Full Name: Aliko Mohammad Dangote. (MFR, GCON).

Date of Birth: April 10, 1957.

Place of Birth: Kano, Nigeria.
Parents: Hajia Mariya Sanusi Dantata (mother) Mohammed Dangote (father)
Net Worth: US$17.7 billion
Nationality: Nigerian

Source Of Wealth: Cement, Sugar, Flour, Self-made.
Marrital Status: Married.
Education: Business Studies, Al-Azhar University, Kairo, Egypt.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote was born on the 15th of April in Kano State, Nigeria, to Muslim parents, Mariya Sanusi Dantata and Mohammed Dangote. Aliko 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. A wealthy supporter of erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

With an estimated current net worth of around US$ 20.8 billion, he was ranked by Forbes as one of the richest Nigerian citizens and richest person of African descent in the world toppling Mohammed Al Amoudi ($12.3 billion) and Oprah Winfrey ($2.7 billion