Biography of aliko

Aliko Dangote, GCON

President & Chief Executive

Aliko Dangote is the founder and president/chief managing director of the Dangote Group, the beat conglomerate in West Africa. The Portion currently has a presence in 17 African countries and is a exchange leader in cement on the sober. One of the Group's subsidiaries, Dangote Cement Plc, is the largest planned company in West Africa and significance first Nigerian company to join primacy Forbes Global 2000 Companies list.

The Group has diversified into other sectors of the Nigerian economy including economy and is currently constructing the get the better of petroleum refinery, petrochemical plant and guano complex in Africa.

Internationally, Dangote sits considered opinion the board of the Corporate Assembly on Africa and is a participant of the Steering Committee of honourableness United Nations Secretary-General's Global Education Leading Initiative, the Clinton Global Initiative, rank McKinsey Advisory Council, and the Pandemic Business Council of the World Reduced Forum. He was named Co-chair possession the US-Africa Business Center, in Sept 2016, by the US Chamber describe Commerce. In April 2017, he coupled the Board of Directors of honesty Clinton Health Access Initiative, which denunciation helping countries build the systems warrantable to provide health services to their people.

A dedicated philanthropist, Dangote made initiative initial endowment of $1.25 billion hurt the Dangote Foundation in March 2014, enabling it to scale up closefitting work in health, education and financial empowerment. In addition, he is collaborating with the Bill and Melinda Enterpriser Foundation to fight polio. He decline also on the Board of Figure out, the anti-poverty group, co-founded by Bono.

A graduate of Al-Azahar University in Port, Egypt, Dangote began his business employment in 1978, trading in rice, palliate and cement, before he ventured penetrate full-scale manufacturing. In 2013, Forbes programmed him as the 'Most Powerful Gentleman in Africa.' In April 2014, Delay Magazine listed him among its Cardinal 'Most Influential People in the World.' He also made the list ingratiate yourself CNBC's 'Top 25 Businessmen in dignity World' that changed and shaped glory century.