Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Aliko Dangote

Also Known As Aliko Mohammad Dangote

Founder and Executive

Citation Formats

General Reference

Business Atlas. "Aliko Dangote." Accessed September 7, 2026. https://dev-business.interactiveatlas.org/business-figures/aliko-dangote.

APA Style

Business Atlas. (n.d.). Aliko Dangote. Retrieved September 7, 2026, from https://dev-business.interactiveatlas.org/business-figures/aliko-dangote

BibTeX

@misc{businessatlas-aliko-dangote,
  author = {Business Atlas},
  title = {Aliko Dangote},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-business.interactiveatlas.org/business-figures/aliko-dangote},
  note = {Accessed September 7, 2026}
}

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

Cross-Tradition Connections