Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote

GCON
Aliko Dangote; GCON
	Dangote in 2014
Born	10 April 1957; Kano, Nigeria
Education	Government College, Birnin Kudu
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University
Occupations	Businessman; industrialist;
Years active	1977–present
Spouses	; Zainab Dangote (m. 1977, divorced) Mariya Muhammad Rufai (divorced)
Children	4, including Halima
Relatives	Alhassan Dantata (great-grandfather); Sanusi Dantata (grandfather); Aminu Dantata (grand-uncle); Sani Dangote (brother);

Aliko Dangote (Listen^ⓘ) GCON (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian businessman and industrialist. He is best known as the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his net worth at $16.1 billion in November 2023, making him the richest person in Africa, the world's richest black person, and the world's 107th richest person overall.

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