Ismail Ayob

Ismail Ayob
Ayob appearing on British late-night live discussion programme After Dark on 11 June 1988: "South Africa"
Born(1942-01-03)3 January 1942
Mafeking, South Africa
Died17 December 2025(2025-12-17) (aged 83)
Johannesburg, South Africa
OccupationLawyer
RelativesIsmail Mahomed (cousin)

Ismail Mahomed Ayob (3 January 1942 – 17 December 2025) was a South African lawyer. He practised law in South Africa and for much of his career the bulk of his work was with anti-apartheid cases. Ayob was involved in a much-publicised series of disputes with Nelson Mandela.