Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the
President of the Dangote
Group, as been named the
most powerful man in
Africa and 64th in the
world by the Forbes
magazine.
Dangote, who Forbes says
is by far Africa’s richest
man with a net worth of
$16.1bn as of March
2013, was ranked ahead
of the likes of Fifa
President, Sepp Blatter
(69th); Speaker, United
States House of Reps,
John Boehner (66th); and
Founder, Mo Ibrahim
Foundation, Mohammed
Ibrahim (71).
The 56-year-old, Dangote,
whose company is
considered one of the
most diversified on the
list, is ranked 43 on the
Forbes list of the world’s
billionaires with his net
worth over time said to be
on the rise.
In August, he announced
plans by the Dangote
Group to build a $9bn
refinery and petrochemical
complex in Nigeria, a
move which is expected to
help the group further
diversify its current
business model and
increase his net worth.
Away from his business
interests, mention was
also made of his
philanthropic efforts in his
profile on Forbes website.
It reads in part, “Inspired
by fellow billionaires, Bill
Gates and Warren Buffett,
Dangote is making a
name for himself on the
philanthropic circuit and
has given away millions
to education, health and
social causes in Africa.”
Apart from Dangote, Mo
Ibrahim is the only other
African on the list, which
contains 72 people.
Russia’s President,
Vladimir Putin, topped the
list, displacing United
States President, Barrack
Obama, who dropped to
the second spot for the
first time in three years.
Chinese President, Xi
Jinping, occupies the third
spot, while the head of the
Catholic Church, Pope
Francis, debuts on the list
at number four.
Pope Francis, who was
elected in March this year,
leads 12 other new
entrants.
Facebook Founder, Mark
Zuckerberg, aged 29, and
North Korean leader, Kim
Jung-un, aged 30, are the
youngest people on the
list. Zuckerberg occupies
the 24th place, while Kim
is ranked 46th.
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