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Dangote, Aliko, 1957-

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Personal name headingDangote, Aliko, 1957-
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Variant(s)Dangote, Aliko Mohammad, 1957-
See alsoFounded corporate body of person: Dangote Group (Nigeria)
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Founded corporate body of person: Dangote Foundation
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Associated countryNigeria
Birth date1957-04-10
Place of birthKano (Nigeria)
Profession or occupationBusinessmen Executives Billionaires
Found inTouching lives, 2013: page 2 (Aliko Dangote, President & Chief Executive, Dangote Group) page 3 (Aliko Dangote; chairman, Dangote Foundation) pages 112-113 (began business in 1977 at age 20, trading commodities such as sugar, salt and rice, later diversified into cement and other products; Dangote Group has over 13 subsidiaries in Nigeria and operated in 14 other African countries; he is now the richest African, with a personal fortune of $20 billion; ranked 25th on the Forbes Rich List of Billionaires, June 2013)
Wikipedia, viewed September 9, 2017 (Aliko Dangote; born 10 April 1957 in Kano)
Aliko Mohammad Dangote, 2013: pages 96-97 (named Aliko Mohammad Dangote or Aliko Dangote for short; father Mohammad Dangote, mother Mariya Dantata)