Mohamed Ibrahim: Founder and Chair of Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Sudan/United Kingdom
Dr Mohamed “Mo” Ibrahim is a Sudanese-born British mobile communications entrepreneur. He is currently on the board of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and is a member of the Africa Regional Advisory Board of London Business School. In 2006, his foundation launched the Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The prize is awarded to African heads of state who deliver security, education, health, and economic development to their constituents, and who democratically transfer power to their successor.