Alhaji Aliko Dangote Chairman
Alhaji Aliko Dangote (CON) is the Group President/CEO. He is a graduate of Business Studies from the Al-Azahar University, Cairo, Egypt and the founder/Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, which he transformed from a small trading business he started in 1977 to a multi-billion naira conglomerate spanning the West African sub region.
In recognition of his contributions to the growth of the Nigerian economy and his philanthropy, he has been conferred with several awards, including the prestigious ZIK Award for professional leadership (1992), the International Award of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Cross River State Roll of Honour Award (2002) and the Thisday Newspapers Award for Chief Executive Officer of the Year (2005). He was conferred with the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) in 2000 and Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 2005.
Alhaji Aliko Dangote serves on a number of Boards, including the National Council of Nigerian Vision, Mohammed Bello Endowment for Justice and Jurisprudence, Kano Foundation, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, African Petroleum Plc, National Investment Promotion Council and the Heart of Africa (a management group on Nigeria Image Project).
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