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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Aliko Dangote Tops Forbes Africa’s 40 Richest List – 11 Other Nigerian Business Moguls, including Mike Adenuga, Folorunsho Alakija, Hakeem Belo-Osagie & Jim Ovia also Make the List


















For the second year running, Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote tops Forbes Africa’s 40 Richest list with a net worth of $ 12billion from $10.1 billion in November 2011.
According to Forbes, most of his net worth lies in publicly traded Dangote Cement which operates in 14 African countries. Nicky Oppenheimer of South Africa comes in once again as the second richest, with a $6.4 billion fortune – down $100 million from the previous year.
The coveted list features 12 Nigerian business moguls including Mike Adenuga, who ranks in the 5th position with a net worth of $4.6 billion from his telecoms and oil companies, Jim Ovia, who ranks in the 19th position with a net worth of $825 Million, Abdulsamad Rabiu, who heads BUA Group and is ranked 21st with a net worth of $675 Million, and Folorunsho Alakija, who is one of two women and ranked 24th with a net worth of $ 600 Million from the oil sector.
Just below Folorunsho Alakija on the list is 73 year old former Nigerian defense minister Theophilus Danjuma with a net worth of $600 Million from the oil sector at the 24th position, next to Theophilus Danjuma is 68 year old former banker and Honey Well group founder, Oba Otudeko with a net worth of $575 Million.
At the 27th position is Mohammed Indimi with a net worth of $550 Million from the oil and gas sector. At 82 years old, O.B. Lulu-Briggs also makes the list on the 31st spot with a net worth of $500 Million from the oil sector. On the 37th position is Sani Bello, former Nigerian military governor from Kano state and a one-time ambassador to Zimbabwe with a net worth of $425 Million.
Standing tall at the end of the list is Hakeem Belo-Osagie, the 57 year old Harvard-trained petroleum economist with an estimated $400 Million net worth from the oil sector.
To read all about Forbes Africa’s 40 Richest and their profiles, Click here
View the full Forbes Africa’s 40 Richest List
RankNameNet Worth ($ mil)Age
1Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote

$12,00055
2Nicky Oppenheimer & family

Nicky Oppenheimer & family

$6,40067
3Johann Rupert & family

Johann Rupert & family

$5,70062
4Nassef Sawiris

Nassef Sawiris

$5,50051
5Mike Adenuga

Mike Adenuga

$4,60059
6Christoffel Wiese

Christoffel Wiese

$3,70071
7Othman Benjelloun

Othman Benjelloun

$2,75080
8Patrice Motsepe

Patrice Motsepe

$2,65050
9Naguib Sawiris

Naguib Sawiris

$2,50058
10Mohamed Mansour

Mohamed Mansour

$2,20064
11Onsi Sawiris

Onsi Sawiris

$2,17082
12Miloud Chaabi

Miloud Chaabi

$2,10083
13Yasseen Mansour

Yasseen Mansour

$2,00051
14Youssef Mansour

Youssef Mansour

$1,95067
15Desmond Sacco

Desmond Sacco

$1,40070
16Anas Sefrioui

Anas Sefrioui

$1,35055
17Stephen Saad

Stephen Saad

$97548
18Sudhir Ruparelia

Sudhir Ruparelia

$90056
19Jim Ovia

Jim Ovia

$82558
20Shafik Gabr

Shafik Gabr

$72060
21Abdulsamad Rabiu

Abdulsamad Rabiu

$675-
21Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa

$67560
23Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar

Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar

$62564
24Folorunsho Alakija

Folorunsho Alakija

$60061
24Theophilus Danjuma

Theophilus Danjuma

$60073
26Oba Otudeko

Oba Otudeko

$57568
27Raymond Ackerman

Raymond Ackerman

$55081
27Mohammed Indimi

Mohammed Indimi

$55064
29Samih Sawiris

Samih Sawiris

$52555
30Said Salim Bakhresa

Said Salim Bakhresa

$52063
31Isabel dos Santos

Isabel dos Santos

$50039
31Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Moulay Hafid Elalamy

$50052
31O.B. Lulu-Briggs

O.B. Lulu-Briggs

$50082
34Alami Lazraq

Alami Lazraq

$49062
35Gerrit Thomas (GT) Ferreira

Gerrit Thomas (GT) Ferreira

$48064
36Koos Bekker

Koos Bekker

$45059
37Sani Bello

Sani Bello

$42569
38Jannie Mouton

Jannie Mouton

$41565
39Naushad Merali

Naushad Merali

$41061
40Hakeem Belo-Osagie

Hakeem Belo-Osagie

$40057
Credit: Forbes
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