# Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote (Born 10 April 1957 in Kano, Nigeria) is a Muslim Nigerian industrialist, business magnate and owner of Dangote Group. He is listed by Forbes as the Richest Man in Africa plus 23rd Richest Person on Earth and also became the World's Richest Black Man in 2013.

## Quotes

* In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.
** Forbes 20 Inspirational Quotes from the Richest Africans.
* Foreign investors did not build South Korea - South Koreans developed their country; the Germans built their economy, an economy that was once in ruins. The Germans suffered a lot but now they are the best.
** The Scoop NG
* In Africa, as you're being successful and doing things right, you're also creating a lot of enemies.
** Bloomberg Businessweek
* “My grandfather once told me; the soul of business is not making money but making people happy.”
* To succeed in business, you must build a brand and never destroy it.
* “In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.”
* “Don’t kill the competition. Competition is healthy for businesses. It keeps you the entrepreneur on your toes.”
* Motivation, backed by good planning and correct action leads to success.”
* “Endeavor to work as hard as possible to attain a new aim with each day that comes by. Don’t go to bed until you have achieved something productive.
* “Passion is what drives me forward. Passion is what makes me go to bed at 2am and wake up at 6am.”
* “If you don’t have ambition, you shouldn’t be alive.”
* “The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully.”
* “Manufacture, don’t just trade.”
* “In the journey to success, tenacity of purpose is supreme.”
* “I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.”
* “What I always say is that money doesn’t have colour. It doesn’t matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The colour of money is the same.”
* “After my death, I want to be remembered as Africa’s greatest industrialist.”
* “To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big.”
* “If people look inward, they would see the opportunities for greatness.”
* “When you import goods, you import poverty and you export jobs to other parts of the globe where such goods are produced.”
* “Exercise is better than any medicine I can take; exercise and sleep.”
* “Invest now, before it’s too late. The train is about to leave the station.”
* “You must have a vision and not just a vision but you must have a plan that would make you fulfil that vision.
* “The real thing about wealth, what will make you enjoy it and be happy that yes you are rich, is how many lives you can touch while you are alive.”

## Quotes about Dangote

* He will do everything possible to ensure that he wins - within the constraints of the law. Obviously those who lose out in the battle complain.
** Bismarck Rewane, Aliko's friend.
* He's charming and humble...
** Theresa Okeke, American director of Lagos' Civic Centre, a recreational centre for the well to do.
* On a visit to Tanzania, Aliko Dangote shared his dream of having an African-run business empire that would manufacture products all over the continent.
** Bloomberg Businessweek.