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Aliko Dangote

Also Known As Aliko Mohammad Dangote
Founder and Executive

Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian businessman who founded the Dangote Group, a conglomerate with major operations in cement production, sugar refining and, since the 2023 opening of the Dangote Refinery near Lagos, oil refining, one of the largest single-train refineries in the world. Beginning in 1977 by trading commodities with a loan from an uncle, he built Dangote Cement into Africa's largest cement producer, with plants across more than ten African countries. He has repeatedly ranked as Africa's wealthiest person in business media surveys and has been a prominent advocate for African industrialization and reduced dependence on imported fuel.

Facts
Birth Date
1957-04-10 1
Birth Year
1957 1
Birthplace
Kano, Kano State, British Nigeria 1
Nationality
Nigerian 1
Defining Contribution
Founded the Dangote Group in 1977 as a small commodities trading company and built it, through Dangote Cement and Dangote Refinery, into Africa's largest industrial conglomerate, becoming the wealthiest individual in Africa. 1
Notable Work
Dangote Group 1
Connections

Associated With

Construction Materials Industry, Industries
Source Aliko Dangote (Wikipedia)
Entrepreneurship, Practice Disciplines
Vertical Integration, Business Models

Aliko Dangotes Dangote Group controls its cement and refining businesses from raw materials through to finished product, a vertical integration strategy.

Source Aliko Dangote (Wikipedia)

Companies Founded

Dangote Group, Companies and Brands

Aliko Dangote founded Dangote Group in 1981, growing it into Africa's largest industrial conglomerate.

Companies Led

Dangote Group, Companies and Brands

Dangote has served as President and Chief Executive of the group he founded in 1981.

In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nigeria, nationality there.
Sources
1. Aliko Dangote (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Family section, opening sentence
    Aliko Mohammad Dangote was born on 10 April 1957, in Kano, Kano State, British Nigeria.
  • Lead paragraph, parenthetical birth note
    born 10 April 1957
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    known for his key roles in Dangote Group and Dangote Refinery
  • Lead paragraph, third sentence
    In 1977, Dangote founded the Dangote Group, a small company that traded commodities; importing sugar, salt, and food products.
  • Family section, full name form
    Aliko Mohammad Dangote was born on 10 April 1957
  • Associated With: Vertical Integration
  • Associated With: Construction Materials Industry
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