Mo Ibrahim is the founder and chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, established in 2006 to support good governance and exceptional leadership in Africa. During his distinguished business career, he founded Celtel International, one of Africa’s leading mobile telephone companies, and served as founding chairman of Satya Capital Limited, an investment fund focused on Africa. In 2008, TIME magazine named Ibrahim, who was born in Sudan, one of the 100 most influential people in the world.