Aliko Dangote
Alhaji Aliko Dangote (born April 10, 1957 in Kano , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian entrepreneur . The multi-billionaire is considered the richest man in Africa . The Dangote Group is the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa.
Life
Dangote was born into a wealthy Muslim family in northern Nigeria. He studied economics at al-Azhar University in Cairo and has been importing rice, sugar and cement since 1977 . The rise to billionaire began in 1999/2000 under the second presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo with the construction of a sugar refinery and a cement factory. Since then , Dangote's group has expanded , among other things it is the largest cement manufacturer in Africa, owns production facilities for pasta, sugar, juice, milk, tomato paste, mineral water and salt and has shares in a cellular network and in oil fields . The Dangote Group includes 13 companies that are active in 14 African countries.
Dangote lives in Lagos , which is where his company is based. He was awarded the Order of the Niger by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 and was appointed to the National Economic Council of Nigeria that same year.
In 2014 Dangote donated 150 million naira (US $ 750,000) to fight the Ebola epidemic, according to the Nigerian government .
In 2019, Dangote was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
capital
Aliko Dangote is a multi-billionaire and the richest African according to Forbes. In the Forbes list of richest people in the world in 2016 his fortune is estimated at 15.4 billion US dollars. This makes him the 51st richest person in the world according to the list.
literature
- Aliko Dangote , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 31/2013 from July 30, 2013, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Wolfgang Drechsler: Africa's richest man: high returns compensate for the risk . In: Der Tagesspiegel from April 12, 2012
- Profile of Dangote on the homepage of the Dangote Group (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Current Black Billionaires: Aliko Dangote , accessed September 8, 2012.
- ^ "My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader, and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. My father was a businessman and politician. ” An Hour With Africa's Richest Man - Time , May 8, 2014
- ↑ a b Africa's richest man aspires to be listed on the London Stock Exchange ( Memento of April 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). In: Financial Times Deutschland of April 3, 2012, accessed on April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Africa's richest man. Deutsche Welle, January 28, 2016, accessed January 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Jonathan Commission's Dangote N150 bn Cement Factory, says FG will Review Award of Major Road Contracts. In: Frontiersnews.com of February 11, 2012, accessed on March 29, 2018.
- ↑ Federal Executive Council ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from the Nigerian Government website, accessed April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Nigeria reports one more Ebola case, 11 in total. reuters.com, accessed January 31, 2016 .
- ↑ Africa's richest man gives N150m to fight Ebola - Corporate News. businessdailyafrica.com, accessed January 31, 2015 .
- ↑ Forbes: Dangote azidi kutajirika Africa - BBC Swahili. In: BBC Swahili. Retrieved March 5, 2016 (sw-KE).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dangote, Aliko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dangote, Alhaji Aliko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kano |