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ABOUT US - Members - Azmi MIKATI |
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Azmi MIKATI
CEO
M1 Group Limited, a company duly incorporated in the DIFC in Dubai, is the
holding entity of various investment vehicles in different markets and sectors.
The Company's founders and principle shareholders are Messrs Taha
and Najib Mikati.
Since 1982, Taha and Najib Mikati have been involved in various activities in
the telecommunications sector and have established a number of businesses
in various countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. In 1994 they
established Investcom.
Investcom is an international provider of mobile telecommunications services operating primarily in the high growth
Middle East and Africa region. The company operates GSM networks, in Syria, Ghana, Yemen, Benin, Liberia, Cyprus,
Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Afghanistan and Sudan.
The company also provides international carrier services, principally through its operations in Monaco, fixed telephony
services in the United Kingdom and telecommunications engineering and consulting services.
On October 6th, 2005, Investcom listed its share on the London Stock Exchange, and on the Dubai International
Financial Exchange. It raised more than US$ 740 Million, in what was the largest international listing of a Middle
Eastern company.
On May 2nd, 2006 Investcom and MTN announced a landmark deal to combine their assets and create the preeminent
mobile operator in emerging market. As a result, M1 Limited became one of the largest shareholders in MTN's
South African based parent company MTN Group Limited.
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