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Aliko Dangote, MFR, GCON (born 10 April 1957, Kano, Nigeria) is a business magnate in Nigeria. who owns the Dangote Group, which has interests in commodities. The company operates in Nigeria and several other countries in Africa, including Benin, Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia. As of March 2014, he had an estimated net worth of $25 billion USD . He surpassed Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi in 2013 by over $2.6 billion to become the world's richest man of African origin.

Early life
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, a northerner from Kano State, Nigeria, was born on 10 April 1957 into a wealthy Muslim family.
From the time he was young Dangote had an eye on business. He said, "I can remember when I was in primary school, I would go and buy cartons of sweets [sugar boxes] and I would start selling them just to make money. I was so interested in business, even at that time." He studied business at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt and thereafter returned to Nigeria to borrow from his uncle Sanusi Abdulkadir Dantata, who provided him a loan of ₦500,000 (Naira, NGN) when Aliko was 21 years old, in order to start a business. Dangote later denied these rumours.

On 14 November 2011, Dangote was awarded Nigeria's second highest honour, Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) by the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan.

Dangote reportedly added $9.2 billion to his personal wealth in 2013, according to the Bloomberg Index, now making him the 30th richest person in the world in their ranking, in addition to being the richest person in Africa.

In 2014, the Nigerian government said Dangote had donated 150 million Naira (US$1 million) to halt the spread of ebola.>

Mariya Aliko Dangote is currently working as the Director & Executive Director-Operations at Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc.
She started this position in 2023 and is currently employed there.
In terms of education, Ms. Aliko Dangote holds an MBA from Coventry University.

Sani Dangote is the founder of Dangote Group Ltd.
He currently holds multiple director positions in various companies, including African Gum Arabic Producers Association, Dansa Holdings Ltd., and Dangote Refinery, Petrochemical & Fertilizer Co. He is also the President of Lagos Polo Club and a Vice President of Aliko Dangote Foundation.
In the past, he served as a Non-Executive Director in Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, NASCON Allied Industries Plc, Dangote Flour Mills Plc, and Dangote Cement Plc.
He was also the President of Fertiliser Producers & Suppliers Association and the General Counsel of the Embassy of Romania (Abuja, Nigeria).
He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

Halima Aliko Dangote is currently working as the Co-President at The Africa Center.