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Dangote now 68th most powerful person— Forbes
President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Ltd, Aliko
Dangote has been ranked among the World’s most powerful
72 people by Forbes Magazine.
The continent’s foremost
billionaire is listed as the 68th
most powerful person in the
world, and is one of only two
Africans to appear on this
year’s list. Africa’s most
powerful man is Egyptian
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
He ranks 51st on the power list.
According to the ranking of the
World’s Most Powerful People,
Dangote is the second most
powerful man in Africa.
Russian President, Vladimir
Putin is ranked number one on
the list followed by President of United States, Barack Obama,
Chinese President, Xi Jinping, Pope Francis and Angela Merkel,
the German Chancellor.
The Magazine writing on Dangote stated, “heralded by some
as the face of the new Nigeria, Africa’s richest man is looking
beyond cement, sugar and flour — the three commodities that
built his fortune — to the oil business. In April he announced
$9 billion in financing from a consortium of local and
international lenders to construct a private oil refinery and
fertilizer and petrochemical complex in the country.”
It should be recalled that Consumer News and Business
Channel (CNBC) recently ranked Dangote as one of the 25
most influential people in the world in terms of having a
profound impact on business and finance.
A CNBC spokesman said: “They have disrupted industries,
sparked change and exercised an influence far beyond their
own companies. As CNBC embarks on its second quarter-
century, it faces a world completely altered from when it
started.
In its latest survey CNBC, global financial and business outfit
ranked Dangote as 23rd among the first 25 people who have
impacted the business world most since 1989 . Apple
Computers founder Steve Jobs topped the list followed by, Bill
Gates, with other names on the list including Ben Bernanke,
Alan Greenspan, Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt.
Other notable names on the 25-man list included Jeff Bezos,
Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Bogle,
Larry Ellison, Rupert Murdoch, Jack Welch, Narayana Murthy,
Howard Schuldt, Bernard Arnault and Li Ka-shing. Also on the
list are Carl Icahn, Meg Whitman, Amancio Ortega, Michael
Bloomberg, Sandy Weill, Cher Wang, Martha Stewart and
Carlos Slim.
Influential persons
The TIME Magazine in 2013 named Dangote among the100
most influential persons on earth. Bill Gate, Microsoft Founder
and Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gate wrote a tribute in honour
of Dangote in commemoration of his listing by the Time
magazine. Gate dwelled extensively on the philanthropic
gestures of the President of the Dangote Group in the areas of
health especially polio eradication and job creation efforts.
Gates, described him as a man who does good in addition to
doing well. Wrote he: “… his business activities drive economic
growth across the continent.
That’s impressive, but I know him best as a leader constantly
in search of ways to bridge the gap between private business
and public health. It’s for that reason he helped create the
Nigeria Private Sector Health Alliance. And it’s for that reason
he is an advocate for agricultural research and malaria
control.”
Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in
the world assembled by the American news magazine TIME.
First published in 1999 as the result of a debate among
American academics, politicians, and journalists, the list is
now an annual event.
Although appearing on the list is often seen as an honor, TIME
makes it clear that entrants are recognized for changing the
world, regardless of the consequences of their actions. |
