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BRTIAN’S WEALTHIEST

BLACK MEN

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// MO IBRAHIM // DAMON BUFFINI // LENNOX LEWIS

Mo Ibrahim is said to be worth $1.1 Bil- Damon Buffini is said to be worth Buffini was appointed to then Prime
lion: This corporate magnate is a Su- between £100m - £200m: A successful Minister Gordon Brown’s business
dan-born British citizen based in Lon- businessman and a noteworthy philan- advisory panel.
don. He co-founded Mobile Systems thropist, He donated £1.71 million to
International, a consulting operation the Buffini Chao Foundation, his char- Ranked as the third richest black Brit-
which later sold for $916m. Mo Ibra- itable vehicle. The Cambridge-educat- on, with an estimated wealth of £85
him made his money on Celtel, one of ed Buffini, was born in Leicester to an million, is Lennox Lewis.
the earliest mobile phone companies African American serviceman and a
to serve Africa and the Middle East. British woman. governor of the Well- Lewis was born in London, he is a
He sold it in 2005 for $3.4 billion and come Trust. He was formerly head of former world boxing heavyweight
pocketed $1.4 billion. He pioneered the the private equity company Permira. champion who won 41 of his 44 pro-
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which aims to Out of a list of 100, Buffini topped the fessional fights –including victories
fight corrupt leadership in Africa. The list as the most powerful black male against Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson
foundation gives a lifetime award of in the Britain by New Nation. He also and Vitali Klitschko.
$5 million over 10 years to retired Af- ranked number three by the Times
rican heads of state who have left their Power 100 for people who hold sway
countries materially better off. over British Business. Boasting power
and influence, together with a person-

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