2008 Grand Prize Winner: Mo Ibrahim

Dr. Ibrahim is the Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, established in 2006 to support good governance and exceptional leadership on the African continent. In 1989 he founded Mobile Systems International (MSI) and in 1998, Celtel International, one of Africa’s leading mobile telephone companies. He is also Founding Chairman of Satya Capital Limited, a private equity fund focused on Africa, and Chairman of TPG-Satya, a Joint-African Investment Alliance.