Exploring
Our past, present & future
Our Past
1912 - 1941
Muhammad
Moti
A traveler and pioneer from India.
During the mid-19th century, Muhammad Moti took the voyage by ship to South Africa. Establishing the family’s foothold on the Southernmost point of the African continent. Serving as a general trader dealing in basics and necessities.Muhammad Moti is the first-generation patriarch to call South Africa home
1941 - 1970
Aboo Baker
Moti
A second-generation trader in Portgieterus.
Aboo Baker Moti formalised and added structure to the family’s operation by building the family and growing the business.Aboo successfully built upon the vision of his father and demonstrated resilience to the new unfamiliar home that South Africa now was.
1970 - 1998
Abbas Aboo
Baker Moti
Traveller who found success and fortune.
Abbas travelled extensively throughout Southeast Asia, continuing the legacy of the family in general trading by further building upon this.
Having investments at the time in Australia and India and further improving upon the family’s wealth in the form of strategic and critical relationships in the Southern African region.
1998 - 2018
Zunaid
Moti
A young prodigy.
Zunaid began the process of formalising and establishing a base of operations on which to expand the family’s wealth. From success to success, Zunaid founded many revolutionary business models including the highly successful futurefin, before settling the vision and core trajectory of the business in the mining and mineral beneficiation space.
Starting what we colloquially refer to as the Moti Group in 1998.
Zunaid diversified and expanded on the family’s general trader history by pushing the group into new directions and exploring new and exciting markets including platinum group metals, lithium, and chromium. In addition, Zunaid started the family’s expansive property portfolio spanning the globe.
The Present and Future
From 2018
Mikaeel
Moti
A passion for business, and a drive to succeed.
From an early age Mikaeel’s dream was to become a successful entrepreneur and businessman.Mikaeel has been involved in the operations of the Moti Group companies since he was 16 years old.Currently Mikaeel is involved in operations, financial planning and implementation of a number of assets under the Moti Group of Companies. Mikaeel is heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the Kilken Imbani Joint Venture, a platinum tailings treatment facility located at the Anglo Platinum Amandelbult Mine.
Other assets under his purview include motor fleet, aviation, insurance, security, treasury and other sundry functions in management of the day-to-day operations of the Moti Group.