Africa’s Billionaires of 2011 – Nigerian Emerges as Africa’s Richest Man
March 27, 2011 by Website Admin · 2 Comments
Africa’s Billionaires on the Forbes list made records this year with a few surprises. 6 new Billionaires added to last year’s list of 11 bringing them to 17 Billionaires. Topping the list is Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote who displaced Ethiopian Self Made Billionaire, Mohammed Al Amoudi as Africa’s Richest man.
Although no other countries from Africa added to the list this year, Egypt managed to double its Billionaires from 4 to 8. Nigeria and South Africa also gained 1 new billionaire addition to the list. Overall African Billionaires on this year’s list are worth a combined 71 Billion, with last year’s billionaires alone increasing their wealth by a combined 18 Billion. The biggest increase was experience by our new Richest man, Dangote who made 10.7 Billion, putting him at the top of the list making him number 51 on the World’s Richest list.
Name | Africa Rank | Forbes Rank | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship/HomeTown | |
Aliko Dangote | 1 | 51 | $13.8 B | 53 | sugar, flour, cement | Nigeria | |
Mohammed Al Amoudi | 2 | 63 | $12.3 B | 66 | oil | Saudi Arabia/Ethiopia | |
Nicky Oppenheimer & family | 3 | 136 | $7 B | 65 | De Beers | South Africa | |
Nassef Sawiris | 4 | 182 | $5.6 B | 50 | construction | Egypt | |
Patrick Soon-Shiong | 5 | 196 | $5.2 B | 59 | generic drugs | United States/South Africa | |
Johann Rupert & family | 6 | 219 | $4.8 B | 60 | luxury goods | South Africa | |
Naguib Sawiris | 7 | 310 | $3.5 B | 56 | telecom | Egypt | |
Patrice Motsepe | 8 | 336 | $3.3 B | 49 | Mining | South Africa | |
Onsi Sawiris | 9 | 393 | $2.9 B | 81 | construction | Egypt | |
Mohamed Mansour | 10 | 595 | $2 B | 63 | Diversified | Egypt | |
Mike Adenuga | 10 | 595 | $2 B | 57 | telcom, banking, oil | Nigeria | |
Yasseen Mansour | 11 | 692 | $1.8 B | 49 | Diversified | Egypt | |
Youssef Mansour | 11 | 692 | $1.8 B | 65 | Diversified | Egypt | |
Mo Ibrahim | 11 | 692 | $1.8 B | 64 | communications | United Kingdom/Sudan | |
Christoffel Wiese | 12 | 782 | $1.6 B | 69 | consumer retail | South Africa | |
Samih Sawiris | 13 | 879 | $1.4 B | 54 | hotels | Egypt | |
Mohamed Al Fayed & family | 14 | 993 | $1.2 B | 78 | Retail | Egypt |
Africa’s Billionaires of 2010
March 12, 2010 by AVReporter · 214 Comments
It must be nice to be Ethiopian Self Made Billionaire, Mohammed Al Amoudi, Africa’s Richest man. His wealth grew by a billion despite the economic downturn. It is that time of year again and Forbes has put together a list of the World’s richest. On it are 11 Africans 4 from one family in Egypt, 4 from South Africa, 1 from Sudan, 1 from Nigeria and 1 from Ethiopia.
There was 1 new addition to the list this year, Samih Sawiris, son of Egyptian billionaire, Onsi Sawiris whose other 2 sons are on the list as well. Nigeria did loose a billionaire this year, Femi Otedola who had a bitter disagreement with fellow billionaire Aliko Dangote last year. Despite some major challenges, Dangote still made it on the list as the 9th richest man in Africa.
Africa’s Billionaires (No. 1)
- Name: Mohammed Al Amoudi
- Net Worth: 10 Billion
- Origin: Ethiopia
- Age: 65
- Fortune: Self Made
- Source: Oil
- Education: N/A
Forbes World Ranking #64
Africa’s Billionaires (No. 2)
- Name: Nassef Sawiris
- Net Worth: 5.9 Billion
- Origin: Egypt
- Age: 48
- Fortune: Inherited and Growing
- Source: Construction
- Education: Bachelor of Science
Africa’s Billionaires (No. 3)
- Name: Nicky Oppenheimer & Family
- Net Worth: 5 Billion
- Origin: South Africa
- Age: 65
- Fortune: Inherited
- Source: Metals and Mining
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science and Master of Arts
Africa’s Billionaires (No. 4)
- Name: Patrick Shoo-Shiong
- Net Worth: 5 Billion
- Origin: South Africa
- Age: 58
- Fortune: Self Made
- Source: Generic Drugs
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science; Medical Doctor
Africa’s Billionaires (No. 5)
- Name: Onsi Sawiris
- Net Worth: 3.1 Billion
- Origin: Egypt
- Age: 80
- Fortune: Self Made
- Source: Construction
- Education: N/A
Africa’s Billionaires (No. 6)
- Name: Naguib Sawiris
- Net Worth: 2.5 Billion
- Origin: Egypt
- Age: 55
- Fortune: Inherited
- Source: Telecom
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science; Master of Science
Africa’s Billionaires (No. 7)
- Name: Johann Rupert & Family
- Net Worth: 2.3 Billion
- Origin: South Africa
- Age: 59
- Fortune: Inherited
- Source: Luxury Goods
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science
Africa’s 11 Billionaires 2009
March 15, 2009 by AVReporter · 7 Comments
1. Mohammed Al Amoudi
Net Worth:$9.0 bil
Age:63
Country Of Citizenship:Saudi Arabia
Residence:Jeddah
Industry: Oil
Education:NA,
M arital Status:married, 8 children
2. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Net Worth:$5.5 bil
Country Of Citizenship:United States
Residence:Los Angeles, CA
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Education:University of Witwatersrand, Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Witwatersrand, Medical Doctor
M arital Status:married, 2 children
3. Nicky Oppenheimer & family
Fortune:inherited
Source:De Beers
Age:63
Country Of Citizenship:South Africa
Residence:Johannesburg
Education:Christ Church, Oxford U, Bachelor of Arts / Science, Christ Church, Oxford U, Master of Arts
Marital Status:married, 1 child
4. Nassef Sawiris
Net Worth:$3.1 bil
Source:construction
Age:47
Country Of Citizenship:Egypt
Residence:Cairo
Industry: Construction & Engineering
Education:University of Chicago, Bachelor of Arts / Science,
5. Naguib Sawiris
Net Worth:$3.0 bil
Source:telecom
Age:54
Country Of Citizenship:Egypt
Residence:Cairo
Industry: Telecommunications
Education:Swiss Federal Polytechnical Institute, Bachelor of Arts / Science, Swiss Federal Polytechnical Institute, Master of Science
Marital Status:married, 4 children
6. Aliko Dangote
Fortune:inherited and growing
Source:sugar, flour, cement manufacturing
Age:51
Country Of Citizenship:Nigeria
Residence:Lagos
Industry: Manufacturing
Education:NA,
Marital Status:NA,
7. Mohammed Ibrahim
Fortune:self made
Source:communications
Age:NA
Country Of Citizenship:United Kingdom
Residence:London
Industry: Telecommunications
Education:NA,
Marital Status:NA,
8. Onsi Sawiris
Fortune:self made
Source:construction
Age:79
Country Of Citizenship:Egypt
Residence:Cairo
Industry: Construction & Engineering
Education:Bachelor of Arts / Science,
Marital Status:married, 3 children
9. Patrice Motsepe
Fortune:self made
Source:mining
Age:47
Country Of Citizenship:South Africa
Residence:Johannesburg
Industry: Metals & Mining
Education:Bachelor of Arts / Science, Doctor of Jurisprudence
Marital Status:married, 3 children
10. Femi Otedola
Net Worth:
$1.2 bil
Fortune:self made
Source:Energy
Age:42
Country Of Citizenship:Nigeria
Residence:
Industry: Energy
Education:NA,
Marital Status:married, 4 children
11. Johann Rupert & family
Fortune:inherited and growing
Source:luxury goods
Age:58
Country Of Citizenship:South Africa
Residence:Stellenbosch
Industry: Retail
Education:University of Stellenbosch, Bachelor of Arts / Science,
Marital Status:married, 3 children