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Aliko Dangote
Entrepreneur

Aliko Dangote

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Building the Dangote Group into a major African industrial business.

Dangote Cement · Sugar and salt

Born
10 April 1957
Birthplace
Kano, Nigeria

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Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian entrepreneur whose companies span cement, food commodities and oil refining.

Early life

Trading family

Grew up in a family with an established commercial background.

Business education

Studied in Cairo before developing his own trading ventures.

Career

  1. 1977

    Trading business

    Established a company importing and selling commodities.

  2. 1990s–2000s

    Manufacturing

    Expanded into domestic production, including cement and sugar.

  3. 2023 onward

    Refining

    Opened the large Dangote refinery project near Lagos.

Companies & projects

Dangote Cement

Built production operations across several African markets.

Sugar and salt

Developed large-scale processing businesses.

Dangote Refinery

Inaugurated a major Nigerian refining complex.

Beyond business

Philanthropy

Established a foundation working on health, education and economic opportunity.

Industrial approach

His businesses seek to replace some imports with local production.

Sources & photo creditLife, career and references ↗

Photo: Saba Dubai. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.