1) Mo Ibrahim – $1.1 Billion
This corporate magnate is a Sudan-born British citizen based in London. He co-founded Mobile Systems International, a consulting operation which later sold for $916m. Mo Ibrahim made his money on Celtel, one of the earliest mobile phone companies to serve Africa and the Middle East. He sold it in 2005 for $3.4 billion and pocketed $1.4 billion.
He pioneered the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which aims to fight corrupt leadership in Africa. The foundation gives a lifetime award of $5 million over 10 years to retired African heads of state who have left their countries materially better off and more transparent.
alanmwene says
so lennox lewis and luol deng are the only rich black men in uk?Well,we have a long way to go!