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Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote

Nigerian billionaire businessman

Aliko Dangote (born April 10, 1957) is a Nigerian billionaire industrialist and the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dangote Group, West Africa’s largest industrial conglomerate. For over a decade, he has consistently held the title of Africa’s richest person. His business empire spans multiple critical sectors, including cement manufacturing, sugar refining, salt, flour, and most notably, energy and petrochemicals.

Quick facts about Aliko Dangote

  1. The Nigerian industrialist and founder of Dangote Group holds the title of Africa's richest person since 2011
  2. He launched his business empire in 1977 using a loan from his uncle to trade commodities such as cement, sugar, and rice.
  3. His flagship company Dangote Cement stands as Africa's largest cement producer with operations spanning ten countries.
  4. He built and owns the massive Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos, which represents one of the largest single-train crude oil refineries in the world. (Plans to build one in Lamu, Kenya
  5. Through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, he channels funds toward major public health initiatives, nutrition projects, and education efforts across Africa.

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