A US citizen, Elon Musk was born to a supermodel and a diamond mine owner in South Africa.
At the age of 17, Elon Musk moved to Canada, along with his mother, sister and brother.
He spent two years at Kingston’s University in Ontario.
Musk has led multiple successful ventures since a young age. He learned to program by himself and at the age of 12 sold his first program — a computer game called Blastar.
In 1995, Musk and his brother Kimbal, who is on the board of directors of SpaceX and Tesla, launched their first venture.