Alhaji Aliko Dangote, MFR, GCON

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote http://www.adrianpastol.com/

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, MFR, GCON is currently the richest man in Africa (Thus the richest in Nigeria) and the 23rd richest man in the world, breaking the record of becoming the first African on Forbes list of 25 richest in the world. He was born on the 15th of April in Kano State, Nigeria, to Muslim parents, Mariya Sanusi Dantata and Mohammed Dangote. He is based in Nigeria and has an estimated net worth of $25 billion USD as of March 2014. He is a Business Studies graduate from Al-Azahar University, Cairo, Egypt. He is the owner and president of the Dangote Group, which has operations in Nigeria and several other countries in Africa, including Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia. 
Aliko was born to do business and has loved it from a very tender age. 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."
  Aliko Dangote first ventured into business in 1977 at the age of 21 years. He started with a small capital (Loan of of ₦500,000) given to him by his grandfather, Alhaji Sanusi Dantata. He was involved in trading in local commodities and building materials. Around June 1977, he moved into Lagos and continued trade in cement and commodities.
     Aliko Dangote's business started to experience tremendous success and increase. This encouraged him to incorporate two companies in 1981. These and more companies to follow have developed into the Dangote Group. He is very open minded (for instance, his Personal Assistant is Yoruba while his Head of Corporate Affairs is a Christian from Delta State.) and not afraid of taking risks. And has kept growing ever since. Today we celebrate him. Aliko Dangote's story tells us strongly that we can be successful anywhere and that we can become as great as anyone. If Uncle Aliko can succeed, why can't you? I DARE YOU TO BE. 


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