Patrice Motsepe
Patrice Motsepe | |
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Motsepe in 2009 | |
| 7th President of CAF | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Ahmad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe 28 January 1962 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Margaret Martha Keneilwe Motsepe Augustine Butana Chaane Motsepe |
| 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 |
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (born 28 January 1962) is a South African billionaire businessman and football administrator who has served as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2021.
He is the founder and Non-executive Chairman of major South African mining company African Rainbow Minerals, which has interests in gold, ferrous metals, base metals, and platinum. Motsepe sits on several company boards, and is the non-executive chairman of Harmony Gold, the world's 12th largest gold mining company, and the deputy chairman of Sanlam. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.
Motsepe acquired ownership of the football club Mamelodi Sundowns in 2003. In 2013, he joined The Giving Pledge, committing to give half of his wealth to charitable causes.
In January 2024, Motsepe was named Africa's ninth-richest man and South Africa's third-richest man after Johann Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer by CNBC Africa alongside Koos Bekker, with an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion. 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.