Dangote was born in Kano, Kano State into a wealthy Hausa Muslim family.Dangotes mother, Mariya Sanusi Dantata, was the daughter of businessman Sanusi Dantata.Aliko Dangotes father, Mohammed Dangote, was a business associate of Sanusi 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.In 1978, he graduated from the Government College, Birnin Kudu.He received a bachelors degree in business studies and administration from Al-Azhar University, Cairo,Dangote HistoryDangote compagniesDangote QuotesDangote FundationDangote AwardsDangote GalleryDangote Life
Aliko Dangote
