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Africa’s
richest man, Aliko Dangote has been named by Forbes as one of the top ten black
billionaires in the world apart from been named the Forbes Africa
Person of the Year in 2014
Aliko
Dangote GCON (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian
business magnate, investor, and owner of the Dangote Group, which has
interests in commodities in Nigeria and other African countries. As of
March 2018, he had an estimated net worth of US$14.1 billion
Dangote,
who was not the only Nigerian to make the list, was placed on 1st position.
See Forbes world’s top ten the black
billionaires:
1.
Aliko Dangote: $12,2 billion. Dangote is the undisputed richest person in
Africa, he also happens to be the richest black person in the world. He founded
the Dangote Group 35 years ago and still serves as its CEO and president. The
vast majority of his wealth is derived from Dangote Cement. Dangote is an
active philanthropist and focuses his charity work on education, agriculture
and health.
2.
Mohammed Al Amoudi: $8,4 million Al Amoudi moved from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia
when he was 19. He made his fortune through government contracts and real
estate development. He has since diversified into oil, agriculture and mining
with interests across the globe.
3.
Mike Adenuga: $6,1 billion Adenuga made his fortune in telecoms and oil. He
currently serves as the chairman of Globacom which has 36 million clients.
Adenuga owns a majority stake in Nigerian oil company Conoil. He drove a taxi
while he studied towards his MBA.
4.
Isabel Dos Santos: $3,1 billion Dos Santos is the richest black woman on the
planet and at 44 the youngest person on the list. She is the daughter of
Angolan president Juan Eduardo Dos Santos. She made her fortune through
investments, some of which have been linked to her father.
5.
Oprah Winfrey: $3 billion Oprah is the only African-American woman on the list.
She overcame a tough childhood (often living without electricity or running
water) to become a media mogul. Oprah has never been shy when it comes to
helping the less fortunate and founded the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in
South Africa.
6.
Robert Smith: N9b Smith worked at Goldman Sachs for many years, he left to
start his own company in 2000. Since then Vista Equity Partners the private
equity firm he founded has done well-enough to propel him into the
billionaire’s list. Smith has also signed the Giving Pledge
7.
Patrice Motsepe: N6.6b Reortedly the first African billionaire. Motsepe is the
brother-in-law to the acting president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. He is
a founding member of mining company African Rainbow Minerals. In recent years Motsepe
has pledged to give away half his fortune by signing the Giving Pledge by Bill
Gates.
8.
Folorunsho Alakija: N4.9b Alakija is the vice chairperson of Nigerian oil giant
Famfa Oil. She made her initial fortune as the founder of an elite fashion
brand in Nigeria before diversifying her interests into the lucrative Nigerian
oil market.
9.
Michael Jordan: N4.6b Jordan is a legend of basketball and is one of the most
recognisable faces on the planet. He made most of his fortune through
endorsement deals and has since his retirement bought a stake in the Charlotte
Hornets, a basketball team.
10.
Mohammed Ibrahim: N4.4b Ibrahim was born in Sudan and built his fortune hrough
telecommunications. He officially entered the list when sold Celtel
International in 2005. Since the sale, he has devoted his life to improving the
lives of Africans.
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