Mo Ibrahim

Roles in date order

1. Chairman (founding chairman), Satya Capital Limited Current

   Chairs the Africa-focused private investment firm.^{[1, 2]}

2. 1983
   Academic (teaching), University of Birmingham Former

   Taught at the university before leaving academia in 1983.^[3]

3. 1983
   Technical Director, Cellnet (BT's mobile operation, later O2) Former

   Technical director of BT's wireless operation.^[3]

4. 1989 to 2000
   Founder, Mobile Systems International (MSI) Former

   Founded the mobile network consulting and software firm, sold to Marconi in 2000.^{[3, 4]}

5. 1998 to 2005
   Founder, MSI Cellular Investments (later Celtel International) Former

   Founded the African mobile operator, sold to Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co. (MTC) in 2005.^{[3, 1, 4]}

6. 2006
   Founder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Current

   Founded and is the sole funder of the foundation, which focuses on governance and leadership in Africa.^{[5, 2, 6, 7]}

7. 2020
   Co-Founder and Executive Committee member, Africa Europe Foundation Current

   Listed by the foundation as a Co-Founder in its High-Level Group and as a member of its Executive Committee; the foundation, on Africa-Europe relations, was launched in 2020.^{[7, 6]}

Sources

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

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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