Bet, millions of Nigerians don’t know much about Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s mother. We can tell you for free that she is Hajiya (Dr) Mariya Sanusi Dantata.

Aliko Dangote and mother, Hajiya (Dr) Mariya Sanusi Dantata

She is the daughter of Sanusi Dantata. Her grandfather is Alhaji Alhassan Dantata. Her brother, Abdulkadir Sanusi Dantata is one of the founders of Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company and Asada Farms.

She sits on the boards of numerous companies, including MRS Oil and Gas, Mentholatum Nigeria Limited and the Dangote Group. Aliko Dangote is the only son she has for his father, Mohammed Dangote.

For those who don’t know, the mother’s brother, Alhaji Abdulkadir Sanusi Dantata gave Aliko Dangote a loan to start business in Lagos.

Hajia Mariya Dantata is well known for her love for the less privileged. She is a philanthropist per excellence. In 2017, Hajia Marya Sanusi Dantata completed a multi-million naira Juma’at Mosque in Kano State and she is said to feed an average of 5,000 people daily.

She is said to have donated schools and hospitals to her community. She donated a hospital, which she built at Rijiya Lemu, to the Kano State Government in 2003. Bayero University, Kano awarded her an honorary doctorate degree.