba Arati CurrentKenyan politician who has been Governor of Kisii County since August 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Dagoretti North.
- Soraya Hakuziyaremye CurrentRwandan banker and former trade minister who has been Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda since February 2025.
- Stephen Opuni FormerFormer Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) who was tried for about seven years on 27 counts over fertiliser procurement and was acquitted and discharged in January 2025 after the Attorney-General withdrew the charges.
- Strive Masiyiwa CurrentTelecommunications and technology entrepreneur who founded Econet Wireless and co-founded the Higherlife Foundation with Tsitsi Masiyiwa.
- Sultani Makenga CurrentCongolese military commander who is the military leader of the March 23 Movement (M23).
- Susan Kihika CurrentKenyan lawyer and politician who has been Governor of Nakuru County since 2022 and was previously Senator for Nakuru and Speaker of the Nakuru County Assembly.
- Tony Elumelu CurrentBanker and investor who chairs Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa and founded the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
- Tundu Lissu CurrentTanzanian opposition politician and lawyer, national chairman of Chadema, on trial for treason in the High Court of Tanzania.
- Uhuru Kenyatta CurrentKenyan politician who served as the fourth President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.
- Vincent Smith FormerFormer South African ANC member of Parliament and chair of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services who was sentenced in March 2026 for corruption, fraud, money laundering and tax offences linked to Bosasa.
- Wale Edun FormerNigerian economist and banker who served as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy from 2023 to 2026.
- Wangari Maathai FormerKenyan environmentalist, scientist and politician who founded the Green Belt Movement and received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Wavinya Ndeti CurrentKenyan politician who has been Governor of Machakos County since 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Kathiani and an Assistant Minister.
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|---|---|---|
| Role | Title, organisation and a plain description of the responsibilities. | Official announcement or filing. |
| Dates | Start and end dates, with precision stated (day, month or year). | Appointment notices, annual reports, filings. |
| Departure | How the role ended, using the organisation’s or person’s stated reason where public. | Primary announcement; disputes noted. |
| Related entities | Links to directorship records for the same organisations. | Shared entity identifiers. |
| Review | Sources, last-reviewed date, change history and correction route. | Public audit trail. |
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