Mariya Dangote is the last of the three daughters of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. She is a businesswoman and Strategic Business Support Lead of Dangote Group – the largest conglomerate in West Africa, founded in 1981.
While Mariya may be successful in her own right, much of her fame is due to her father’s position as a business mogul who first became Nigeria’s billionaire in 2007.
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- Full Name: Mariya Aliko Dangote
- Parents: Aliko Dangote (father) and Zainab Dangote (mother)
- Siblings: 3 (2 biological sisters (Fatima Dangote and Halima Dangote) and an adoptive brother (Abdulrahman Fasasi))
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Ethnicity: Hausa
- Religion: Islam
- Sexuality: Straight
- Education: Coventry University, West Midlands in England
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The Businesswoman’s Early Life and Family
Mariya Dangote was born to Aliko Dangote and his first wife Zainab Dangote. Before her birth, her parents were married in 1977.
Her exact date of birth has not been revealed but from every indication, Mariya was born in the 1980s as the third of three daughters.
The billionaire daughter hails from Kano in the northern region of Nigeria.
Mariya’s family has a long history of wealth. She is the descendant of one of the richest families in Nigeria, Dantata. Her Paternal great-great-grandfather was Alhassan Dantata, a one-time richest man in West Africa before his death in 1955.
Also, her paternal great-grandfather was Alhaji Sanusi Dantata, also a very wealthy businessman and founder of Sanusi Dantata and Sons limited.
With respect to her father is the richest African with an estimated net worth of $18.7 billion as recorded by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index at the time of this writing.
Her parents’ marriage lasted only a while after it started when her father was 20. They later divorced and Aliko became married to Mariya Muhammad Rufai, daughter of the former Commissioner for Women Affairs and Human Services in Bauchi State.
Her Siblings
Zainab has 2 biological sisters and an adoptive brother. Her oldest sister is Fatima Dangote.
Fatima is also the first daughter of Aliko Dangote. She is a lawyer, businesswoman, and founder of a cupcake Factory in Lagos.
She also had a career working with Banwo and Ighodalo Legal chambers and in 2014, she became a part of the Dangote Group. There, she took the position of Special Assistant to Managing Director, Cement.
With respect to her private life, Fatima is married to a Nigerian IT expert and professional pilot Jamil Mohammed Abubakar.
Mariya’s other sister is Halima Dangote. She is a businesswoman and a director at Dangote Group.
Halima is married to a successful Nigerian businessman, Sulaiman Sani Bello.
Mariya Dangote’s adopted brother is Abdulrahman Fasasi.
Mariya Dangote’s Education and Career
Mariya attended Coventry University, West Midlands in England for her Master of Business Administration from 2014 to 2015.
A year after in 2016, she became the Strategic Business Support Lead of Dangote Group – a company founded in 1981 by Aliko Dangote.
The Group is also the largest conglomerate in West Africa.
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The Kano State Native’s Net Worth
Mariya’s net worth is estimated above $5 million. This fortune has neither been accepted nor refuted by the businesswoman but it is the popular opinion on the internet and it has been estimated based on her career as a Strategic Business Support Lead of one of the largest and richest conglomerates in Africa.
The Dangote Group where she holds a key positions has numerous subsidiaries such as:
- Dangote Cement Plc
- Dangote Sugar Refinery
- Dangote Oil and Gas Refinery
- Dangote Fertilizer Plant
- National Salt Company of Nigeria (NASCON).
His other business ventures are:
- Greenview Development Nigeria Limited
- Dangote Transport Company
- Real Estate
- Steel
- Exports, etc
Away from her earnings, she is also the daughter of the richest African, Aliko Dangote.
As of this writing, he is worth $19.1 billion, per Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Mariya’s father started trading rice, sugar, and cement at 21 with a debt he got from his maternal uncle.
He first became Nigeria’s first billionaire in 2007 and in 2013, he was listed by Forbes in the list of the World’s Billionaires.
Other Facts About Mariya Dangote
She was Named After Her Paternal Grandmother
Mariya Dangote was named after her paternal grandmother Mariya Sanusi Dantata.
The older Mariya was the daughter of Alh. Sanusi Dantata.
She is a businesswoman and philanthropist.
Coincidentally, Aliko Dangote was married to a woman named Mariya. In this regard, Mariya Dangote had a stepmother with whom she shared a name.
A Cloned Facebook Account was Created in Her Name
The businesswoman’s Facebook account was allegedly cloned by a DJ and he used the account to dupe money from unsuspecting victims.
The same young man was said to have cloned General Tukur Buratai’s Facebook account.
In 2021, he was sentenced to 6 months in prison.
Her Relationship Life
Mariya Dangote keeps her private life away from the public.
Although several online sources claim that Mariya is not married, a private Instagram account in her name has a bio that reflects “wife, mother, and lawyer”.
Whatever the case, there is no proof that the account belongs to her or could be an impersonation.
