1. Mosunmola "Mo" Abudu was born on 11 September 1964 and is a Nigerian media mogul, philanthropist, and former human resources management consultant.
33 Facts About Mo Abudu
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Mo Abudu's father was an engineer and her mother was a caterer.
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Mo Abudu is the eldest of three sisters in the family.
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Mosunmola Mo Abudu moved to Nigeria when she was 7 years old to live with her grandparents, and returned to England at the age of 11.
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Mo Abudu attended the Ridgeway School, MidKent College, and West Kent College.
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Mo Abudu has a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Westminster in London.
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Mo Abudu is currently a member of the British Psychological Society with qualifications in occupational and personality testing.
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Mo Abudu was awarded by the University of Westminster with an honorary doctorate degree of Doctor of Arts in 2018 in recognition of her contributions to the broadcasting industry in Nigeria.
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At the age 19, Mo Abudu was selected to be the brand ambassador for AVON Cosmetics for the African market.
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Mo Abudu started her professional career as a recruitment consultant in 1987 with the Atlas Recruitment Consultancy firm in the UK, from where she moved to Starform Group in 1990.
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Mo Abudu returned to Nigeria in 1993 and was head-hunted by Arthur Andersen to head the Human Resources and Training for oil company, ExxonMobil.
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Mo Abudu went on to create, produce and present Moments with Mo, later founded EbonyLife Television, a lifestyle network.
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Mo Abudu started Ebonylife TV in 2013, a network airing in many African countries, the UK and the Caribbean.
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Mo Abudu is in charge of EbonyLife Media, which includes EbonyLife Films and EbonyLife Studios.
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Mo Abudu oversees the EbonyLife Creative Academy, a school focused on teaching filmmaking skills, and EbonyLife Place, a luxury entertainment resort in Nigeria.
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Mo Abudu produced Blood Sisters; it made the top ten list globally on Netflix, accumulating over 11 million viewing hours.
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Mo Abudu collaborated with Idris Elba's Green Door Pictures to develop film projects.
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Mo Abudu has delivered speeches at the Wharton School of Business, Cambridge University Judge School of Business, Oxford University and Harvard University.
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Mo Abudu entered No 98 of the Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women for 2021,2022 and 2023.
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Mo Abudu has been described by Forbes as "Africa's Most Successful Woman", and rated as one of the "25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television" by The Hollywood Reporter.
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Mo Abudu is the Executive Producer and host of a TV talk show, Moments with Mo, which is the first syndicated daily talk show on African regional television.
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Mo Abudu is the creator and executive producer of The Debaters, a reality television show.
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Mo Abudu was listed as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global TV by The Hollywood Reporter in 2013 and received the Entrepreneur of the Year award by Women Werk in New York.
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Mo Abudu was nominated to serve as a member of the Advisory Group on Technology and Creatively for Nigeria.
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Mo Abudu was appointed a Director of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the organization responsible for staging the International Emmy Award.
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Mo Abudu was named on the Power list 2018, an annual list of the UK's top 100 most influential people of African and Caribbean heritage.
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Mo Abudu was nominated to serve as a member of the Advisory Group on Technology and Creatively for Nigeria in 2018 as well.
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Mo Abudu is featured in the 493-page book, Greatest Blacks Ever: Top 100 Blacks Who Changed the World for Peace.
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Mo Abudu is a recipient of an honorary degree from Babcock University, Nigeria and University of Westminster UK, Medailles d'Honneur from MIPTV in 2019, and Series Mania Woman in Series Award 2022.
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Mo Abudu received an invitation to become a member of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences, in the PRODUCER membership category.
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In October 2022 Mo Abudu was awarded a National Honour, 'Officer of the Order of the Niger' by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Mo Abudu was announced an Executive Fellow of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University.
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Mo Abudu has a son and a daughter and was formerly married to Tokunbo Abudu.