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Aliko Dangote
Nigerian businessman
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| Born | () 10 April (age&#;67) Kano, Kano State, British Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Title | Founder & president Dangote Group |
| Spouses | Zainab Dangote &#; &#; (m.&#;, divorced)&#;Mariya Muhammad Rufai &#; &#; (divorced)&#; |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Alhassan Dantata (great-grandfather) Sani Dangote (brother) |
Aliko Dangote (10 April ) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. Born in Kano to a wealthy Hausa family, he was educated in Kano, and was the great-grandson of Alhassan Dantata, the richest person in West Africa at the time of his death in Dangote is the founder of the Dangote Group.
Aliko has an estimated net worth of US$ billion as of , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and US$ billion according to Forbes, making him 86th wealthiest person in the world.
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Who Is Aliko Dangote?
Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa. He has an estimated net worth of $ billion as of January 19, His business empire, Dangote Group, is one of the largest private-sector employers in Nigeria.
Shortly after graduating from college at 21, Dangote borrowed $3, from his uncle to import and sell agricultural commodities in Nigeria, his native country. His business venture quickly became a success, and as a result, he managed to repay the entire loan within three months of starting operations. Ultimately, Dangote was able to turn a local commodities trading business into a multibillion-dollar corporation.
Today, he is one of Africa's leading industrialists and philanthropists.
Key Takeaways
- Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa, and was once the richest Black man in the world. His net worth as of Jan. 19, is $ billion.
- Dangote's fortune is primarily built from Dangote Cement, although he started his business empire by sellin
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Aliko Dangote, GCON
President & ledare Executive
Aliko Dangote is the founder and president/chief executive of the Dangote Group, the largest conglomerate in West Africa. The Group currently has a presence in 17 African countries and fryst vatten a marknad leader in cement on the continent. One of the Group's subsidiaries, Dangote Cement Plc, is the largest listed company in West Africa and the first Nigerian company to join the Forbes Global Companies list.
The Group has diversified into other sectors of the Nigerian economy including agriculture and is currently constructing the largest petroleum refinery, petrochemical plant and fertilizer complex in Africa.