2. Dr Sam E. Jonah
He is estimated to be worth USD650 million. Dr Sam Jonah heads Jonah Capital as the executive chairman. The company deals in different kinds of businesses and ventures including mining, agriculture, oil, gas, agriculture, real estate and finance, and has its headquarters in South Africa. Dr. Jonah launched his career in the early 70s and joined Ashanti Goldfields in 1979 rising through the ranks to become the CEO. He steered the company to greater heights ensuring that it became the first African corporation on the NYSE. He currently chairs several boards among them those of Scharrig Mining, Equator Exploration Ltd, Uramin, Equinox Ltd, Range Resources and Moto Goldmines Ltd and also serves on the boards of Lonmin, Standard Bank of South Africa, Transnet, Ashesi University, among others. He is also a former president of Anglogold Ashanti which has its headquarters in South Africa.
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