Libaax-Sankataabte Posted March 14, 2011 Aliko Dangote Born April 10, 1957 (age 53) Kano, Nigeria Residence: Abuja, Nigeria Nationality: Nigerian Ethnicity: Fulani Citizenship: Nigeria Education: Al-Azhar University, Cairo Occupation: Chairman & CEO, Dangote Group Years active: 1977—present Home town: Kano Net worth: US$13.8 billion (2011)[1] Title: Alhaji Religion: Islam The Nigerian businessman's fortune surged 557% in the past year, making him the world's biggest gainer in percentage terms and Africa's richest individual for the first time. The catalyst was listing Dangote Cement, which integrated his investments across Africa with his previously public Benue Cement; it now accounts for a quarter of the Nigeria Stock Exchange's total market cap. Already the continent's biggest cement maker, he has plants under construction in Zambia, Tanzania, Congo and Ethiopa and is building cement terminals in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Liberia, among other places. Dangote, who recently bought himself a $45 million Bombardier aircraft for his birthday, has been shuttling back and forth to London for months, in anticipation of a public offering there later this year. Dangote began his career as a commodities trader; built his Dangote Group into conglomerate with interests in sugar, flour milling, salt processing, cement manufacturing, textiles, real estate, and oil and gas. Source: Forbes, Wiki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted March 14, 2011 Africa is next big thing, Go Africa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted March 14, 2011 Can't wait until it is me .... the African's richest man Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bashiir Posted March 14, 2011 Just wish for richest man in Akhira, ........your location..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wyre Posted March 14, 2011 ISku sug JB You are near to the goal, though qiyaamihi uu dhici rabo:D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted March 14, 2011 Just before 2012 ..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad_Mullah Posted March 14, 2011 Africa is going forward, but Somalia will as shit as it is today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
