Patrice Motsepe

Patrice Motsepe
Motsepe in 2009
7th President of CAF
Assumed office
12 March 2021
Preceded byAhmad Ahmad
Personal details
Born
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe

(1962-01-28) 28 January 1962 (age 62)
Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, South Africa
Spouse
(m. 1989)
Children3[1]
RelativesTshepo Motsepe (sister)
Bridgette Radebe (sister)
Cyril Ramaphosa (brother-in-law)
Jeff Radebe (brother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Swaziland
University of the Witwatersrand
OccupationPhilanthropist, Advocate
Known forFounder, African Rainbow Minerals

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.[4] He serves on the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.[5]

In 2003, he became the owner of football club Mamelodi Sundowns.[6]

In 2013, he joined The Giving Pledge, committing to give half of his wealth to charitable causes.[7]

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.[8]

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.

  1. ^ "Who Are Patrice Motsepe's Children Thlopie, Kgosi and Kabelo?". Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ "South African tycoon Motsepe elected as African football supremo". RFI. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Patrice Motsepe: Africa's ninth richest person appointed Caf president | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference whoswho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Leadership and Governance - World Economic Forum".
  6. ^ "Patrice Motsepe's lack of success at Mamelodi Sundowns". Kick Off. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Patrice Motsepe: South African tycoon to donate millions". BBC News. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  8. ^ Billionaire Sir Patrice Motsepe Remains South Africa' Richest Man, As Mining Sector Influence Rich List, Ventures Africa, 2012, archived from the original on 21 September 2014, retrieved 25 March 2013

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