Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has elevated his daughters to key executive positions within the Dangote Group, which operates in 17 African countries across manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, and agriculture.
Halima Aliko Dangote has been appointed Group Executive Director, Dangote Family Office and International Offices in Dubai and London. She will continue leading the establishment of the family office in Dubai, focusing on governance structures, operational models, policies, and organisational systems.
She currently serves as Group Executive Director at Dangote Industries Limited. In the past, she oversaw the turnaround and eventual sale of Dangote Flour Mills and held an executive role at NASCON Allied Industries, where she remains a Non-Executive Director.
Halima is Board President of The Africa Center in New York and serves on the board of Endeavor Nigeria. She began her professional journey at KPMG and earned a Marketing degree from American Intercontinental University in London, along with an MBA from Webster University.
Fatima Aliko Dangote has been named Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations for Oil and Gas. She will supervise energy-related ventures, including Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, fertiliser operations, and WAEP Upstream, while also retaining oversight of corporate communications, administration, facilities, and procurement.
Fatima currently serves as Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations at Dangote Industries Limited. She previously worked as Executive Director, Commercial at NASCON Allied Industries and earlier practiced law at Banwo & Ighodalo.
She is a member of the Nigerian Bar and has completed executive programmes at Columbia University, Wharton School, and University of Cambridge.
Mariya Aliko Dangote has been appointed Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations for Cement and Foods. In this capacity, she will steer commercial strategy across the cement and food divisions, driving market expansion and operational performance.
She joined the board of Dangote Cement Plc in 2005 and currently serves as Executive Director, Operations at Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc.
Mariya also sits on the boards of Dangote Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited and Al-Ummah Development Foundation. Mariya holds a law degree from Bayero University Kano and an MBA from Coventry University.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Dangote’s net worth stands at $31.9 billion, with gains of $1.89 billion this year, including a daily increase of $50.8 million.
His wealth is largely anchored in long-term investments in cement, sugar, fertiliser, and oil refining.
The refinery is set for expansion through a $400 million partnership with XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., boosting production capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day and positioning it as the world’s largest refinery.
The Dangote Group is advancing its Vision 2030 agenda, targeting a $100 billion valuation by the end of the decade.
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