Dangote is a household name in Nigeria, he has so many products in the Nigerian market which range from Sugar, salt, cement, and Noodles, among others products. Aliko Dangote GCON was born on 10th April 1957 in Kano State, into a wealthy Hausa Muslim family. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa. His net worth is estimated at 13.7 billion USD as of January 2024. We will be writing about Dangote’s biography, cars, private jets, yacht and net worth.
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Brief biography
Aliko Dangote GCON was born on 10th Aprilm 1957 in Kano, Kano State into a wealthy Hausa Muslim family. His mother, Mariya Sanusi Dantata, was the daughter of businessman Sanusi Dantata. Dangote’s father, Mohammed Dangote, was a business associate of Dantata. Through his mother, Dangote is the great-grandson of Alhassan Dantata, the richest West African at the time of his death in 1955.
Dangote was educated at the Sheikh Ali Kumasi Madrasa, followed by Capital High School, Kano, and Government College, Birnin Kudu where he graduated. He received a bachelor’s degree in business studies and administration from Al-Azhar University Cairo.
Dangote Group was established as a small trading firm in 1977. He received a 500,000 Naira loan from his uncle to begin trading in commodities including bagged cement as well as agricultural goods like rice and sugar.
Today, the Dangote group is one of the largest conglomerates in Africa, with international operations in Benin, Ghana, Zambia, and Togo.
Aliko Dangote’s cars
Aliko Dangote’s fleet of cars includes Bentleys, Bugatti, and Mercedes Benz, among other luxury cars.
Bentley Mulsanne
Bentley Mulsanne was the company’s flagship until it was discontinued in 2020. The production began at the Crewe plant in the spring of 2010 and ended in the Summer of 2020. Each car took 400 hours to produce with its V8 twin-turbo engine taking 30 hours to build at the plant. Aliko Dangote owns one of the luxury sedans. The estimated price of Dangote’s Bentley Mulsanne is 150,000,000 Naira.
Mercedes-Maybach 57S by Knight Luxury
The Mercedes-Maybach 57S Knight Luxury edition is one of the most luxurious cars produced by the company. The luxury sedan comes standard with luxury interior features as well as high performance. The Knight Luxury Edition features a tuned engine that produces 712 hp, it rides on 24-inch wheels with the same carbon-finish treatment and Pirelli tires sized 285/30R24 for an increased road grip.
The car cost over $1,000,000, the car is a true billionaire’s car.
Mercedes-AMG CL65
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class offers increased luxury in the interior coupled with increased legroom for the rear passengers. The AMG version features increased power output, a pimped interior, AMG wheels, an AMG grille, and an AMG steering wheel. Standard on the AMG CL65 is the turbocharged 6.0L V12 engine which produces 612 hp.
Bugatti Veyron
The production of Bugatti Veyron started in 2005 and ended in 2015 with 450 units produced in total. The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen group and Bugatti and manufactured in Molsheim, France. The Original version has a top speed of 407 km/h. The fastest version of the Veyron is the Super Sport with a top speed of 431.072 km/h.
Standard across all Bugatti Veyron is the 8.0-liter, quad-turbocharged, W16-cylinder engine with a displacement of 7,993 cc. The W16 engine produces 987 hp and maximum torque of 922 lb-ft.
Aliko Dangote Private jets
Aliko Dangote owns a Bombardier Global Express XRS which cost him over $45 Million.
Dangote’s yacht
Africa’s number 1, Aliko Dangote owns a luxury yacht worth $43 Million.
Aliko Dangote’s net worth
As of February 2023, Aliko Dangote’s net worth is 13.7 billion USD.
