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Mo Ibrahim
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Mo Ibrahim

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Building Celtel’s African mobile networks and establishing a governance foundation.

Celtel · Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Born
3 May 1946
Birthplace
Sudan

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Mo Ibrahim

Mo Ibrahim is a Sudanese-British telecommunications entrepreneur who later focused on public leadership and governance in Africa.

Early life

Education

Studied electrical engineering in Alexandria.

Further study

Moved to Britain for postgraduate work in communications.

Career

  1. Early career

    Telecommunications

    Worked in research and mobile communications.

  2. 1998–2005

    Celtel

    Built a mobile network business across African markets.

  3. 2006 onward

    Foundation

    Shifted attention to leadership, governance and public data.

Companies & initiatives

Celtel

Founded the mobile operator.

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Established an organisation focused on African governance.

Leadership prize

Created an award recognising exceptional former African leaders.

Beyond work

Governance data

The foundation’s index compares multiple dimensions of public governance.

Philanthropy

Committed to the Giving Pledge.

Sources & photo creditLife, career and references ↗

Photo: World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.