Patrice Motsepe
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Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (born 28 January 1962) is a South African billionaire businessman and football administrator.[2] Since March 2021, he has been president of the Confederation of African Football.[3] He is the founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, which has interests in gold, ferrous metals, base metals, and platinum. He sits on several company boards, including being the non-executive chairman of Harmony Gold, the world's 12th largest gold mining company, and the deputy chairman of Sanlam. In January 2024, Motsepe was named Africa's 9 richest man and South Africa's 3rd richest man after Johan Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer by CNBC Africa alongside Koos Bekker, with an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion.[4] In May 2024, Motsepe was ranked as the 1,175th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes, with a reported fortune of US$2.9 billion.
Patrice Motsepe | |
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7th President of CAF | |
Assumed office 12 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Ahmad Ahmad |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (1962-01-28) 28 January 1962 (age 62) Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, South Africa |
Spouse | |
Children | 3[1] |
Relatives | Tshepo Motsepe (sister) Bridgette Radebe (sister) Cyril Ramaphosa (brother-in-law) Jeff Radebe (brother-in-law) |
Alma mater | University of Swaziland University of the Witwatersrand |
Occupation | Philanthropist, Advocate |
Known for | Founder, African Rainbow Minerals |
In 2003, he became the owner of football club Mamelodi Sundowns.[5]
In 2013, he joined The Giving Pledge, committing to give half of his wealth to charitable causes.[6]