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'''Errol Graham Musk''' (born 1946) is a South African retired electromechanical engineering consultant, former part-owner of an emerald mine, and former politician. He is the father of business magnate and billionaire ], restaurateur ], and filmmaker ]. He was married to ].


== Biography ==
Errol Graham Musk was born in 1946 in ]<ref>. 2022. ''Publimetro'', Jul 15, 2022. (accessed September 6, 2023). (in Spanish)</ref> to father Walter Henry James Musk and mother Cora Amelia Musk (] Robinson).<ref name=":12" />{{rp|52}} His parents also gave birth to Errol's brother, Michael James.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-15 |title=Who exactly is Errol Musk - Elon Musk's father? His net worth, wife and children |url=https://www.naijanews.com/buzz/people/who-exactly-is-errol-musk-elon-musks-father-his-net-worth-wife-and-children/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> His father was a sergeant in the ] who served in ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Hull |first1=Dana |last2=May |first2=Patrick |date=20 April 2014 |title=Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk |url=https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=] |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417231627/https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Vance |first=Ashlee |title=Elon Musk |publisher=Eyrolles |year=2017 |isbn=9782212594379 |pages=40 |language=pt |author-link=Ashlee Vance}}</ref>{{rp|52}} His mother was born in England.<ref name=":12" />{{rp|52}}


Musk attended ], the ], and the ], where he studied electromechanical engineering.<ref name=":13" />

In 1972, Musk was elected to the ] Council<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Eligon |first1=John |last2=Chutel |first2=Lynsey |date=2022-05-05 |title=Elon Musk Left a South Africa That Was Rife With Misinformation and White Privilege |language=en-US |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/world/africa/elon-musk-south-africa.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111015804/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/world/africa/elon-musk-south-africa.html |archive-date=11 November 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> to represent ].<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |last=Vlismas |first=Michael |title=Elon Musk: Risking it All |publisher=]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JsduEAAAQBAJ |year=2022 |isbn=978-1776191857}}</ref>{{rp|52}} He became a member of the ] (PFP)<ref name=":8" />{{rp|52}} and ran as the PFP candidate in the 1981 election to represent Sunnyside.<ref name=":11" />{{rp|225, fn 119}} He resigned from the PFP in 1983.<ref name=":11" />{{rp|225, fn 119}}

Musk primarily worked as an electromechanical engineering consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naidoo |first=Alicia |date=2023-01-24 |title=Who is Errol Musk? Five things to know about Elon's SA father |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/breaking-who-is-errol-musk-elon-south-african-father-24-january-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610202419/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/breaking-who-is-errol-musk-elon-south-african-father-24-january-2023/ |archive-date=10 June 2023 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=] |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref name=":8" />{{rp|16}} He specialised in retail and office property development,<ref name=":9">{{Cite book |last=Ashlee |first=Vance |url= |title=Elon Musk and the quest for a fantastic future |title-link=Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future |publisher=] |year=2017 |isbn=9780062463289 |author-link=Ashlee Vance}}</ref>{{rp|27}} and worked for Hyperama.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 March 2021 |title=Elon Musk's University of Pretoria aptitude test showed extraordinary ability |work=] |url=https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/388278-elon-musks-university-of-pretoria-aptitude-test-showed-extraordinary-ability.html}}</ref> Successful in his engineering,<ref name=":8" />{{rp|16}} he retired early.<ref name=":02" />

In the 1980s, Musk had partial ownership of an emerald mine on ].<ref name=":10"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{cite book |last1=Redding |first1=Anna Crowley |title=Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World |date=2 July 2019 |publisher=] |isbn=978-1-250-31363-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RhlDwAAQBAJ |access-date=9 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Adam |date=28 October 2022 |title=How Elon Musk made his money - from emeralds to SpaceX and Tesla |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-made-money-rich-b2212599.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127101232/https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-made-money-rich-b2212599.html |archive-date=27 November 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=]}}</ref> In a 2018 interview with '']'', Musk referred to his wealth that included the emerald mine when Elon was a teenager, stating "We had so much money at times we couldn't even close our safe."<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wet |first=Phillip de |author-link=Phillip de Wet |date=23 February 2018 |title='We had so much money we couldn't even close our safe': Elon Musk's Dad tells BI about the family's insanely casual attitude to wealth |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-dad-tells-bi-about-the-familys-casual-attitude-to-wealth-2018-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128160121/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-dad-tells-bi-about-the-familys-casual-attitude-to-wealth-2018-2 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=]}}</ref> Musk has also said he co-owned the mine for around five years, until 1989 when Russia started producing synthetic emeralds, crashing global prices.<ref name=":8" /> In November 2022, ] responded to rumours related to the mine and Elon Musk, stating: "We located reporting from as far back as 2009 and 2014 that said in the 1980s, his father ("Errol" hereafter) at some point owned "a stake in an emerald mine" near Lake Tanganyika in Zambia, not South Africa. Beyond that, we were unable to find any evidence that showed money generated from his father's involvement in the mine helped Elon build his wealth in North America."<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Liles |first=Jordan |date=17 November 2022 |title=What We Know About Elon Musk and the Emerald Mine Rumor |url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/11/17/elon-musk-emerald-mine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408192229/https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/11/17/elon-musk-emerald-mine/ |archive-date=8 April 2023 |access-date=21 March 2023 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

== Family life ==
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Musk met ] when she was about 11 years old and they remained childhood friends and dated as young adults during their time at university.<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Abhishek |title=Elon Musk A Complete Biography |date=1 January 2021 |publisher=] |isbn=978-9355211347}}</ref><ref name=":8" />{{rp|44}} After a period of being separated, Musk proposed to marry Haldeman. She initially rejected, but later agreed, with the couple marrying in 1970.<ref name=":8" />{{rp|44}}
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They had three children: Elon Reeve Musk born on 28 June 1971, Kimbal Reeve Musk born on 20 September 1972, and Tosca Musk born on 20 July 1974.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Holson |first=Laura M. |date=30 April 2016 |title=At 68, Maye Musk, the Mother of Elon, Is Reclaiming the Spotlight |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628120358/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |archive-date=28 June 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The family lived in Pretoria,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Kerry A. |date=2 July 2015 |title=How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/07/02/how-to-raise-a-billionaire-an-interview-with-elon-musks-father-errol-musk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703011435/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/07/02/how-to-raise-a-billionaire-an-interview-with-elon-musks-father-errol-musk/ |archive-date=3 July 2015 |access-date=22 February 2022 |website=]}}</ref> where Maye worked as a dietician and a model<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> until Errol and Maye's divorce in 1979.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Higgins |first=Tim |title=Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century |title-link=Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century |publisher=] |year=2021 |isbn=978-0385545457 |author-link=Tim Higgins (journalist)}}</ref> Their three children initially stayed with Maye,<ref name=":4" /> and Elon and Kimbal later moved in with their father.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Friend |first=Tad |author-link=Tad Friend |date=2009-08-24 |title=Plugged In |url=https://wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?auth=production&url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=44270257&site=eds-live&scope=site |magazine=] |volume=85 |issue=25 |pages=50–59}}</ref>

In 2022, ] and ] reported Musk was married to Heide Bezuidenhout for eighteen years.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Farah |first=Lynn |date=13 August 2022 |title='Completely normal': Elon Musk's dad Errol on dating his stepdaughter |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3188639/completely-normal-errol-musk-dating-his-stepdaughter-jana |access-date=8 April 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103074214/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3188639/completely-normal-errol-musk-dating-his-stepdaughter-jana |url-status=live }}</ref> Musk has said on Australian radio show '']'' that the marriage only lasted two years.<ref name=":7" /> During the relationship, Musk fathered two children with Bezuidenhout<ref name=":7" /> and helped her raise Jana Bezuidenhout, her young daughter from a previous relationship.<ref name="Biggs">{{Cite web |last=Biggs |first=Jade |date=16 July 2022 |title=Elon Musk's dad reveals he fathered an "unplanned" child with his stepdaughter |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a40621623/errol-musk-fathered-child-with-stepdaughter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715150205/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a40621623/errol-musk-fathered-child-with-stepdaughter/ |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=]}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Crilly |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Crilly |date=25 March 2018 |title=Elon Musk's father has baby with step-daughter he has known since she was four |work=] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/elon-musks-father-has-baby-step-daughter-has-known-since-four/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426231132/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/elon-musks-father-has-baby-step-daughter-has-known-since-four/ |archive-date=26 April 2021 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> At the start of their marriage, Jana was four years old and lived with the couple.<ref name="Biggs"/>

Later in life, after splitting from Heide Bezuidenhout, Musk fathered two children with Jana (then his former stepdaughter); a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Shweta |date=15 July 2022 |title=Elon Musk's father confirms second child with his own stepdaughter - report |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-errol-musk-children-stepdaughter-b2123744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715150026/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-errol-musk-children-stepdaughter-b2123744.html |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=]}}</ref> Musk described the first child as unplanned.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Hasibuan |first=Linda |date=15 July 2022 |title=Ayah Elon Musk Punya Bayi dari Hubungan dengan Putri Tirinya |url=https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/lifestyle/20220715171221-33-356070/ayah-elon-musk-punya-bayi-dari-hubungan-dengan-putri-tirinya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111015804/https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/lifestyle/20220715171221-33-356070/ayah-elon-musk-punya-bayi-dari-hubungan-dengan-putri-tirinya |archive-date=11 November 2022 |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=] |language=id-ID}}</ref> At the time of their daughter's birth Musk was 72 and Jana Bezuidenhout was 30 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farah |first=Lynn |date=2022-06-15 |title=Meet Elon Musk's controversial father, Errol |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3181794/meet-elon-musks-controversial-father-errol-tesla-ceo |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=] |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715165048/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3181794/meet-elon-musks-controversial-father-errol-tesla-ceo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ball |first1=Molly |last2=Kluger |first2=Jeffrey |last3=De la Garza |first3=Alejandro |title=Elon Musk Is TIME's 2021 Person of the Year |url=https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2021-elon-musk/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=] |date=13 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, Musk and Jana Bezuidenhout were no longer living together.<ref name=":6" />
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Musk has a total of seven children<ref name=":3b">{{Cite web |last=Groß |first=Antonia |date=15 July 2022 |title=Errol Musk hat Kind mit Stieftochter: "Wir sind zum Fortpflanzen auf der Welt" |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/vater-von-elon-errol-musk-hat-kind-mit-stieftochter-wir-sind-zum-fortpflanzen-auf-der-welt-li.246884 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715184233/https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/vater-von-elon-errol-musk-hat-kind-mit-stieftochter-wir-sind-zum-fortpflanzen-auf-der-welt-li.246884 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=] |language=de-de}}</ref> and as of 2022, he is estranged from his son Elon.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=7 November 2022 |title=Who Is Elon Musk's Estranged Father? All About Errol Musk |url=https://people.com/human-interest/who-is-errol-musk-elon-musk-father/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124093348/https://people.com/human-interest/who-is-errol-musk-elon-musk-father/ |archive-date=24 November 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=]}}</ref> As of May 2023, he lives in ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 May 2018 |title=Elon's dad fuel's family feud |work=]}}</ref>

In 1995,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Koppelaar |first=Rembrant |title=The Tesla revolution: why big oil is losing the energy war |publisher=] |isbn=978-9462982062 |pages=21}}</ref> Musk gave ]28,000 to Elon and Kimbal as they were starting up the software company ].<ref name=":9" />{{rp|56}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=George |first=Ilian |title=Top Visionaries Who Changed The World |publisher=] |year=2017 |isbn=9788184959567 |pages=111}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He has been both a keen pilot and sailor.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last1=Hull |first1=Dana |last2=May |first2=Patrick |date=20 April 2014 |title=Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk |url=https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417231627/https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |archive-date=17 April 2022 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=]}}</ref>

== See also ==
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== References ==
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==External links==
* ] number 0669 of 1996 for "Process and equipment to repair constant velocity joints.", ''Patent journal, including trademarks, designs, and copyright in cinematograph films''. (March 1996). South Africa: Government Printer of South Africa. Volume 29, p149. Available from the New York Public Library.

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