Halima Dangote is a businesswoman and a director at Dangote Group. She is the second daughter of the richest black man, Aliko Dangote. Halima is married to Sulaiman Sani Bello, a Nigerian businessman and Director on several boards, including Hydropolis Investment Ltd.
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- Full Name: Halima Aliko Dangote
- Parents: Aliko Dangote (father) and Zainab Dangote (mother)
- Siblings: 3 – 2 biological and 1 adoptive (Fatima Dangote, Mariya Dangote, Abdulrahman Fasasi)
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Ethnicity: Hausa
- Religion: Islam
- Sexuality: Straight
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse: Sulaiman Sani Bello (husband)
- Children: 2
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Halima’s Early Life and Family
Halima was born into the family of one of the richest families in Nigeria, Dangote, and Dantata. She was born during the first marriage of Aliko Dangote and Zainab Dangote and she hails from Kano State in Northern Nigeria.
While the exact date of her birth is not known, there are suggestions that she was born on April 10.
With respect to her family, she is the great-granddaughter of business magnate Sanusi Dantata. Halima is also the grandniece of another renowned businessman Alhassan Dantata.
Her Siblings
Halima has 2 biological siblings (sisters) and one adoptive (brother) to make a total of 3.
Her older sister and the first daughter of Aliko Dangote is Fatima Abubakar-Dangote. She is a lawyer and businesswoman who owns a cupcake factory.
Fatima is married to Jamil Mohammed Abubakar, the son of Dikko Abubakar, the former Nigerian Inspector General of Police.
Halima’s other sibling is Mariya Dangote. She is the last child of the family and the immediate younger sister of Halima.
She is also Strategic Business Support Lead at Dangote Group.
Halima’s adoptive brother is Abdulrahman Fasasi. He is a businessman and keeps a private life.
What to Know About Halima Dangote’s Education
Halima Dangote has attended numerous schools within and outside Nigeria. She went to American Intercontinental University, London, England. There, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
In the same England, she earned an MBA from Webster Graduate School.
To further her education, Halima attended some high-profile development programs such as Programme for Leadership Development (PLD) at the Harvard Business School; the Executive Development Programme at the Kellogg School of Management and Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Executive at Columbia Business School.
What to Know About Her Career
The billionaire daughter began her career as a business analyst with KPMG Services in Lagos, Nigeria.
She worked as an Executive Director of NASCON Allied Industries PLC. The company is a member of the Dangote Group which deals mostly with food products.
Subsequently, Halima Dangote joined Dangote Industrial Limited in 2008. She served as Special Assistant to the President & Chief Executive.
She served as an Executive Director of the company.
Currently, she is the Group Director, Commercial of Dangote Industries Limited which is also known as Dangote Group.
Her career has been successful over the years as she has held several executive positions. She serves as a Trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation and Board President of the Africa Center.
Apart from her professional work, she also supports women’s empowerment. She is a member of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD).
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Who is Her Husband?
Sulaiman Sani Bello is Halima Dangote’s husband. The couple met in the UK while they were at American Intercontinental University London.
They were married in August 2008 in Kano, Nigeria.
On his own, Sulaiman is a businessman who has worked with MTN Nigeria Communication LTD. He also worked with Defcom Technologies Limited an International Telecommunications & Information Technology firm.
At the time of this writing, he is a director with Hydropolis Investment Limited and is a member of the British Computer Society as well as a member of the Nigerian Polo Association Kaduna club.
Halima Dangote’s Children
The businesswoman has 2 children from her marriage that has lasted over a decade.
These children are the grandchildren of Aliko Dangote. Despite their being part of the family of the richest man in Africa, the children’s details have been kept private.
Other Fast Facts about the Entrepreneur
- She has a net worth estimated at over $500,000 while her father, the richest man in Africa has a net worth of $13.5 billion
- Halima Dangote’s father was supposedly married to former Nigerian beauty Queen Sylvia Nduka; Aliko Dangote has also been linked to some American women named Bea Lewis, Alla Rotunda, and Autumn Spikes
- It was under her administration that Dangote Flour Mills broke a Guinness world record for the world’s largest puff-puff pyramid
- She has not changed her surname after marriage; according to reports, it is traditional in Islam for a woman not to change her name after marriage
