The north London-born Oxford drop-out now in charge of AI at Microsoft: DeepMind founder Mustafa 'Moose' Suleyman, the son of a Syrian taxi driver and NHS nurse, joins tech giant as CEO of its artific

He has now been put in charge of a newly-created Microsoft department The businessman, 39, was brought up living just off Caledonian Road in Islington An Oxford University drop-out who grew up in north London as the son of a Syrian taxi driver and an NHS nurse has joined tech giant Microsoft as chief executive of its artificial intelligence division. Mr Suleyman is seen here taking part in a Q&A during the TechCrunch Disrupt London event in December 2016 at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford He founded AI firm DeepMind in 2010 alongside childhood friend Demis Hassabis He also borrowed a wheelchair and toured London’s attractions and public spaces to judge their accessibility for visitors with disabilities, published his verdicts in an 80-page tourist guide. Mustafa Suleyman, pictured at Bloomberg's Sooner Than You Think technology conference in Paris in May 2018, took leave from DeepMind the following year amid allegations of bullying He grew up just off Caledonian Road in Islington, north London, living with his Syrian-born taxi driver father, English NHS nurse mother and two younger brothers 'I was very demanding, and pretty relentless. Mr Suleyman was among those attending the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park last November, along with world leaders including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak He also spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January this year Frank Meehan, an early investor in DeepMind, has said of Mr Suleyman: 'He's confident, he's energetic, and he stays on top of things - he's focused and he gets things done.'