Aliko Dangote

Quick Facts

Full Name	Aliko Dangote
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1957(1957-04-10)
Age	67
Birthplace	Kano
Country	Nigeria
Horoscope	Aries

Aliko Dangote Biography

Aliko Dangote is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on April 10, 1957 in Kano, Nigeria. Nigerian business magnate, who was ranked 43rd in the world in wealth and 44th in Africa in 2013. Forbes named him the 43rd wealthiest man in Africa.

In 2011, he was made Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, by Nigerian President He was appointed Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger by Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan in 2011..

Alhaji Aliko Dangote GCON (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist who is the founder and chairman of Dangote Group, an industrial conglomerate in Africa.

The Dangote Group was established as a small trading firm in 1977, the same year Dangote relocated to Lagos to expand the company. Today, it is a multi- trillion-naira conglomerate with many of its operations in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and Togo. Dangote has expanded to cover food processing, cement manufacturing, and freight. The Dangote Group also dominates the sugar market in Nigeria and is a major supplier to the country’s soft drink companies, breweries, and confectioners. The Dangote Group has moved from being a trading company to be the largest industrial group in Nigeria including Dangote Sugar Refinery, Dangote Cement, and Dangote Flour.

He was married four more times and had fifteen kids.

Aliko Dangote Net Worth

Aliko Dangote is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aliko Dangote 's net worth $7 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After studying business at Al-Azhar University, Egypt, he borrowed money from his uncle in order to start his own business. The Dangote Group was founded in 1977 as a small trading business, but it grew to become a multi-national conglomerate.

His company was a leader in the sugar and refinery industries and later expanded into telecommunications. He was the biggest provider of construction jobs in 2009

Aliko Dangote, an ethnic Hausa Muslim from Kano, Kano State, was born on 10 April 1957 into a wealthy Muslim family, the son of Mohammed Dangote and Mariya Sanusi Dantata, herself the daughter of Sanusi Dantata. He is the great-grandson of Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, the richest West African at the time of his death in 1955.

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Who is Aliko Dangote Dating?

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Dangote reportedly added $9.2 billion to his personal wealth in 2013, according to the Bloomberg Index, making him the thirtieth-richest person in the world at the time, in addition to being the richest person in Africa.

Facts & Trivia

Aliko Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Aliko Dangote celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

Dangote sits on the board of the Corporate Council on Africa, and is a member of the steering committee of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative, the Clinton Global Initiative and the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. He was named Co- chair of the US-Africa Business Center, in September 2016, by the US Chamber of Commerce. In April 2017, he joined the Board of Directors of the Clinton Health Access Initiative. A dedicated philanthropist, Dangote made an initial endowment of $1.25 billion to the Aliko Dangote Foundation in March 2014, enabling it to scale up its work in health, education and economic empowerment. In addition, he is collaborating with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fight polio and other issues. He is also on the Board of One Campaign.

Top Facts about Aliko Dangote

1. Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa.
2. He has a net worth of over $10 billion.
3. Dangote Group is Nigeria’s largest industrial conglomerate.
4. The company operates in 10 African countries.
5. Dangote Cement is the largest cement producer in Africa.
6. He plans to build the world’s largest oil refinery.
7. Dangote Foundation supports health, education and economic empowerment initiatives.
8. He was named Forbes Africa Person of the Year in 2014.
9. Dangote owns luxury properties around the world, including a yacht and private jet.
10. He started his business career selling candy as a child

How Aliko Dangote became rich?

Aliko Dangote has been the richest man in Africa for ten years in a row, with a net worth of around $13 billion. Dangote’s fortune is primarily built from his company, Dangote Cement , although he started his business empire by selling commodities such as sugar, salt, and flour.

How much of Dangote does Aliko own?

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer. He owns 85% of publicly-traded Dangote Cement through a holding company.

What number is Dangote in the world richest 2022?

Dangote, who moved up 37 places on the recent Bloomberg billionaire list, is worth $20.2 billion as of Monday, July 13, 2022. He sat as the 65th richest man in the world as of Friday, July 8, 2022. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people.

Who is the richest between Dangote and Ronaldo in 2022?

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has topped the 2022 list of Africa’s richest persons for the 11th year in a row, Forbes magazine said in a report. Dangote’s wealth jumped from $12.1 billion last year to an estimated $13.9 billion.

Who is the first billionaire in Nigeria?

Sir Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu, OBE, (1909– September 1966) was a Nigerian business tycoon from the Ojukwu family of Nwakanwa quarters Obiuno Umudim Nnewi.