Patrice Motsepe
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (born 28 January 1962) is a South African billionaire businessman and football administrator. Since March 2021, he has been president of the Confederation of African Football. 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 2012, Motsepe was named South Africa's richest man (excluding Elon Musk), topping the Sunday Times' annual Rich List with an estimated fortune of $1 billion. Almost a decade later in 2020, Motsepe was ranked as the 1,307th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes, with a reported fortune of US$3.1 billion.
Patrice Motsepe | |
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Patrice Motsepe in 2009 | |
| 7th President of CAF | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Ahmad |
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| Born | Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe 28 January 1962 Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, South Africa |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| 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 |
| Known for | Founder, African Rainbow Minerals |
In 2003, he became the owner of football club Mamelodi Sundowns.
In 2013, he joined The Giving Pledge, committing to give half of his wealth to charitable causes.